Shadow Collection (page 4)

The Desert Song by O Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and F Mandel
The Desert Song by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and Frank Mandel, with music by Sigmund Romberg, at the Casino Theatre, New York, on 30th November 1926

The War of the Worlds - Quietly observing a martian
" I began to closely observe this fighting machine, making sure, first, that the hood (cap) contained a species which was actually Martian." Date: First published: 1898

Stairway and passage, Thisa Wadi Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar
Arched stairway and passage at Thisa Wadi Pagoda Temple on the Plain of Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Advertisement for Courvoisier brandy -- the brandy of Napoleon. Date: circa 1930s

Italy. Rome. The Church of the Gesu. Mannerist. 16th century
Italy. Rome. The Church of the Gesu, also known as the Jesuits. Mannerist. 16th century. Built by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507-1573) and Giacomo della Porta (1533-1602) between 1568-1580

Temple of Mars Ultor. 2nd century BC. Forum of Augustus. Rom
Imperial Forums. Forum of Augustus. Ruins of the Temple of Mars Ultor. 2nd century BC. Rome. Italy

King Frederick IX of Denmark. Statue by Knud Nellemose, 1981
Frederick IX of Denmark (1899-1972). King of Denmark. Bronze statue by Knud Nellemose (1908-1997), 1981. Copenhagen. Denmark

Goddess Sekhmet statues. Egypt
Statues of Goddess Sekhmet depicted with head of lioness and solar disk. Precinct of Mut. Karnak Temple Complex. Luxor. Egypt

Goddess Sekhmet statue. Egypt
Statue of Goddess Sekhmet depicted with head of lioness and solar disk. Precinct of Mut. Karnak Temple Complex. Luxor. Egypt

Mr Punch. 19th century

Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie
A British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915

Anita Harris, actress and singer, performing on stage

Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Lawson Wood
Humorous colour illustration by Lawson Wood depicting his orange utan character, Gran pop sliding away on some ice from the shadow of a wolf. Appropriately, he is accompanied by three little pigs

Design for Wallpaper with bright blue flowers. Pencil and Gouache on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1927

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger
Page from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist

Stage Fright by Jack Gordge
An actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927

Advert for Kensitas Cigarettes, 1929
Its better to be fit than fat Kensitas Cigarettes marketed as a appetite suppressant in 1929, recommending substituting snacks between meals with a cigarette instead

Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes - Advertisement
Advertisement for Wills Gold Flakes Cigarettes - Imperial Tobacco Company. 1927

Good Housekeeping front cover June 1932
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for 1932 with a little boy swept along by the craze for aviation. With toy aeroplane in hand, and his Biggles style flying helmet on his head

Morning Light through an autumnal wood
A crow leaves his nightime roost amongst a copice of trees, slowly shedding their leaves. An atmospheric view of a misty Autumn morning painted with an airbrush by Malcolm Greensmith

Japanese Witch
Kitsne, a Japanese witch, is betrayed when her shadow is seen to be that of a fox - which is her true form

Egyptian Sundial
A primitive SUN DIAL, still used in Upper Egypt, is simply a pole stuck in the ground, with stones marking the passage of its shadow and the time taken from one to next

GNOMON
The GNOMON of the ancient Babylonians : time is measured by how long it takes for the columns shadow to move from one point to the next

Woolly Stockings C. 1940
A smiling young woman, reclining on tasselled cushions, pulls on a wool stocking while pointing her toe in the air

Dick Turpin, with R. A. Roberts
Dick Turpin, starring R.A. Roberts (born Richard Arthur Roberts, 1870) in which he played five different characters, including two women. This version of the famous story was a music hall sketch

Bride in church porch, Marazion, Cornwall
Bride in a church porch, holding a bouquet of orange flowers, Marazion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

View of Ooty hill station, Tamil Nadu, India
View of Ooty (Udhagamandalam, Ootacamund, Udhagai) hill station, Tamil Nadu, India. Date: circa 1910

Clive Brook - The Man From Yesterday - Promo film still
Clive Brook specially poses for the cameraman during the filming of The Man From Yesterday (1932) - Promo film still. Date: 1932

View of cloisters, Wells Cathedral, Somerset
View of cloisters at Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1970s

View of interior, Wells Cathedral, Somerset
View of interior with choir stalls, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. circa 1970s

Pewter tankards with handle and lid. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Her Shadows by Pierrot
A couple stand together at the top of the snowy slope. Date: 1928

Shadow pattern using garden tools. Date: 1950s

Motor bike and shadow, Spain

Late afternoon on Wharf Road and beach, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. Wharf Road showing the bandstand, Crimson Tours, Harbour Cafe, Copper Kettle, Brig Y Don & Dinas Ia

Man and woman shadow boxing in the park in Hong Kong, backs to the camera. Woman with wooden sword, another woman left of picture

Chinese people shadow boxing in the park in Hong Kong. Man and woman in front view shadow boxing with elderly woman, in black trousers and white/ grey printed blouse sitting back left of image

Children and grown-ups at shadow boxing class in a park, Hon
Children and grown ups at a shadow boxing class in the park in Hong Kong. Woman, to the left and man to the right of the picture, with backs to camera watching the class. Date: 1980

The talented operatic dancer Ettie Landau, London, 1923 who has made a success with her Shadow and Shawl dances in Julian Wylies Brighter London at the Hippodrome Date: 1923

Scene on a beach, Tobago, West Indies
Child on a beach with washing on a line, Tobago, West Indies. circa 1967

Silhouetted figures, Lucerne, Switzerland
Silhouetted figures walking through an arch, Lucerne, Switzerland. circa 1957

Striding man, rural France
Striding man with hands in pockets, rural France. circa 1968

Coastal path in West Sussex
Coastal path on a windy day in West Sussex, England. circa 1966

Street scene in a town with various pedestrians. circa 1930s

Industry by Carlton Studios. 1936

Dhammayangyi Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar
Shadows and light inside the passages of Dhammayangyi Temple Pagoda in Old Bagan, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Avenue at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Tree-lined avenue at Newlands, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

Old Sundial, The Castle, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

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