…Olga Solarics (1896-1969) and her husband Adorja’n von Wlassics (1893-1946) ran the Manasse’ Foto-Salon in Vienna from 1922-1938. Olga seems to have been the one interested in the photographic nude. She (or they) exhibited at the 1st International Salon of Nude Photography in Paris in 1933…” “…Studio Manasse, which flourished in the 1930s in Vienna, captured morethan just portrait photography bursting with erotic charge; it immortalized the fluid state of beauty and the “new woman”: confident in her own sexuality as she struggled to redefine her position in the modern world. Each picture offers a conflict of concepts, as provocative poses are presented in such traditional roles that the cynicism intended renders them humorously absurd . Adorjan and Olga Wlassics, a husband-and-wife team, founded Studio Manasse in the early 1920s. The first Manasse illustrations appeared in magazines in 1924, a booming industry at the time, as the movie industry skyrocketed and publications aimed to satisfy a public obsessed with glimpses into the world of glamour. Attracting some of the leading ladies of the time from film, theater, opera, and vaudeville,Studio Manasse created masterpieces, employing all the techniques of makeup, retouching, and overpainting to keep their subjects happy while upholding an uncompromised artistic vision.Molded bodies were dreams with alabaster or marbel-like skin; backgrounds were staged so that the photographer could control each environment. And as their art found a home, the Wlassics found themselves able to afford a pattern of life similar to those reflected in their photographs. Their clients ran the gamut, from the advertising agencies to private buyers. When the Wlassics opened a new studio ni Berlin, their business in Vienna was managed more and more by associates, until 1937, when the firm’s name was sold to another photographer. Adorjan passed away just ten years later; Olga remarried and died in 1969…” text and some of the images courtesy of historical ziegfeld your hosts are: billyjane & drake caperton you can also hereTumblr (3.0; @manasse)http://manasse.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/54be67d6f2a20f5be06bf1cab43cd138/tumblr_ml5fx4ZrEI1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/16954766_manass-ballet-ca-1930">Manassé</a> Ballet, c1930.</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/47785960663http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/47785960663Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:48:40 -0400ManasseStudio ManasseOlga and Adorian WlassicsDanceBallet1930srealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e4224cf8b7baf5b4d2ff35a8f8ede79/tumblr_ml3wywwXq31qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Studio Manassé, Stage costume, c1930.</p> <p>… via <a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/16954762_manass-stage-costume-ca-1930"><em>Live Auctioneers</em></a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/47720443755http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/47720443755Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:01:00 -0400Studio ManasseManasseOlga and Adorian Wlassics1930srealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99cbe36c9111210b32e1b5a41dfcd2e5/tumblr_mknqmmsIVB1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Studio Manasse, <em>Study</em>, c1933.</p> <p>… from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divas-Lovers-Erotic-Studio-Manasse/dp/0789302349" target="_blank"><em>Divas and Lovers: The Erotic Art of Studio Manasse</em></a>.  Story by D.H. Lawrence.  Essay by Monika Faber. Published by <em>Universe Publishing </em>1998.</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/46989695892http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/46989695892Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:23:10 -0400ManasseStudio ManasseOlga and Adorian WlassicsNudeNude StudyVienna1930sScanrealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66757560d3bd23478ef01111e99d2bf6/tumblr_mjovclWdkn1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Studio Manasse - <em>The Cry</em>, c1947.</span></p> <p><span>… from </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divas-Lovers-Erotic-Studio-Manasse/dp/0789302349" target="_blank"><em>Divas and Lovers: The Erotic Art of Studio Manasse</em></a><span>.  Story by D.H. Lawrence.  Essay by Monika Faber. Published by </span><em>Universe Publishing </em><span>1998.</span></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45405607836http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45405607836Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:29:00 -0400Studio ManasseManasseNudeSurreal1940sScanOlga and Adorian Wlassicsrealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c956138d6ef55760bf0156e0fb70695/tumblr_mjmcujnKoi1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Studio Manasse, <em>Study</em>, c1931.</p> <p>… from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divas-Lovers-Erotic-Studio-Manasse/dp/0789302349" target="_blank"><em>Divas and Lovers: The Erotic Art of Studio Manasse</em></a>.  Story by D.H. Lawrence.  Essay by Monika Faber. Published by <em>Universe Publishing </em>1998.</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45294164111http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45294164111Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:54:19 -0400Studio ManasseManasseOlga and Adorian WlassiesNude StudyNude1930srealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9cc7b3a0816b90d0f09be93cd489dd15/tumblr_mjl4gggxbX1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Studio Manasse, </span><em>Study</em><span>, c1933.</span></p> <p>… <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divas-Lovers-Erotic-Studio-Manasse/dp/0789302349"><em>Divas and Lovers: The Erotic Art of Studio Manasse</em></a>.  Story by D.H. Lawrence.  Essay by Monika Faber. Published by <em>Universe Publishing</em> 1998.</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45252522086http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/45252522086Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:57:05 -0400Studio ManasseManasseOlga and Adorian WlassiesNude1930sMaskrealityayslum<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5xc9dPJ021qg3lgko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5xc9dPJ021qg3lgko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/39421860881/thanks-to-vsw-themercurialsea-nina-payne">realityayslum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vsw.tumblr.com/post/25509993748/modern-dancer-of-ancient-themes-from-the"> … thanks to : vsw</a> & <a href="http://themercurialsea.tumblr.com/">themercurialsea</a></p> <p>Nina Payne by Studio Manasse, c1920s.</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>Modern Dancer of Ancient Themes</p> <div class="caption"> <div class="caption"> <div class="caption"> <p>from the <strong><span class="st"> Soibelman Syndicate News Agency Collection</span></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.vsw.org"><a href="http://www.vsw.org">www.vsw.org</a></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/44700206365http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/44700206365Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:19:06 -0500billyjane<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/35d3a78c9a3e9ff1c217b4a9eb3d0ca7/tumblr_mipbfsP0ue1qcu7mro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Studio Manasse</p> <p>… via <a href="http://www.ebay.fr/itm/MANASSE-topless-art-print-busty-vintage-female-breasts-girl-Nude-woman-photo-170-/300834127605?