The famed Art Nouveau dancer Loïe Fuller, one of the most famous women of the fin de siècle and early 20th century, had toiled in very different vineyards during her first couple of decades as a theatrical performer. Born in Illinois on this day in 1862, she was a child prodigy whose theatrical career (as [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:23AM on January 15, 2012