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Rita de Acosta Lydig
(1875-1929)
American novelist
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Rita Hernandez de Alba de Acosta Stokes Lydig (October 1875 – October 27, 1929) was an American socialite regarded as "the most picturesque woman in America." She was photographed by Adolf de Meyer, Edward Steichen, and Gertrude Käsebier, sculpted in alabaster by Malvina Hoffman, and was painted by Giovanni Boldini and John Singer Sargent, among others.

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1875
New York City, New York, U.S.
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27 October 1929 (aged 54)
Gotham Hotel, New York City
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