Vintage 1940s Signed Photo "Flora Goliath" - Pin-Up Style Stage Actress Publicity Portrait

Vintage 1940s Signed Photo "Flora Goliath" - Pin-Up Style Stage Actress Publicity Portrait - Good condition with visible wear for age, see photos. Measures 8x10 no frame included. Its a great vintage decor wall hanging for your collection. 

This striking publicity portrait features Flora Goliath, captured in a private or backstage dressing-room setting that dates structurally and stylistically to the late 1930s or early 1940s. Sitting poised on a daybed or studio couch covered in an intricate vintage floral-patterned chenille or jacquard coverlet, Flora fully embodies the dramatic aesthetic of the World War II era's entertainment circuit.

She is dressed in an elegant, structured black crepe dress featuring prominent, padded puff shoulders—a classic silhouette of early 1940s fashion. The dark dress is strongly accented by a multi-strand white pearl choker necklace and oversized, matching white floral hair ornaments (likely gardenias or carnations) pinned tightly symmetrically over her elaborate, dark pin-curled updo. Holding a burning cigarette in her manicured hand, her look is defined by high-contrast stage makeup consisting of heavily defined dark lips, thin arched brows, and dramatic eyeliner.

Like "Chieca" from the same collection, Flora Goliath was an active professional on the regional American vaudeville, cabaret, or theater syndicates, distributing high-quality glossies to venue operators, managers, and technical stagehands (this time dedicated to "Bobby"). The casual background, featuring a simple double-hung window and a plain wooden headboard, suggests a traveling artist's quarters or an intimate behind-the-scenes promotional shoot, serving as an evocative visual snapshot of mid-century entertainment history.