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460b1c7ef5"><em>photo-fantastic (ebay)</em></a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43852486364http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43852486364Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:43:00 -0500ManasseStudio ManasseNudeVienna1920s1930srealityayslum<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1fveWAWs1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>thank you dear! sorry I missed this earlier:)</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/35085916807/manasse-nude-montage-c-1935-via-bassenge">realityayslum</a>: <span>Manasse - Nude montage, c.1935.</span></p> <p>… via <a href="http://194.25.171.19/bassenge/en/lose.asp?c=O&lot=4245&DET=1">Bassenge</a></p> <p>… (for <a href="http://manasse.tumblr.com/"><em>Studio Manasse</em></a> / <a href="http://billyjane.tumblr.com/"><em>Billyjane</em></a>)</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43761783990http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43761783990Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:41:41 -0500billyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6adfdac16f3e1866143b43262554267a/tumblr_minat7RJAI1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/10119889">Atelier Manassé, Die Soubrette Dore Aldor, Vienna 1931</a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43756635972http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/43756635972Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:34:18 -0500ManasseManasséDore Aldorgirls readingvintageportraitblack and whitebillyjane<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f11161969d96115de30eb6ba7a5e6b4/tumblr_mgvc3k1Cwa1qcu7mro1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Untitled--Nude-/16297A0B821F860F">Manassé - Untitled (Nude), 1930</a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40914430396http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40914430396Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:35:43 -0500ManasséStudio ManasséManassebillyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f90bd97707a9279056dc1d63ec57145/tumblr_mgmitoBnc11qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Manasse-Pin-Up-Photo-from-the-1930s-/261154039787?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3ccdfe67eb">Manasse Pin Up Photo from The 1930s</a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40523717709http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40523717709Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:22:36 -0500Manassepin uplegsstockingsbillyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5l6q8xyKl1qa95wro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foxesinbreeches.tumblr.com/post/25198852730/mozdulat-montazs-by-olga-wlassics-for-studio">foxesinbreeches</a>:<em>Mozdulat (montázs)</em> by Olga Wlassics for <a href="http://www.fotomuveszet.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=265:atelier-manasse&catid=13:5-6&Itemid=264">Studio Manassé</a>, 1951</p> <blockquote> <p>(Husband and wife team Adorjan and Olga Wlassics were the founders of Manassé)</p> </blockquote>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40358935996http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40358935996Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:57:38 -0500billyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw78k2RBtq1qztk1wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://billyjane.tumblr.com/post/332767029/1000-dessous-manasse-c-1930s">billyjane</a>:<a href="http://billyjane.tumblr.com/tagged/1000+dessous" target="_blank">1000 dessous</a> :<a href="http://billyjane.tumblr.com/tagged/Manasse" target="_blank">Manasse</a>, c.1930s</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40083977775http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/40083977775Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:42:00 -0500LLmanasse1000 dessousbillyjane<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbifyl5GD01r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/33067236362/studio-manasse-letoile-from-paris-magazine">realityayslum</a>:Studio Manasse - <em>L’Etoile</em>.</p> <p>… from <em><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-Art-Deco-Paris-Magazine-pin-up-sensual-MANASSE-/230860735172?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item35c05f42c4">Paris Magazine</a></em>, January 1933.</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/33072432442http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/33072432442Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:42:27 -0400billyjane<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lamahqTEpp1qa02qlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://drakecaperton.tumblr.com/post/1388699875/untitled">drakecaperton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Untitled</p> </blockquote>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/32918633078http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/32918633078Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:15:43 -0400drakecaperton<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6mfdhplAb1qa02qlo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://drakecaperton.tumblr.com/post/26475214887/goldregen-photo-manasse">drakecaperton</a>:Goldregen by Manasse</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/26477760746http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/26477760746Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:24:03 -0400Weimar CultureManassenudesbillyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4eu0lSTfN1qcu7mro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://lotus-feet.livejournal.com/426088.html">lotus-feet</a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/23531954642http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/23531954642Tue, 22 May 2012 02:00:17 -0400Manassebillyjane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30kuf9RF41qa02qlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bacchuskult by Manasse</p> <p>from <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://drakecaperton.tumblr.com/post/21761032682/bacchuskult-by-manasse">drakecaperton</a></p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/21778711687http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/21778711687Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:02:43 -0400Weimar Culturemanassenudesbillyjane<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rcyhgt7Q1qa02qlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://drakecaperton.tumblr.com/post/21419018131/das-amulett-photo-by-manasse">drakecaperton</a>:<em>Das Amulett</em></p> <p>Photo by Manasse</p>http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/21426226855http://manasse.tumblr.com/post/21426226855Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:30:05 -0400Weimar CulturenudesManassebillyjane