Tiller Girls

Karl Hofer (German, 1878-1955) - Tiller Girls, c.1927 (Oil on canvas. Kunsthalle in Emden) - The two dancers who look out cheekily are naked in a natural way, provocative, but not obscene. The Tiller Girls performed a ‘Tap and Kick’ routine, which was originally called 'Fancy-Dancing.’ The routines may consist of straight lines or geometric figures…