Miss Ruth strikes a Denishawn pose in “The Peacock” (1914)

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A photographer’s dream model, the exotic Ruth St. Denis habitually struck a dramatic pose for the camera. Fifty years later, in the San Fernando Valley, she was doing the same thing.

Ruth St. Denis, “The Peacock” 1914, photo by J.D. Toloff, Evanston, IL

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