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Original Oil on Canvas by N P Creasman depicting "Theda Bara" who lived between 1890-1955. Theda Bar

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Original Oil on Canvas by N P Creasman depicting  Theda Bara  who lived between 1890-1955. Theda Bar
Original Oil on Canvas by N P Creasman depicting "Theda Bara" who lived between 1890-1955. Theda Bara was a famous silent movie actress of the 1930s. Theda Bara is known for her famous risque costume and wore revealing costumes in her films which werdepicting "Theda Bara" who lived between 1890-1955. Theda Bara was a famous silent movie actress of the 1930s. Theda Bara is known for her famous risque costume and wore revealing costumes in her films which were controversial for thetimes. She is often known for being one of the first sex symbols and was publicized for being Egyptian born of a French actress and an Italian sculptor. They claim that she spent her early years in the Sahara Desert in the shadow of theSphinx, and moved to France to become a stage actress. In fact Bara had never been to Egypt or France. They nicknamed her the "Serpent of the Nile" and movie studios encouraged her to discuss mysticism in interviews. This beautiful oilpainting depicts Theda Bara in her height and was proposed to have hung in her home for many years. In original gold gilt frame. Image size is 27 1/2"W X 44"H.