Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Loie Fuller dancing

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Loie Fuller, a singer from Chicago, made her debut as a dancer at the Folies Bergère in Paris on 5 November 1892.

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                    Loie Fuller dancing, The Hunterian
Loie Fuller dancing, The Hunterian

Loie Fuller (1862-1928) , whose 'Butterfly dance' of whirling draperies, called 'Le Papillon', incidentally echoed Whistler's signature.

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