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Odalisque

14 February 2026 / Kimberly / 5 Comments

Musical accompaniment: Rock Me, Baby by B.B. King.
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This is Odalisque, the January 1900 photograph by Charles I Berg. She is a woman for the new century. What do you suppose people thought she signified for the century to come?

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