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Period: Mid-20th Century
Raquel Welch Sailing
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating black and white portrait features Raquel Welch sitting in the doorway of a boat, making for an artistically beautiful image.
Raquel Welch is an American actress and...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot and Her Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Candid image of French actress Brigette Bardot playing with her 2 dogs.
Brigitte Bardot is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portrayi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Prince of Pirates", Lobby Card, USA 1953
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "Prince of Pirates" (1953) featuring John Derek, Barbara Rush, and Carla Balenda. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece showcases an intense scene wi...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deck chair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles,...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Aventure d'une libertine XI. From The Secret Album Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Aventure d'une libertine XI, Paris, 2015
From The Secret Album Series
Edition 6/6 ex. 5 AP.
Unframed
The Secret Album Series
This series is born from a personal experience. The mod...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen: A Windowlight Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture by Larry Barbier Jr. of actor Steve McQueen at home.
Steve McQueen nicknamed the "King of Cool", was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy: Living in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind.
John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Moon and Mars
Located in Austin, TX
Carly Anne Amos, in collaboration with Globe Photos, brings you a new collection of gorgeous twists to classic icons from our archives.
Carly Anne is a streetwear designer (The Colo...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in Hat for "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn posed in a wide-brimmed hat for her role in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" 1961.
Breakfast at Tiffany's was a romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppa...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin at Chateau Marmont
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible 1969 photograph of one of the world's greatest rock bands, Led Zeppelin. This photograph was taken by Jay Thompson during a memorable photo shoot at LA's Chateau Marmont. ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen in His Study
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture by Larry Barbier Jr. of actor Steve McQueen at home, chatting on the phone in his study.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- L...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Picasso in his Atelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso born on the 25th of October 1881 and passed on the 8th of April ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pablo Picasso: Master Sculptor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Raquel Welch in Hammock
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely capture of actress Raquel Welch reclining on a hammock in a white bikini.
Racquel Welch is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in Fantastic V...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis Smoking
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning artistically colored image of Bette Davis posed on an armchair in the studio, smoking a cigarette.
Bette Davis was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome black and white capture features Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. smiling.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular an...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Orson Welles Filming Citizen Kane
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
This rare image was taken behind the scenes of the cast working on a scene in the 1941 film "Citizen Kane".
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film by Orson Welles, its producer...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen Relaxing on Phone
Located in Austin, TX
Steve McQueen sitting shirtless on the floor while speaking on the phone
Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor and his antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlene Dietrich: Stunning Glamour
By A.L. Whitey Schafer
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely glamour portrait of the impeccable Marlene Dietrich in an elegant sequined dress.
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer, who remained popular throughout ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital, Archival Ink
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features actress Elizabeth Taylor posed outdoors while behind the scenes of the film "Giant"1955.
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor known as DBE wa...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features actress Elizabeth Taylor swinging a lasso on the set of "Giant", 1955.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage capture of Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long getting gas in a classic car.
Mamie Van Doren is an American actressmodelsingerand sex symbol. She is perhaps best remembered fo...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Playful Elizabeth Taylor
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor spinning on a grass lawn smiling as her skirt lifts in the air.
Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American ac...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn Packing in Her Apartment
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s image featuring Audrey Hepburn opening up her luggage in an apartment. One of the most admired movie stars in history of cinema, Hepburn personified timeless elegance. Th...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Truman Capote: Artistic Portrait in Glasses
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome artistic capture of Truman Capote in sunglasses.
Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Many of Capote's short stor...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954.
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones Backstage
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of the Rolling Stones backstage in their younger years.
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. As a diverging act to the popular pop-...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen in Go-Kart
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome color capture of Steve McQueen smiling in a go-kart.
Steve Mcqueen was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, his nickname was "King of Cool. He rose from a troubled y...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball in Pearls
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning studio portrait features starlet Lucille Ball posed wearing a gorgeous pearl necklace set around her neck.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, ente...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant and glamorous black and white studio portrait features Eartha Kitt smiling to the camera with her back turned.
Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, dancer, act...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Blood Alley
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws fo...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Perry Como Shaving Comical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This quirky portrait features musician Perry Como receiving a "fresh shave", surrounded by friends and a puppet.
Perry Como was an American singer, actor and television personality....
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Veronica Lake: Glamour in Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely capture of elegant actress Veronica Lake posed with her reflection in the mirror.
Veronica Lake was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake won both popular and...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white action shot features Bob Hope exiting his trailer in 1955.
Bob Hope was a British-American stand-up comedian vaudeville actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and aut...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Katharine Hepburn in "Holiday"
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
A classic film still of Kathrine Hepburn on the set of the classic 1938 film "Holiday".
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Hepburn's career a...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Orson Welles Filming Citizen Kane
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
This rare image was taken behind the scenes of the cast working on a scene in the 1941 film "Citizen Kane".
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film by Orson Welles, its producer...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Citizen Kane Iconic Scene
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic scene from the influential film "Citizen Kane"..Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in Paris When It Sizzles
By Amleto Calzolari
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden in "Paris When it Sizzles", circa 1964.
Paris When It Sizzles is a 1964 American romantic comedy film directed by Ri...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Light and Shadow, Gina Lollobrigida
By Armando Pietrangeli
Located in Austin, TX
The beautiful Gina Lollobrigida is captured here dramatically in this striking 1960's photograph by noted Italian fashion photographer, Armando Pietrangeli.
Gina Lollobrigida is an...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Milton Greene, "05" from The Pekingese Dog Sitting
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is a pigment print from the original negative, shot by Milton Greene in 1955. This photograph of Marilyn Monroe is from a photoshoot which became known as "The Pekingese Dog Sitting" because Marilyn was accompanied by her hair stylist's dog during other photographs from the same series. Marilyn was shot in a gorgeous Bill Blass gown which became an integral part of the series. This black gown juxtaposed with the stark red background make these photographs hard to forget.
These photographs were seen for the first time in 2013 after being locked away and unpublished for over 50 years until Andrew Weiss Gallery...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"The Human Jungle", Lobby Card, USA 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "The Human Jungle" (1954) featuring Gary Merrill and Jan Sterling.
This vintage cinema memorabilia piece showcases a dramatic arrest scene alongside...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Martin Luther King Jr. Giving a Speech
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech at the podium.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most vi...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn on Blue for Breakfast at Tiffany's
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn posed in a large-brimmed hat for a test shot for the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Audrey Kathleen Ruston born on the 4th of May 1929 and passed on the 20th of Januar...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Rebel Without a Cause actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956.
This listing is...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlene Dietrich in Feathers
By A.L. Whitey Schafer
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant portrait features the elegant Hollywood legend, Marlene Dietrich, posed in a tall feathered hat.
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a German-American actress and s...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely black and white image features Marilyn Monroe on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"The Human Jungle", Lobby Card, USA 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Original scene photo from the film "The Human Jungle" (1954) featuring Jan Sterling and Gary Merrill. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece captures a tense moment between Jan Sterli...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"The Human Jungle", Lobby Card, USA 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "The Human Jungle" (1954) featuring Gary Merrill and Jan Sterling. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece depicts a dramatic struggle scene where Jan ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
"The Human Jungle", Lobby Card, USA 1954
Located in Cologne, DE
Original lobby card for the film "The Human Jungle" (1954) featuring Gary Merrill and Jan Sterling. This vintage cinema memorabilia piece shows a tense interaction between Jan Sterli...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Color
Parrot Jungle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami, 1955.
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estat...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955.
Slim Aa...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
SS Queen Of Bermuda, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, 1957.
Slim Aarons
SS Queen Of Bermuda
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edi...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955.
Slim Aa...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
SS Queen Of Bermuda, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, 1957.
Slim Aarons
SS Queen Of Bermuda
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edi...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955.
Slim Aa...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
SS Queen Of Bermuda, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, 1957.
Slim Aarons
SS Queen Of Bermuda
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edi...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
SS Queen Of Bermuda, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda, 1957.
Slim Aarons
SS Queen Of Bermuda
Chromogenic Lambda print
1957, Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edi...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Photography
Materials
Lambda
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