Mina Loy — a remark

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“Different systems of beauty culture have compromised our inherent right not only to be ourselves but to look like ourselves.”

Defending individuality against standardised ideals of appearance · Pamphlet, Auto-Facial-Construction, 1919

About Mina Loy

Mina Loy

27 December 1882–25 September 1966

In the vibrant landscape of early twentieth-century modernism, where voices like Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, and Gertrude Stein commanded attention, another figure moved through the artistic circles of London, Paris, and New York with equal brilliance but less recognition. Mina Loy (1882-1966) was a poet, artist, actress…

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