Indecent exposure: Annette Kellerman, National Portrait Gallery

Annette Kellerman Nude Indecent Exposure National Portrait Gallery

A daughter of the gods is a 1916 american silent fantasy drama film written and directed by herbert brenon At just 18, she was the first woman to swim the english channel.

The film was controversial because of the sequences of what was regarded as superfluous nudity by the character anitia, played by australian swimming star annette kellermann Annette kellerman was quite famous before she appeared in a daughter of the gods The scene is regarded as the first complete nude scene by a major star, which occurred during a waterfall.

Indecent exposure: Annette Kellerman, National Portrait Gallery

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Indecent exposure: Annette Kellerman, National Portrait Gallery
Indecent exposure: Annette Kellerman, National Portrait Gallery

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Annette Kellerman - May 1920 MPN Stock Photo - Alamy
Annette Kellerman - May 1920 MPN Stock Photo - Alamy

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Naked ambition, National Portrait Gallery
Naked ambition, National Portrait Gallery

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