Desha Delteil: Balletic Bubble Dancer
Slovenian born Desha Eva PodgorÅ¡ek (1899-1980) came to the U.S. in 1913, and became a pupil of ballet master Michel Fokine, eventually becoming the lead ballerina in his company. She also worked as an artist model starting around 1916, working for sculptor Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, photographer Nickolas Murray and others. In the late teens, she […]