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"New York circa 1901. Evelyn Nesbit, age 16, brought to the studio by Stanford White. A chorus girl turned artists' model, Evelyn Nesbit was at the center of a huge scandal in 1906 when her husband killed her former lover, the architect Stanford White."
There's a lot of sexual symbolism in the picture...the mouth and placement of the cup are suggestive, and she's wearing part of her hair up as a grown woman would, and part of it in the curls that a young girl of that time would wear. She's on the cusp of womanhood, much to the delight of Stanford White! ;D
I've read her two memiors, as well as a new biography called American Eve, all very interesting. Tragedy seemed to find her...she was very witty and intelligent, but made many poor choices that changed the course of her life. My boyfriend and theolive have often said that I resemble her. Particularly in this picture:
I really see it, so I'm very flattered!
Here is a site about Evelyn here: http://evelynnesbit.com/