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Sally Rand Posed Naked and a Ball is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 8.00 x 10.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.
Sally Rand Posed Naked and a Ball Photo Print (8 x 10)
Product Summary: Sally Rand Posed Naked and a Ball Photo Print (8 x 10)
Photograph of Sally Rand’s famous “Nude ranch” [boldly signed by her in facsimile] was housed inside the fair grounds at the Golden Gate International Exhibition at a club called The Music Box. she supposedly would perform in the buff but when she was challenged in court cases, she claimed there are audience never saw a thing because “the Rand is quicker than the eye” often leaving judges laughing (or frowning). Although she had been arrested at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair on the same charge, she had found the middle ground between absolute nudity and the illusion of being naked. Most collections lack this copy. The Bancroft Library has one picture of the girls standing before a fence. The Pennsylvania State University has four pictures but the photos are different and not signed by her. It is possible this is the only one not found in any of the standard libraries or museums. She was born as Harriet Beck and known originally as Billy Beck but Cecil B. DeMille created the name “Sally Rand” for her.
When I first began building the Slag Glass City I wanted to call the journal the Naked City Review, but I found out pretty quickly that the rights to that old noir moniker would be impossible to obtain. My second choice was Sally Rand’s Fan Dance, an idea I eventually abandoned in search of something broader but which still conveyed some of what I seek out in city environments, which has to do with the sustainability inherent in reinvention, performance, and the recentering of convention. Thus I come back to this title as a section head for my periodic editorial revelations on the state of the Slag Glass City.
