Quite simply, photographs of people looking in mirrors.
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| Sam Hood, State Library of New South Wales |
Film star Helen Twelvetrees with a mirror, Sydney, 1936. Source
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| Nina Leen, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A mother applies make-up while her daughter watches, Oklahoma, 1947. Source
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| William Gottlieb; Library of Congress |
Cab Calloway combs his hair, NYC, c. 1947. Source
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| Nina Leen, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A model looks in a mirror for a fashion/hair shoot, undated (40s-50s). Source
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| Eliot Elisofon, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Katherine Hepburn arranges her costume from a mirror in the jungle on set for the African Queen, 1951. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE archives © Time Inc. |
An English boy fixes his tie at the Grand Hotel, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1931. Source
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| William C. Shrout, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A woman uses a sink and mirror built into a corner behind double doors, US, 1945. Source
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| John Dominis, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Frank Sinatra shaving, 1965. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Josephine Baker has her hair done before a show on a US tour, 1951. Source
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| Alfred Eisensaedt, LIFE archive, © Time Inc. |
Dancers at the Truempy Dance School look at themselves in a mirror, Berlin, 1930. Source
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| Nina Leen, LIFE © Time Inc. |
An MGM dancer paints a portrait of herself from a mirror, Hollywood, 1949. Source
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| W. Eugene Smith, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Charlie Chaplin puts on make-up for his 81st film, "Limelight", 1952. Source
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| Nina Leen, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A man tries on hats, Dallas, 1945. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Actress Hanna Schygulla applies make-up in a hand mirror, Munich, 1980. Source
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| University of Washington Libraries |
A woman trying on a hat, Washington State, c. 1913. Source
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| Nina Leen, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A college girl looks into a mirror adorned with photographs of her husband, US, 1945. Source
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| Reykjavik Museum of Photography |
I have no idea what's going on here; the caption is only in Icelandic! "Tvær stúlkur á hárgreiðslustofu, Reykjavík, um 1930." Source
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| William Gottlieb, Library of Congress |
Billie Holiday, NYC, 1946. Source
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| Walter Sanders, LIFE © Time Inc. |
Lucille Ball lounging in front of her dressing room mirror, 1943. Source
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| Gjon Mili, LIFE © Time Inc. |
A mirror view of the hands of pianist Josef Hofmann, NYC, 1941. Source
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| Library of Congress |
Anna Pavlova, c. 1910. Source
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| Alfred Eisenstaedt, LIFE archive © Time Inc. |
A fashionable woman regards herself in a mirror of the Molyneux atelier, Paris, 1934. Source
2 comments:
My faithful friend, Google Translate, says: Tvær stúlkur á hárgreiðslustofu, Reykjavík, um 1930. - Two girls in a beauty salon, aroun 1930.
In interior designing, mirrors create an imitation of space. That's why many designers and decorators are using the piece to help maximize the space in a specific room or space. But in here, I think, the mirror was use to give emphasis on a person or a situation. It does give value to every single piece in here, I just love the dramatic feel of it.
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