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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1910s
Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of Frank Sinatra standing with his classic TBird in a garage driveway. Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular and influential ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird
Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird

Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird, 1955

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1952 in Los Angeles, California: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with George Jessel in suits with old West sheriff star badges. Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo c...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel, 1952

Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story"
By Leo L. Fuchs
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn standing on what seems to be a wood branch bridge taking a portrait for the 1959 film "The Nun's Story". British actress and ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story"
Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story"

Audrey Hepburn "The Nun's Story", 1959

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored from the original 1953 black and white pho...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire", 1953

Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful black and white print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

Playful Jayne Mansfield
Playful Jayne Mansfield

Playful Jayne Mansfield, 1954

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in a car on the set of the 1950s Film "Giant". Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapte...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant, 1955

James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner

James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner, 1955

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky features a detail shot of whole and cut up artichokes. The tones of this photograph are reversed, creating an abstract image from a common object. The produce is lit dramatically from the side, emphasizing it's intricate details. Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky is an 8 x 10 inch vintage silver gelatin print. This photograph includes the artist's stamp in black ink on print verso. Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing. Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele. From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print

Ida Lansky
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, ca. 1950

Frank Sinatra in Portland
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of the famous jazz singer and musician Frank Sinatra while in Portland, 1957. This portrait features the star sitting on a bench on a dock, leaning b...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in Portland
Frank Sinatra in Portland

Frank Sinatra in Portland, 1957

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth was on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" when he took this classic shot of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a new Singer SM 1500C Roadster. A candid capture of Marily...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine, 1953

Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features actress Grace Kellythe "Princess of Grace"attending Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window premier in 1954. She is captured here looking at th...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window
Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window

Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window, 1956

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination - he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role in "Giant". After he died in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant", 1955

Debra Paget in Dramatic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Debra Paget in a high contrast dramatic head-and-shoulders portrait. Debra Paget is an American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best kno...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Debra Paget in Dramatic Portrait
Debra Paget in Dramatic Portrait

Debra Paget in Dramatic Portrait, 1950's

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...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant", 1955

Frank Sinatra with Ford
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1955 in Hollywood, California: American jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic Ford parked next to a camping trailer. Frank Sinatra was an American singe...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra with Ford
Frank Sinatra with Ford

Frank Sinatra with Ford, 1950

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant", 1955

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
Frank Sinatra in Tbird

Frank Sinatra in Tbird, 1955

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...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer
Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer

Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer, 1955

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th Century Fox where Marilyn was filming How to Marry a Millionairecirca 1953. The ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire", 1953

Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe smiling and talking into a microphone. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous fo...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone
Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone

Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone, 1955

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular image of Marilyn Monroe leaning on a classic car on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire", 1953. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in sev...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire", 1953

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 written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window, 1954

Monroe Throws the First Pitch
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for pla...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

Monroe Throws the First Pitch
Monroe Throws the First Pitch

Monroe Throws the First Pitch, 1958

Ballerina
By Weegee
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Arthur Felling, better known as Weegee (1899-1968) is America's premiere photojournalist and one of the last century's most influential photographers. He would become famous, beyond...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ballerina
Ballerina

Weegee
Ballerina, circa 1950s

Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance

Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance, 1950's

Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth. Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard

Jayne Mansfield in Leotard, 1950's

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Benedict. This black and white half-length shot features the actress in a white bikini top behind the scenes...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes, 1955

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 p...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas

Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas, 1956

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...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant", 1955

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup, 1953

Grace Kelly and Oleg Cassini at the Premiere of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white vintage photograph of Oleg Cassini and Grace Kelly at the premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" in 1954. This listing is for a limited edition archival print...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly and Oleg Cassini at the Premiere of Rear Window
Grace Kelly and Oleg Cassini at the Premiere of Rear Window

Grace Kelly and Oleg Cassini at the Premiere of Rear Window, 1955

Hugh Marlowe Classical Studio Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of actor Hugh Marlowe by Frank Worth. Hugh Marlowe was an American film, television, stage and radio actor. Marlowe was usually a secondary lead or supporting actor in the films he appeared in. His first film was Brilliant Marriage (1936). His films included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). For a time, he worked regularly for 20th Century Fox, appearing in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), All About Eve (1950), Night and the City...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital

