The Art of Alberto Vargas with the Ziegfeld Follies & Midnight Frolic - Alberto Vargas began painting for the Ziegfeld Follies in 1918 and remained with Florenz Ziegfeld until the stock market crash in 1929. Interesting that few if any of the Vargas paintings survived the chaos of Ziegfeld's bankruptcy and death. Alberto Vargas Follies Beauties below! #AlbertoVargas #ZiegfeldFollies #Bessie Love
Bessie Love with Dragon Fly Wings - Ziegfeld Follies 1919.
Bessie Love was an American actress who became a star on the Ziegfeld stage. She went on to fame in early films. Petite and pretty, she played innocent young girls, flappers, and wholesome leading ladies. In this exquisite watercolor from 1919, Bessie wears her hair in the style she made famous. She holds a puppet that seems to make the statement that men are like clowns in the company of beautiful women.













