Evelyn Nesbit
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Model, Broadway chorus girl, actress, writer, sculptor
Personal Info
- Birth Place
- Tarentum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born December 25, 1884,
Tarentum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died January 17, 1967 (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Occupations Model, Broadway chorus girl, actress, writer, sculptor
Years active 1899–1967
Spouses
Harry Kendall Thaw
(m. 1905; div. 1915)
Jack Clifford
(m. 1916; div. 1933)
Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 – January 17, 1967) was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in New York City.
As a model, Nesbit was frequently photographed for mass circulation newspapers, magazine advertisements, souvenir items and calendars. When she was about fourteen, she had begun working as a model for various artists in Philadelphia. Nesbit continued after her family moved to New York, posing for artists including James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick S. Church and notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl". She began modeling when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand.
Tarentum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died January 17, 1967 (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Occupations Model, Broadway chorus girl, actress, writer, sculptor
Years active 1899–1967
Spouses
Harry Kendall Thaw
(m. 1905; div. 1915)
Jack Clifford
(m. 1916; div. 1933)
Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 – January 17, 1967) was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in New York City.
As a model, Nesbit was frequently photographed for mass circulation newspapers, magazine advertisements, souvenir items and calendars. When she was about fourteen, she had begun working as a model for various artists in Philadelphia. Nesbit continued after her family moved to New York, posing for artists including James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick S. Church and notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl". She began modeling when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand.
Life & Career Details
Born December 25, 1884,
Tarentum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died January 17, 1967 (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Occupations Model, Broadway chorus girl, actress, writer, sculptor
Years active 1899–1967
Spouses
Harry Kendall Thaw
(m. 1905; div. 1915)
Jack Clifford
(m. 1916; div. 1933)
Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 – January 17, 1967) was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in New York City.
As a model, Nesbit was frequently photographed for mass circulation newspapers, magazine advertisements, souvenir items and calendars. When she was about fourteen, she had begun working as a model for various artists in Philadelphia. Nesbit continued after her family moved to New York, posing for artists including James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick S. Church and notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl". She began modeling when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand.
Tarentum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died January 17, 1967 (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Occupations Model, Broadway chorus girl, actress, writer, sculptor
Years active 1899–1967
Spouses
Harry Kendall Thaw
(m. 1905; div. 1915)
Jack Clifford
(m. 1916; div. 1933)
Florence Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 – January 17, 1967) was an American model, Broadway actress, writer, sculptor, and silent film star. Widely recognized as the world's first supermodel, she is best known for her varied career in New York City.
As a model, Nesbit was frequently photographed for mass circulation newspapers, magazine advertisements, souvenir items and calendars. When she was about fourteen, she had begun working as a model for various artists in Philadelphia. Nesbit continued after her family moved to New York, posing for artists including James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick S. Church and notably Charles Dana Gibson, who idealized her as a "Gibson Girl". She began modeling when both fashion photography (as an advertising medium) and the pin-up (as an art genre) were beginning to expand.
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