Hugh Marlowe Classical Studio Portrait
Hugh Marlowe Classical Studio Portrait

Hugh Marlowe Classical Studio Portrait, 1950's

Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point, Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had no...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
Natalie Wood Classic Portrait

Natalie Wood Classic Portrait, 1952

Marilyn Smiling
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Second in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole. A classic image of the Hollywood...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Smiling
Marilyn Smiling

Marilyn Smiling, 1953

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Ida Lansky
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky features a detail shot of whole and cut up artichokes. The produce is lit dramatically from the side, emphasizing it's intricate details. Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky is an 8 x 10 inch vintage silver gelatin print. This photograph includes the artist's stamp in black ink on print verso. Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing. Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele. From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print

Ida Lansky
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, ca. 1950

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell', 1960 Printed Later

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Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1952: Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) in Venice during a break from filming 'Othello' which he directed and starred in. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications ph...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello
Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello

Slim Aarons
Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello, 1952

Backgammon By The Pool
By Slim Aarons
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...
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Backgammon By The Pool
Backgammon By The Pool

Slim Aarons
Backgammon By The Pool, 1959

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo
By Stanley Twardowicz
Located in Surfside, FL
Black & white vintage photo of Venice Italy in 1952 by American Abstract Expressionism artist Stanley Twardowicz (1917-2008). It depicts a reflection...
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1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo

Stanley Twardowicz
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Stanley Twardowicz Venice Italy Gondola Photo, 1952

Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone c. 1950's C print 28 x 22 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and number...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'

Tom Kelley
Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge', 1950's (printed later)

Louis Armstrong (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Overview Metadata Similar Louis Armstrong (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Haywood Magee/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis 'Sa...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Louis Armstrong (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print

Louis Armstrong (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print, 1956 (Printed Later)

Herb Scharfman 1952 Marciano Walcott Silver Gelatin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Herb Scharfman: 1912-1998. Famous sports illustrated photographer who took some of the most famous Photographs of rocky Marciano fights. This. Silver gelatin print measures 14 inches...
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Herb Scharfman 1952 Marciano Walcott Silver Gelatin
Herb Scharfman 1952 Marciano Walcott Silver Gelatin

Herb Scharfman 1952 Marciano Walcott Silver Gelatin , 1952

Saks Fifth Ave
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tan France Auction Pick A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Saks Fifth Ave Black and Whi...
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Saks Fifth Ave
Saks Fifth Ave

Slim Aarons
Saks Fifth Ave, 1955

Neck Study, Nude Portrait
By Ruth Bernhard
Located in Carmel, CA
Gelatin silver print, printed later signed in pencil, stamped photographer's copyright credit, stamped title and date, and stamped 'Printed for the/Center for Photographer Art/Collec...
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Neck Study, Nude Portrait

Ruth Bernhard
Neck Study, Nude Portrait, 1958

The Windsors (Slim Aarons)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons The Windsors, 1953 Fiber print The Duke (1894 - 1972) and Duchess of Windsor (1896 - 1986) dancing at the Waldorf Astoria, Park Avenue, New York. Slim Aarons (1916-200...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Windsors (Slim Aarons)

