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Art For Sale
Artist: Mark Shaw
20's Backdrop, Mark Bohan with Models in Dior, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Mark Bohan with Models, 1961 -- According to Dior this image shows "Marc Bohan with models from his first collection (Spring-Summer 1961), which was a great success. The prettiness a...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn at Home, Heron Day Bed, Looks Down, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r18_4 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, BW 1957
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Palais de Glace Dress, 1957. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Ea...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, John Jr. Looking at his Reflection in Tabletop, 1963
Located in New York, NY
John John Looking at his Reflection in Tabletop, nb_ 150 -- Jackie and John Jr. Palm Beach 1963 Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made t...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

White Bikini in St. Tropez Beach Cabana 1961
Located in New York, NY
White Bikini in St. Tropez Beach Cabana 1961 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the Jan. 13, 1961 issue of LIFE, Christine Mayer wears a white organdy bikin...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Her Dressing Room, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c16_12 -- Audrey Hepburn in her dressing room. Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957 -- This image of a model wearing a gray Dior suit outside the Louvre Metro station was photographed by Mark Shaw in Paris in 1957 for LIFE magazine's September article "A Bright Young Look in Paris". Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of a model wearing a grey Dior dress outside by the metro entrance at the Louvre. The model is also wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in profile and looks behind her. In front of her, she is holding a map. She is standing in front of the Louvre metro map.
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, 1957 -- This image of a model wearing a gray Dior suit outside the Louvre Metro station was photographed by Mark Shaw in Paris in 1957 for LIFE magazine's September article "A Bright Young Look in Paris". Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of a model wearing a grey Dior dress outside by the metro entrance at the Louvre. The model is also wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in profile and looks behind her. In front of her, she is holding a map. She is standing in front of the Louvre metro map.
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Vanity Fair Sheer Gown Icon, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Sheer Gown Icon, Circa 1955 -- One of Mark Shaw’s favorite photographs, this Vanity Fair slip was photographed by Mark Shaw for an award w...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Vanity Fair Butterfly Robe Back, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Butterfly Robe Back -- Vanity Fair lingerie photographed by Mark Shaw for an award winning campaign over the course of ten years. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONLY...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Dior, Isengrin Tweed Ensemble, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Isengrin Tweed Ensemble, 1958. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions o...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover -- Jackie and Caroline on the beach in Hyannis Port, 1959. This photo was used as the cover of Mark Shaw's famous book, the John F. Kennedys, which wa...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Smiling with Head Back, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, 54_0309a_a -- Audrey Hepburn was photographed for the June 1954 issue of Mademoiselle. Her dress is a Claire McCardell creation. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS O...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Looks Away, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Looks Away, 1961 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Red Jaguar, Beach Hat Models, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Beach Hat Models in Red Jaguar -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE's June 1959 article "Bedecked Beach Hats hit the City" this image shows five models sporting an array of amusingly decorated beach hats. The convertible parked on a New York side street is a Jaguar XK...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in the Old Senate Office Building, nb_044. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limite...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie and John Jr. in Palm Beach, 1963
