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Fabulous Beauty And Conceptual Photography By Madame Yevonde From 1930s

Madame Yevonde was the first female photographer who captured colored portraits in the 1930s. Yevonde worked with famous photographer Lallie Charles, and at the age of 21, she opened her studio, and in 1921 she moved to larger premises at 10 Victoria Street. Yevonde photographed famous personalities and celebrities, including A.A. Milne Barbara Cartland, Diana Mitford, Louis Mountbatten, and Noel Coward. Yevonde photographed guests of a theme party in 1939, where the participants dressed as Roman and Greek gods and goddesses. And this work gave her a lot of fame. Take a look at these colored photographs of beautiful women from the 1930s captured by Yevonde.

#1 Painting the RMS Queen Mary, circa early 1930s

Painting the RMS Queen Mary, circa early 1930s

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#5 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Baroness Gagern as Europa

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Baroness Gagern as Europa

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#6 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Dorothy, Duchess of Wellington as Hecate

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Dorothy, Duchess of Wellington as Hecate

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#7 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Gertrude Lawrence as the Muse of Comedy

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Gertrude Lawrence as the Muse of Comedy

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#8 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Alexandra Haig, Baroness Dacre as Circe

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Alexandra Haig, Baroness Dacre as Circe

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#9 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Anne Rhys poses as the goddess Flora

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Anne Rhys poses as the goddess Flora

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#10 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Bridget Poulett as Arethusa

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Bridget Poulett as Arethusa

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#11 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Diana Mosley (nee Mitford) as Venus

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Diana Mosley (nee Mitford) as Venus

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#12 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Dorothy Warrender as Ceres

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Dorothy Warrender as Ceres

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#13 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Michael Balcon as Minerva

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Michael Balcon as Minerva

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#14 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Milbanke as Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Lady Milbanke as Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons

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#15 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mary Viscountess Ratendone as Euterpe

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mary Viscountess Ratendone as Euterpe

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#16 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Anthony Eden as Clio, the Muse of History

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Anthony Eden as Clio, the Muse of History

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#17 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Charles Sweeny (Margaret, Duchess of Argyll) as Helen of Troy

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Charles Sweeny (Margaret, Duchess of Argyll) as Helen of Troy

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#18 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs James Beck as Daphne

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs James Beck as Daphne

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#19 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Richard Hart Davis as Andromeda

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Richard Hart Davis as Andromeda

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#20 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Richard Hart Davis as Ariel

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Mrs Richard Hart Davis as Ariel

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#21 Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Nadine Countess of Shrewsbury as Ariadne

Greek gods and goddesses theme party, March 5th, 1935. Nadine Countess of Shrewsbury as Ariadne

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#22 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1935

Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, 1935

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#31 Portrait of a beautiful woman, 1938

Portrait of a beautiful woman, 1938

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#34 The Honorable Mrs Bryan Guinness as Venus

The Honorable Mrs Bryan Guinness as Venus

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#36 Eileen Hunter (Mrs Ward Jackson) as Dido

Eileen Hunter (Mrs Ward Jackson) as Dido

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#37 Lady Anne Rhys poses as the goddess Flora

Lady Anne Rhys poses as the goddess Flora

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