the story-tellers, part 29

nancy cunard by man ray, paris, ca. 1925

margo lion

(she was a german chanson, parodist, cabaret singer and actress....she hung out with marlene dietrich & they sang together & she is amazing! beyond love)

 marquise luisa casati by baron adolf de meyer, ca. 1912

reneé perle by jacques henri lartigue, ca. 1930

gia carangi wearing robert lee morris bracelets by albert watson, 1981

coco chanel concocting jewelry in her paris atelier by mark shaw, 1957

suzy solidor wearing chanel bracelets by man ray, 1920s

elizabeth taylor

icon - suzy solidor

suzy solidor by tamara de lempicka, 1933.

suzy solidor wearing chanel bracelets, man ray, 1920s.

suzy solidor with jean cocteau, paris, by françois kollar, 1938.

les jambes de suzy solidor by albert rudomine, vers 1940.

portrait of suzy solidor, francis picabia, 1933.

suzy solidor music poster, disques pathé

suzy solidor was born in 1900 in brittany, france under the name suzanne louise marie marion - she changed her name to suzy solidor when she moved to paris in the 1920s. she was a popular singer who owned the chic nightclub "la vie parisienne". she became known as the "most painted woman in the world" posing for some of the greatest artists of her time including pablo picasso, man ray, tamara lempicka, georges braque, francis picabia and many others. her only stipulation for the sittings was that she would be given the paintings to hang in her club. she died in 1983 in cagnes-sur-mer.