Ziegfeld Follies “Glorifying the American Girl“ 1907~1931

Photography by Alfred Cheney Johnston, the official photographer of the Zeigfeld Follies. His portraits of the Zeigfeld Girls are considered fine art today. Thanks to the internet his photography is being re-discovered by photographers and collectors worldwide. The beauty of his work and the depth of creativity can no longer be denied. Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls from Florenz Ziegfeld’s theatrical spectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1907~1931), which were based on the Folies Bergèr