Dekor und Ironie. Beispiele aus dem Schaffen zweier Oesterreichischer Fotografinnen der Zwischenkriegszeit (Scenery and Irony. Examples of works by two Austrian women-photographers from the inter-war period)

After an short introduction covering the state of research into
Austrian photographic history, the author presents a biography
of two internationally known Austrian women-photographers, Dora
Kallmus (born 1881) and Olga Wlassics (born Spolarics, 1896?).
Kallmus (Atelier d'Ora) became known for her lively staged
portraits, and was one of the first Austrian photographers to
supply work (including portraits and fashion photography) to the
emerging illustrated magazins. Olga Wlassics' studio, called
Manassé, produced nude photographs for illustrated magazins with
a very individual style. Retouching, montage and playing with
changing proportions were used to transform male fantasies into
ironic pictures (featuring women as commodity). (German)