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Rita de Acosta Lydig : ウィキペディア英語版 | Rita de Acosta Lydig
Rita Lydig (born Rita Hernandez de Alba de Acosta, October 1875〔(MRS. W.E.D. STOKES SUES; Secrecy Observed by Counsel in Her Action for Divorce 'The New York Times' April 5, 1900 )〕– 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.〔(Sotheby's Catalogue 2007 )〕〔(Mercedes de Acosta by Robert A. Schanke )〕 She also wrote one novel, ''Tragic Mansions'' (Boni & Liveright, 1927), under the name ''Mrs Philip Lydig'', a society melodrama described as "emotionally moving and appealing" by ''The New York Times''. ==Birth and family== Rita de Acosta was born in New York City in 1875 to Ricardo de Acosta, a steamship-line executive of Cuban descent, and a Spanish mother, Micaela Hernández de Alba y de Alba, reputedly a relation of the Dukes of Alba. She had seven siblings: Joaquín, Enrique, Ricardo, Mercedes, Aida, Maria, and Ángela.〔Robert A. Schanke, ''That Furious Lesbian: The Story of Mercedes de Acosta'', Southern Illinois University, 2003.〕 Her sister Mercedes de Acosta, a lover of movie star Greta Garbo, was an author, a scriptwriter, and social critic. Another sister, Aida de Acosta, became the first female to fly a powered aircraft solo.
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