Creator
Burr McIntosh
Title
Photograph of a woman holding a foil
Coverage
Chicago
Publisher
American Plate and Picture Co.
Date
1902
Description
Although she is holding a fencing foil, the woman in this photograph was unlikely to have been a competitive fencer. Burr McIntosh photographed numerous Broadway actresses at his studio on West 33rd Street, and many of the models wore theatrical costumes. The woman here is quite possibly an actress herself; she could easily pass for one of Anna Held’s “fencing girls” from the chorus of The Little Duchess produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. from 1901-1902.
Source
From the collection of Julie Carlsen