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and John Jr. in Palm Beach, 1963, nb_137 -- Jackie and John Jr. Palm Beach 1963 Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in l...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie in Pink with JFK in Yellow Room, John Look on, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Pink Dress in Yellow Room nb_114a -- A portrait of Jackie and JFK. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONLY OFFERED IN AND EDITION OF 15. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Brigitte Bardot Hands in Lap, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot Hands in Lap, 1958 -- Brigitte Bardot was photographed by Mark Shaw in 1958. Mark, who often predicted who would become stars, thought one of these images of Bardot s...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn on Striped Sofa, Arm Back, Head Tilted Smiling, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r15_9 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Applies Makeup in Two Mirrors with Eyes Closed, Backstage at Ondi
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Backstage at Ondine, 54_0330c_6, 1954 -- Backstage at Ondine, Audrey Hepburn was photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954. After years of perfect blondes, Audrey's look was fresh and new. "…Beauty is again human instead of heavenly and we have Miss Hepburn to thank for it." Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photograph of Audrey Hepburn putting makeup on her eyelids. Her eyes are closed and she stretches the skin on her eyelid. She is at a vanity. There is a big mirror and a smaller mirror on the vanity. Hepburn has her back to the camera but she is visible in the big vanity...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed Purses Lips, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed Purses Lips, c7_22 -- Photographed for Life in 1953, part of Audrey Hepburn's nightly ritual was a shampoo given at the studio. Image size is 10" x ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie Leads Horse, 1959
Located in New York, NY
JBK Leads Horse nb_064_065 -- Shot for LIFE in 1959, Jackie Kennedy leads Sagebrush across a meadow at Merrywood, her mother's Virginia Estate. This image is also part of the Mark Shaw Photographic Archive's fine art gallery collection. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photo of Jackie Kennedy...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Bicycle, Looks Left, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c20_23 -- Audrey Hepburn on the set of Sabrina. Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" pape...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn and Frank McCoy on the Set of Sabrina, Looks Left, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, Frank McCoy on the Set of Sabrina, r2_2 -- Audrey Hepburn and makeup artist Frank McCoy on the set of Paramount's Sabrina Fair. Image size ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Henrietta Tiarks wears Crahay by Ricci Black Gown, London 1959
Located in New York, NY
Henrietta Tiarks, Black Gown, 1959 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the March 2, 1959 issue of Life, London post debutante Henrietta Tiarks was featured full page modeling a silk cocktail dress designed by Crahay of Nina Ricci. Reportedly the "single most popular dress in Paris" for the season, the wide leather belt accentuated the tiny waist and deep neckline. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of Henrietta Tiarks wearing a black silk gown. She is standing by a window with yellow curtains...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn at Apartment Gate, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn at Apartment Gate, c5_42 -- Audrey Hepburn waits by the gate of her apartment for the studio car. She was on the set of Sabrina by 6:30am. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photograph of Audrey Hepburn...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow Chiffon, Side View 2, 1961
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor in Yellow with Ivy, Side 2 -- Mark Shaw was sent by LIFE to photograph Elizabeth Taylor for the April 28, 1961 issue. The images he took were never used for the arti...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie in Palm Beach, 1963
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Palm Beach, 1963, nb_151. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, John Jr. on the White House Nursery Balcony
Located in New York, NY
John Jr. on the White House nursery balcony nb_103. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Looking Back Smiling, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Backstage at Ondine, 54_0330b_a , 1954 – Backstage at Ondine, Audrey Hepburn was photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954. After years of perfect blondes, Audrey's look w...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Designer's Homes, Dior Black Dress at Miss Luling's, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Designer's Homes Black Dress at Miss Luling's -- Gitta Schilling wearing a Dior gown photographed for LIFE in 1960. The ornate interior is the 17th century home of Suzanne Luling, th...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie in Pink Dress, John at Podium
Located in New York, NY
Jackie in Pink Dress nb_119 -- A Portrait of Jackie. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle phot...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Art

