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Evelyn Nesbit, American Model and Entertainer

Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 - January 17, 1967) was a popular American chorus girl and model. In the early 20th century, her face and figure was everywhere, appearing in newspapers, magazine advertisements and calendars, making her a cultural celebrity. She posed for many respected artists of the era, notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl." She had the distinction of being an early "live model," in an era when fashion photography was just beginning its ascendancy. She attracted the attention of socialite and architect Stanford White, who became her lover and achieved world-wide notoriety when her jealous husband, multi-millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw, shot and murdered White, leading to what the press would call "The Trial of the Century." In the 1920s, she became the proprietor of either a tearoom or speakeasy located in Manhattan. It was during this period and well into the 1930s that she struggled with alcoholism and morphine addiction. She published two memoirs, The Story of My Life (1914), and Prodigal Days (1934). Nesbit died in 1967 at the age of 82. Bain News Service, August 30, 1913.
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Evelyn Nesbit, American Model and Entertainer
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Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 - January 17, 1967) was a popular American chorus girl and model. In the early 20th century, her face and figure was everywhere, appearing in newspapers, magazine advertisements and calendars, making her a cultural celebrity. She posed for many respected artists of the era, notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl." She had the distinction of being an early "live model," in an era when fashion photography was just beginning its ascendancy. She attracted the attention of socialite and architect Stanford White, who became her lover and achieved world-wide notoriety when her jealous husband, multi-millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw, shot and murdered White, leading to what the press would call "The Trial of the Century." In the 1920s, she became the proprietor of either a tearoom or speakeasy located in Manhattan. It was during this period and well into the 1930s that she struggled with alcoholism and morphine addiction. She published two memoirs, The Story of My Life (1914), and Prodigal Days (1934). Nesbit died in 1967 at the age of 82. Bain News Service, August 30, 1913.
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4500 x 3451 px | 44.4 MB
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38.1 x 29.2 cm | 15.0 x 11.5 in (300 dpi)
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