Fencing
1917
Meet the champion of the fencing strip, captured in a moment of relaxed victory. Dressed in a charming green diamond-patterned vest with a bold red heart, this young woman holds her foil with the casual confidence of someone who just won the silver trophy sitting right next to her. Painted by F. Earl Christy in 1917, the piece captures the athletic elegance of the era, showing how women's sports were becoming a fashionable subject in early 20th-century illustration. Her fencing shoes, with their distinctive red toes, hint at the serious sport beneath the frilly white collar.
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