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Who was the famous photographer of Palm Springs?
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The famous photographer of Palm Springs was Slim Aarons. An American photographer, he captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Palm Beach and other luxurious settings around the globe. Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death. Find a selection of Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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Monocled Miss (1964) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Monocled Miss (1964) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Renata Boeck enjoying breakfast in bed at the Regency Hotel,
New York, 1964.
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes,
France, 1958.
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Category
1950s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Bahamanian Hotel (1973) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bahamanian Hotel (1973) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
A hotel on the coast at Great Harbour Cay,
Bahamas, March 1973
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1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
French Stately Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French Stately Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
The Comte de Paris, pretender to the French throne, with his wife the Comtesse and their children at the...
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Nude Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Sunbathing in Venice, 1954 - Venetian Sunbathing in Vintage Italian Fashion by Slim Aarons
16 x 20" print.
Limited Edition Estate Stamped C-Print.
Edition of 150.
Printed Later.
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Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Beverly Hills Hotel (1957) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel (1957) Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard.
California, 1957.
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Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment