16.00 USD
Lovely seasonal image of an unidentified model, and of a type quite common during that time. In this particular case though, the unidentified model is none other than La Belle Oterita, a Spanish dancer of some renown who performed in the music halls and theaters of Paris and elsewhere in the early 1900s. This makes us wonder how often unidentified models on cards of this type were known in that time as theatrical personalities.
We haven't found a lot of history on Senorita Oterita, and have always wondered if she took the name Oterita (little Otero) because of a similarity in performance style to the famous dancer and courtesan Caroline Otero. Or, perhaps if her name was also Otero, she chose "Oterita" as a stage name to distinguish herself from La Belle Otero. In any case, if she hoped to benefit from a name association with the famous dancer, it may or may not have helped her career then, but it's certainly working today. We cannot count the times we have run across images of Oterita being mistakenly listed as images of the more well known Caroline Otero. It's a little puzzling for us, because we don't think the two women look at all alike. Still, we always buy her images, as we find her just flat out charming, and cute as the proverbial button, which leaves us with our question of the day....just what exactly is so cute about buttons? :)
***Since the original writing of this listing, we've learned that La Belle Oterita was actually billed, in some venues, as Caroline Otero's younger sister.***
A very nice card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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