Turkish girl and red rose - Istanbul
A portrait of a pretty young Turkish girl, set in a circle, with the blooms of a red rose below. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress. Instead of impenetrable veils, they wore lighter, thinner veils. It was a move to modernisation and more Western thought away from heavy Orientalism
Picture No
10280168
Media ID
45514415
Size
2932px x 4668px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Reproduction of a watercolour by a Turkish artist on an Italian card
Date
1920s
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