Studio portrait of actress Olga Ilić
| Description: | Upper body shot of a young woman. She is wearing the see-through costume of Śakuntalā from Kalidasa's ancient Hindu drama "The Recognition of Śakuntalā". |
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| Comment: | This picture is considered the first semi-nude photograph in Serbia. Olga Ilić, later Ilić-Hristilić (1880, Thessaloniki – 1945, Belgrade), was a famous Serbian actress. She was born the illegitimate daughter of Marija Gašparović and a Frenchman. Mother and daughter moved to Niš after Olga's father had died. In Niš Olga started her acting career at the age of fourteen and pursued it as a travelling actress and playing at different theaters throughout the Balkans (e.g., Belgrade, Novi Sad, Leskovac, Niš, Skopje). |
| Relations: | o:vase.1286 |
| Date: | 1900 |
| Location: | Belgrade |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Jovanović, Milan, (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 297mm x 204mm |
| Format: | Not specified |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 290 Clothing > 292 Special Garments 530 Arts > 536 Drama 540 Commercialized Entertainment > 545 Musical and Theatrical Productions 550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names 550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige 560 Social Stratification 830 Sex 890 Gender Roles and Issues |
| Copyright: | Muzej Pozorišne Umetnosti Srbije |
| Archive: | Museum of Theater Art of Serbia, Inv. No.: III-578 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Ana Djordjevic |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.1467 |