Slim Aarons
The Windsors (Slim Aarons), 1953

Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes 1950 Photograph #1 of Balanchine Ballet ‘Orpheus’. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1950 silver gelatin photograph of nude dancers Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes in George Balanchine's iconic mid-20th Century ballet Orpheus. Stamped on verso in dark blue ink at upper center, "GEORGE PLATT LYNES/145 EAST 52 STREET NEW YORK”. Photo shoot took place in NYC on March 21, 1950. Costumes and Set by ISAMU NAGUCHI. Photo is 7 5/8 x 9 1/4 inches, soft satin finish in excellent condition. This photograph is one from a collection of 14 different poses in this series of nude photographs of Moncion and Magallanes in Orpheus by Platt Lynes. Complete collection is available on request. Photographs from this celebrated series are in the 20th Century collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (MOMA, NYC), and the Columbus Museum. George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), was a gregarious American portrait, dance, fashion, and male nude photographer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1950s. From age eighteen, Lynes entered the cosmopolitan world of the American expatriate community in Paris when he became acquainted with the salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. He began photographing authors like Stein, Jean Cocteau, André Gide, and Colette and soon established himself as one of the premier fashion photographers in the Condé Nast stable, documenting the ballet companies of George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein, and pursuing a private obsession with seductive images of young male nudes rarely published in his lifetime. Orpheus represents a major 20th Century artistic collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky, choreographer George Ballanchine, and artist/designer Isamu Naguchi. Orpheus is a thirty-minute neoclassical ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky in collaboration with choreographer George Balanchine in Hollywood, California in 1947. The work was commissioned by Ballet Society, later renamed New York City Ballet, which Balanchine founded with Lincoln Kirstein. Sets and costumes were created by Isamu Noguchi. Noguchi’s lyre harp from the production became the symbol of the New York City Ballet. Francisco Moncion (July 6, 1918 – April 1, 1995) was a charter member of the New York City Ballet. Over the course of his forty year career, choreographers George Balanchine, and Jerome Robbins in the New York City Ballet created 22 major roles for Moncion including the Dark Angel...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes
Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes

George Platt Lynes
Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes , 1950

Nature Photography Achromatic Black and White Landscape Water Rapids Cali Signed
By Thomas Ferderbar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rapids (Yosemite National Park, CA" is an original black and white photograph created by Thomas Ferderbar. This piece is printed using archival inkjet printing. It is signed by the ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Nature Photography Achromatic Black and White Landscape Water Rapids Cali Signed

Thomas Ferderbar
Nature Photography Achromatic Black and White Landscape Water Rapids Cali Signed, 1958

Hats on the Beach, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
"Hats on the Beach." This fashion photograph features two models playing checkers on the beach in coordinating swimsuits and monochrome hats. Robinson was a fr...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hats on the Beach, Silver Gelatin Print

Jack Robinson
Hats on the Beach, Silver Gelatin Print, 1959 (Printed Later)

Audubon Park Swimming Pool, Silver Gelatin Print
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Originally a graphic artist, he picked up the camera in New Orleans, honed his craft there photographing his life, friends, and street scenes, and eventually decided to pursue a care...
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Audubon Park Swimming Pool, Silver Gelatin Print

Jack Robinson
Audubon Park Swimming Pool, Silver Gelatin Print, Early 1950s (Printed Later)

View of Prague - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph
By Josef Sudek
Located in Paris, FR
Josef Sudek View of Prague Original gelatin silver print 14 x 9 cm (c. 5.5 x 3.5 in) Authenticated on the back by the workshop stamp (see picture) Excellent condition
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

View of Prague - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph
View of Prague - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph

Josef Sudek
View of Prague - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph

Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport 1955 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Patsy Pulitzer rummag...
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1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport

Slim Aarons
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport, 1955

"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the balcony of the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 i...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh

Ed Feingersh
"Marilyn On The Roof" by Ed Feingersh, 1955

Backgammon By The Pool
By Slim Aarons
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...
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

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

Backgammon By The Pool
Backgammon By The Pool

Slim Aarons
Backgammon By The Pool, 1959

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Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Skiing in New Hampshire
By Slim Aarons
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 Photogr...
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

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

Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Skiing in New Hampshire
Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Skiing in New Hampshire

Slim Aarons
Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Skiing in New Hampshire, 1965

"Jamaican Spectators" by Thurston Hopkins
By Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Jamaican Spectators" by Thurston Hopkins 12th December 1953: Spectators at a cycling race track on the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6832 - The Royal Tour...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Jamaican Spectators" by Thurston Hopkins

Thurston Hopkins
"Jamaican Spectators" by Thurston Hopkins, 1953

Waterski Jumper
By Weegee
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Arthur Felling, better known as Weegee (1899-1968) is America's premiere photojournalist and one of the last century's most influential photographers. He would become famous, beyond...
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1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Waterski Jumper
Waterski Jumper

Weegee
Waterski Jumper, 1950

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell', 1960 Printed Later

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Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Long Bay Beach 1958 (printed later) Fiber print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Anne Bindon of Paget East paddli...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Lambda

Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)
Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition), 1958

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