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Size: Small
Period: 1950s
Period: 1990s
Item Ships From: Continental US
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

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

9/9/99 #3
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed, dated and editioned in pencil on the front of the mount with the artist's studio stamp on the back of the mount. From an edition of 50, this icon...
Category

1990s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Legendary film still capture of Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy posed for their roles in the 1953 film "The Wild One". The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed b...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando on Bike for "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of Marlon Brando posed on his bike for his role in "The Wild One", 1953. Marlon Brando was an American actor and film director with a career spanning 60 years, duri...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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 humanitarian Audrey Hepburn is regarded...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn on Set of "The Nun's Story"
By Leo L. Fuchs
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full-length image features actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn on the set of "A Nun's Story" in 1959. Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart at the Oscars
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actor Humphrey Bogart and actress Lauren Bacall standing side by side at the 1954 Oscar Wards. Humphrey Bogart, nicknamed Bogie, was an Amer...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Stunning Clark Gable at Academy Awards
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid black and white artistic capture of star actor Clark Gable smiling at the Academy Awards. Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hol...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

David Bowie smoking portrait by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of David Bowie by Kevin Cummins, taken in a studio during rehearsals for the It’s My Life Tour with his band Tin Machine, Dublin, I...
Category

1990s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, co...
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

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

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Debra Paget in Dramatic Portrait
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...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Hugh Marlowe Classical Studio Portrait
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 ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds Mid-Jump
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Donald O'Connor standing by car and Debbie Reynolds in mid-jump. Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her c...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Kim Novak and Debbie Reynolds at Schwabs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Debbie Reynolds and Kim Novak eating banana splits at Schwab's. Debbie Reynolds was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned a...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Hairdresser on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionare"
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire" Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde b...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Nancy and Ronald Reagan
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Nancy Reagan fixing Ronald Reagan's black tie attire and smiling. Ronald Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Humphrey Bogart and June Allyson on Set
Located in Austin, TX
Humphrey Bogart and June Allyson on the set of "Battle Circus", circa 1953. Battle Circus is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks, who ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

NY Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons NY Lights Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate....
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Digging For Clams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay. Slim Aarons Digging For Clams B...
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Las Vegas Luxury
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim ...
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue cat...
Category

1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Marlon Brando, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Chicago, IL
On assignment for Life Magazine in 1950, Art Shay photographed Marlon Brando at his family farm in Libertyville, Illinois, just north of Chicago. Looking straight into Art's lens, Brando is innocent of the fame that is about to become his world. He went on to a career spanning sixty years including winning two Oscars for Best Actor. This photograph is unframed. Contact the gallery for framing options. Art Shay Brando Portrait, 1950 silver gelatin print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm ASY12088 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel, photographer; IIT Institute of Design President “I have one of Art Shay’s pictures over my desk. It reminds me every morning of my Chicago roots. Arts photos, like me, have the Chicago accent, which may be to say he’s telling you the truth. I think it takes a realist to see the humor in things. I know it takes a realist to see the depths of tragedy. Art’s work is so real it feels like a Madison Street guy tapping me on the forearm.” David Mamet
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Inga Lindgren And Poodles 1956 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Swedish model Inga Lindgren...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Nadie nos desata (No One Unties Us) - Woman Sleeping, Crosses, Religion, Minimal
Located in Denton, TX
Nadie nos desata (No One Unties Us) by Marta Maria Perez Bravo is a black and white photograph of a woman lying on her stomach, surrounded by a structure of crosses. Gelatin Silver ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue''
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson 'Audrey Hepburn, Vogue' 1952 Silver gelatin print 20 x 24 inches Estate stamped and numbered on verso “The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassi...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

Coney Island, NY 1995
Located in Hudson, NY
Robin Rice Gallery from New York and Bridgehampton comes to Beacon, NY. This year, as part of the Beacon Open Studios 10th Anniversary event, Robin Rice Gallery is proud to present a...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Revere Beach, MA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This large silver gelatin photograph with untrimmed margins is signed and titled in pencil in the margin under the image. Likely printed in the 1990s.
Category

