1950s Black and White Photography
Period: 1950s
Color: Black
Jayne Mansfield with Seagrams Dogs (Limited Edition of 10, No 6-10) - 30"x40"
By Barry Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Shot by Barry Kramer (1921- 1984), one of the most prolific photographers of his time, captures the essence of 1950's Hollywood movie star, Jane Mansfield...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Young Lad ( haunting portrait of young boy on a crowded London street)
By Richard Sadler
Located in New Orleans, LA
Richard Sadler's "Young Boy" is a haunting portrait of a very serious young British lad amidst a crowd of other people. He is dressed very formally in hat, coat and tie. He clutche...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Utah
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare original photograph. Large size. From Portfolio V.
Print date (c. 1979) and the edition size 25/110.
Printed by Ansel Adams
Has some chipping on the edges, which do not deter fr...
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1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude in Tree
By Cole Weston
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist.
Dry mounted to board with over mat.
Signed and dated on recto.
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1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
JFK in Jamaica (Aarons Estate)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Democratic senator for Massachusetts, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963) outside Sunset Lodge, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pi...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Audrey Hepburn Smiling with Head Back, 1954
By Mark Shaw
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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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Rome - Via Appia 1954
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kings of Hollywood
By Slim Aarons
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...
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Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Last Bus In London by Bert Hardy - Limited Edition silver gelatine print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Last Bus In London by Bert Hardy
Limited Edition silver gelatine print
A couple saying goodbye on a bus in Shaftesbury Avenue in London, July 1953 .
Original Publication: Picture Post - 6576 - Known Your Piccadilly - pub. 4th July 1953
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Archive London England)
Paper size 12x16 inches / 31 x 41 cm
Produced utilising the original negative
Numbered and stamped by the Getty Archive London
Limited edition to 300 only
Silver gelatine fibre based baryta paper print
Certificate of authenticity included
printed 2024
Ships securely from London.
Other sizes and Framing available on request.
Bert Hardy
Bert Hardy
Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995) was an English documentary and press photographer known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957.
Life and work
Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London. The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos. His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King. His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel. Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica. He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer, later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion.
General Photographic Agency
General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950.
Picture Post and World War II
In 1941, Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post. Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million. Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cheeky Briefs by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
Cheeky Briefs by Kurt Hutton
A badly sun-burned holidaymaker admires his friend's leopard-print briefs, while standing at the bar of a holiday camp on C...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cafe Culture by Bert Hardy Limited Edition Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Cafe Culture" by Bert Hardy
A waiter serving clients on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951.
Original publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning I...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood'
By Slim Aarons
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 cocktail party ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elvis Presley and Sweetheart on Motorcycle
By Bob Williams
Located in Austin, TX
A Vintage 1957 image depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley on his brand new Harley Davidson FLH in front of his new mansion home, Graceland. With him is his girlfriend actres...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Italian Hats by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Italian Hats" by Hulton Archive
Models wearing a collection of Italian designed hats for winter 1956/7 and spring 1957, at the fifth Men's Fashion Festival, San Remo, Italy.
Unfra...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1956 photograph featuring the King, Elvis Presley puckering his lips as he kisses the lens in this fantastic shot. This rare photo is a second-generation example made after Elvis died in the 70s but was made off of the original negative. A standout photo of Presley that we have never seen before.
Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley: The Wink
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage candid image of The King, Elvis Presley photographed early in his career in 1956 in Memphis Tennessee by Lloyd Dinkins.
Elvis Aaron ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Full-length portrait of Audrey Hepburn posed in all black against a white background for her role in "Funny Face".
Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, and Grace Kelly at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"This black and white image features Bette Davis Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly smiling and holding awards at the 1954 Oscar Awards.
Grace Kelly was...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Elvis "The King" Presley performing on stage.
Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Jimmy Stewart and Family at Baseball Game
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Jimmy Stewart and his family watching a game of baseball from the bleachers, circa 1954.
Jimmy Stewart was an American actor and military pilot. ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pier Angeli and Dean Martin
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1956 in Hollywood, California: Italian-born actress Pier Angeli shows a wide-eyed American Actor Dean Martin her engagement ring.
Dean Martin was a...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Elizabeth Taylor Flipping with James Dean
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
An image of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor dancing behind the scenes of the 1950s film "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George Stevens from a ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white full length portrait of Audrey Hepburn posed in all black against a white background for her role in "Funny Face".
Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mos...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Stunning Clark Gable at Academy Awards
By Frank Worth
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...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey Hepburn in a classic black and white headshot from the 1953 film "Roman Holiday".
Film and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, active during Hollywood's Gold...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
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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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando and Bob Hope Fight Over Oscar
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white comedic image features Bob Hope and Marlon Brando "fighting" over an Oscar in 1954.
Bob Hope was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, and ...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Frank Sinatra Hands in Cement Hollywood Blvd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Frank Sinatra posed smiling while pressing his hands into the cement of Hollywood Boulevard, circa 1955.
Fr...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
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...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait features jazz legend Louis Armstrong up close, posed with a big smile.
Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one o...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood
1957
by Slim Aarons
printed 2023
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James St...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
An Anxious Wait Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
An Anxious Wait
1951
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West 52nd Street, New York. On her left is her fellow nominee and the eventual winner, Judy Holliday...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters’ Race
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters’ race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New Year At Romanoff’s Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New Year At Romanoff’s
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2023
20×20″ - p...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Luxury Dining Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Seaplane At Palm Beach
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Ser...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bad Luck Gloria Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria
1951
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
French Polo Crowd Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French Polo Crowd
1950
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2023
16 ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Si...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955.
unframed
Silver ...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Orpheus #1 - Balanchine Ballet with Francisco Moncion and Nicholas Magallanes
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...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neck Study, Nude Portrait
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...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
BREAKING WAVES AND GOLDEN GATE San Francisco
By Pirkle Jones
Located in Carmel, CA
BREAKING WAVE AND GOLDEN GATE (1952) is a vintage silver gelatin photograph by Pirkle Jones.
The photograph depicts the spray of a wave breaking on the rocks in the San Francisco Bay...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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