Tag: Walter Bird
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Walter Bird; Devil Dance 01 Photograph, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – 33
Devil Dance is a Western description from the early 20th century for the Tibetan Buddhist ritual dances known as ‘cham or Chhaam. Cham are often performed by monks in costume, and it is from these costumes that the description “devil dance” derives. ‘Cham are performed to purge, cleanse, combat evil, and bring good fortune, as well…
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Walter Bird, Incognita 01 Photograph, The Art Of The Nude, Incognita, with footnotes # 7
Walter Bird (1903 – 1969) Incognita, c. 1938 Photoetching 10 13/16 x 8 15/16 in. (275 x 227 mm) Private collection Walter Bird (1903–1969) was a British photographer. He became known for his images of nudes and jointly set up a studio, Photo Centre Ltd., with John Everard and Horace Roye in 1939. From 1958 he was…
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