Meissen Y193 ballet dancer Frida Hess

Meissen figure of ballet dancer. Model number Y193 by Theodor Eichler







Figure “Prima ballerina Frida Hess” by Theodor Eichler
Model number Y 193.
Depicts Frieda Hess (1886 Dresden – 1972 Springfield/USA).
1906-1917 prima ballerina at Dresden Court Theatre.
1919/1920 prima ballerina at the Berlin Metropoltheater.
1920-1934 ran a dance school in Berlin together with her husband.
1934 the Jewish couple Heß-Fleischmann emigrated via France, Switzerland and Spain to the USA.

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