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Period: 1950s
Luxury Dining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Taylor, Todd And Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contact strip depicting British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) at an airfield, (possibly Croydon Airport, London) with her third husband, American producer Mi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Spring Break
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High schoolers picnic on the beach at Bonita Springs, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Nu...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Private Transport
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gladys 'Patsy' Bartlett (1928 - 2011, née Pulitzer, later Pulitzer Preston) rummaging in her bag on the seat of an open car, 1954. The car is parked by a plane belonging to the Everg...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Spring Break
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High schoolers picnic on the beach at Bonita Springs, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Nu...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Saks Fifth Ave
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Saks Fifth Ave Black and White Photography Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford’s ground-breaking mode...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Spring Break
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High schoolers picnic on the beach at Bonita Springs, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Nu...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fashion model Liz Pringle drinking from a coconut at the Round Hill resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Taylor, Todd And Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contact strip depicting British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) at an airfield, (possibly Croydon Airport, London) with her third husband, American producer Mi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress Oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday, sits proudly wi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress Oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday, sits proudly wi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress Oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday, sits proudly wi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Ski in New Hampshire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons New England Skiing Black and White Photog...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress Oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday, sits proudly wi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Venetian Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eden Hartford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx. Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Est...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Saks Fifth Ave
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Saks Fifth Ave Black and White Photography Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Venetian Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford’s ground-breaking mode...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eden Hartford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx. Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Est...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Saks Fifth Ave
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Saks Fifth Ave Black and White Photography Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda, 1958. She is wearing a striped Irish linen overblouse by Donald Davies of Dublin. Slim Aarons Holiday Hair Check...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford’s ground-breaking model ...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eden Hartford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx. Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Est...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the ...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons New England Skiing Black an...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Backgammon By The Pool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Slim Aarons Backgammon By The Pool...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda, 1958. She is wearing a striped Irish linen overblouse by Donald Davies of Dublin. Slim Aarons Holiday Hair Check...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Ed...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bert Hardy 'Mercedes Racer' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty, 20x24
Located in San Rafael, CA
Argentinian race car driver Juan Fangio (1911 - 1995) in his Mercedes at Le Mans, June 1955. The race saw the death of Mercedes team mate Pierre Levegh and 80 spectators. Original Pu...
Category

Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Holiday Hair Check
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda, 1958. She is wearing a striped Irish linen overblouse by Donald Davies of Dublin. Slim Aarons Holiday Hair Check...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Venetian Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fashion model Liz Pringle drinking from a coconut at the Round Hill resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the ...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford’s ground-breaking mode...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and s...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Backgammon By The Pool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Slim Aarons Backgammon By The Pool...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Holiday Hair Check
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda, 1958. She is wearing a striped Irish linen overblouse by Donald Davies of Dublin. Slim Aarons Holiday Hair Check...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Hollywood Christmas Swim, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in the background. Slim Aarons Christmas Swim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Katherine Hepburn, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1953: American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of ...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

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