1950s Abstract Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn Under the Dryer Smoking, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Under the Dryer Smoking, c10_13 – While working on the film Sabrina, Audrey Hepburn was shampooed every night -- She often conducted business with her agents while und...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Car Reflection, 1958, Black and White Photograph Appeared in LIFE Magazine
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay carried his camera with him where ever he went. He captured everyday moments and some not so everyday like this car. It's reflection in a shop window gives the appearance ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Everly Brothers
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed Phil and Don Everly, The Everly Brothers, for their album cover in 1958. That same year, their debut album on Cadence Record...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Gunga Den
Located in Memphis, TN
This Mardi Gras image from New Orleans in 1954 shows partygoers as they pass The Gunga Den on Bourbon Street. The club was legendary - Truman Capote was often quoted that The Gunga ...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Girl Before a Mardi Gras
Located in Memphis, TN
These Mardi Gras partiers are wearing impressive homemade masks inspired by Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror. Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galer...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Candela por todas partes (Fire everywhere) - Woman Sleeping, Arrows, Clock
Located in Denton, TX
Candela por todas partes (Fire everywhere) by Marta Maria Perez Bravo is a black and white photograph depicting a woman lying on her stomach with her hands covering her head. A minim...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cloudscape, Ceide Fields, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (From the Series "Every Other Day" From the Essay "Zoo-Logos")
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled (From the Series "Every Other Day" From the Essay "Zoo-Logos") by Eduardo Muñoz is a black and white photograph of a man wearing an eye mask, sitting on a swing. 12.5 x 18...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sunstreams, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Debutante Ball
Located in New York, NY
Slim-Aarons Debutante Ball, 1958 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 250 A debutante ball held at the Copley Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, 1958. Estate stamped and hand nu...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Masquerade at Dixie's
Located in Memphis, TN
These Mardi Gras partiers in matching costumes are entering the front doors of Dixie's Bar of Music. Dixie's was a safe space for the gay community of the French Quarter at a time wh...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Dior Salon
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack photographed models posing in haute couture designs at the Christian Dior Salon in 1959. Christian Dior had passed away in 1957, and his chosen successor, Yves Saint Laurent, wa...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Good Eats, No Nonsense
Located in Memphis, TN
Sadie Boehm and her sister ran a lunch counter in Jack's office building when he was a graphic artist for the Charles Dolce Ad Agency in New Orleans. Ser...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Suzy Parker
Located in Memphis, TN
The red-headed Suzy Parker (1932–2003), the highest paid and most famous American model in the fifties, was the fourth of four daughters from San Antonio, ...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c19_27 -- Audrey Hepburn, ready in make-up and costume to play the title role in Paramount's Sabrina Fair. This shot is an out take from the photo essay in the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. 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...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Untitled, From the Series "Every Other Day" From the Essay "Zoo-Logos" - Bear
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled, from the series "Every Other Day" from the essay "Zoo-Logos" by Eduardo Muñoz is a black and white photograph depicting a bear in the water, lunging at the camera while bar...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Slim Aarons 'Spring Break'
Located in New York, NY
Spring Break, 1955 Fiber print Estate edition of 150 Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity High schoolers picnic on the beach at Bonita Springs...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Inga Lindgren And Poodles 1956 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Swedish model Inga Lindgren...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Morrissey performing at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York, during his 'Kill Uncle' tour, July 10, 1991. This Morrissey print by Kevi...
Category

1990s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mafia Boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo in Front of Big Lion, Chicago 1959
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ten Commandments Movie Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white image of Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner posed in elaborate costumes for a scene in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments This listing is for a limited edition ...
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing'
Located in New York, NY
Jamaica Sea Sailing, 1953 Fiber print Estate edition of 150 Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity 1953: Two men sailing their yacht 'Eel II' in Jamaic...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category

1950s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Mike, Miami Beach
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 25. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kings of Hollywood
Located in New York, NY
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
Category

1950s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 20 x 16 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

C Print

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