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Giclée

Evelyn Tripp with Two Poodles, Front, 1954.
Located in New York, NY
Model with Two Poodles, Side, 1954 -- Shot by Mark Shaw for a 1954 Ad campaign, Evelyn Tripp poses with black and white poodles. According to her 1995 New...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Consults with Costumer, Head Down, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Consults with Costumer, c26_26 -- Audrey Hepburn reviews sketches with Costumer Edith Head in her dressing room. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). Al...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in Her Dressing Room, Knee Up, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c16_15 – Audrey Hepburn in her dressing room. Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Vertical, 1955
Located in New York, NY
Picasso with Bettina and Skull, Vertical, 1955 -- Photographed for LIFE in 1955 in his new Cannes Villa, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Consults with Costumer, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Consults with Costumer, c26_8 -- Audrey Hepburn enjoyed designing clothes as a hobby. She worked with Designer Edith Head on the costumes for the film Sabrina. Image s...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed and Laughing, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed and Laughing c7_18 -- Published in LIFE in 1953, Mark Shaw’s photo of Audrey Hepburn shows her being shampooed on the set of Sabrina. Image size is 1...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Strolls, 1953.
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Strolls, c21_11, 1953 -- "On a day off Audrey Hepburn strolls in front of her Beverly Hills apartment" -- One of Mark Shaw's most loved images of Audrey in her trademark boy's...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Bicycles Sabrina Movie Set, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c26_17 -- Audrey Hepburn regularly bicycled from the movie studio's make up department to the set. In the early days of her movie career, bicycles were a common mode ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, John F. and Jackie and Caroline on Patio, 1958
Located in New York, NY
JFK, JBK, Caroline on Patio 008. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pr...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, JFK Sailing off Hyannis Port, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Kennedy kb_endpiece -- JFK shown sailing off Hyannis Port in 1959. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on H...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

White Corvette at Gas Station, Day, Circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Corvette at Gas Station, Day -- A circa 1960s Corvette was photographed for an advertising campaign. Image size is 10" x 12.8" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A photograph in color of a white corvette at the gas station. There is a woman in the car. She has a pink fluffy...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Christine visits the Boucherie in St. Tropez 1961
Located in New York, NY
Christine visits the Boucherie in St. Tropez 1961 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the Jan. 13, 1961 issue of LIFE, model Christine Mayer wears an embroidered bikini while visiting a...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Hand to Lapel, 1956
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Hand to Lapel -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE magazine. Taylor was starring in the academy award winnin...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Relaxing by Lamp in Georgetown, nb_032_033 -- Taken in 1959 this rare photograph shows Jackie relaxing and looking very young, she was only 29. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Evelyn Tripp with Two Poodles, Front, 1954.
Located in New York, NY
Model with Two Poodles, Side, 1954 -- Shot by Mark Shaw for a 1954 Ad campaign, Evelyn Tripp poses with black and white poodles. According to her 1995 New...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Vanity Fair Butterfly Robe Swirling, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Butterfly Robe Swirling -- Vanity Fair lingerie photographed by Mark Shaw for an award winning campaign over the course of ten years. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

James Galanos at the MET, 1954
Located in New York, NY
James Galanos at the MET, 1954 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for the Nov. 22, 1954 issue of LIFE. The 29 year old fashion designer James Galanos is pictured in the Costume Institute o...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Records Song, Head Up, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r6_10 -- "Being admired, Audrey records song as film cutter leans raptly on the piano to listen. Whenever she works, Audrey has audience of studio help. She does her ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Head Resting on Hand, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, 54_0309a_b -- Audrey Hepburn was photographed for the June 1954 issue of Mademoiselle. Her dress is a Claire McCardell creation. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Guy Laroche Sketches Model, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Guy Laroche Sketches Model -- Fashion Designer Guy Laroche is shown sketching a model wearing one of his ensembles. Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE in 1954. Image size is 10" x 15...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Model in Pierre Cardin Suit on Scale in Tuilleries, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Model in Pierre Cardin Suit on Scale in Tuilleries, 1957 -- Cardin's herringbone tweed "bag" dress photographed by Mark Shaw in Paris's Tuileries Gardens for the LIFE September 1957 ...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

St. Tropez Model in White Eyelet Dress, 1961
Located in New York, NY
St. Tropez Model in White Eyelet Dress -- Photographed by Mark Shaw in St. Tropez, no version of this image ever appeared in the 1961 Life article f...
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1960s Modern Art

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Giclée

Dior Salon, Two Models wearing Metallic Dresses, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Two Metallic Dresses, Buyers, 1953. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag pa...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

Mark Shaw Adjusts Jeanne Moreau's Hair, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Coco in Her Wall of Mirrors Alone, 1957 -- Photographer Mark Shaw adjusts French film actress Jeanne Moreau's hair. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black a...
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1950s Modern Art

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Giclée

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