Two Turkish women - modern style
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
10280163
Media ID
45514362
Size
2993px x 4704px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Reproduction of a watercolour painting on an Italian postcard
Date
1920s
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