1950s Black and White Photography
Period: 1950s
Color: Black
V&A Museum London 'Margot Fonteyn' by Houston Rogers
Located in London, GB
'Margot Fonteyn' by Houston Rogers (1901-70)
Margot Fonteyn (1919-91) in the title role of Frederick Ashton’s ‘La Péri’ at The Royal Ballet, London, 1956.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Paper size 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm
Printed in 2022 - produced from the original transparency
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Galerie Prints is proud to share with you our curated selection of 200 Victoria & Albert Museum photographic prints.
From this world-renowned collection, we have selected images from their fashion, architecture, theatre, and performance archives. All V&A images are uniquely produced as black and white silver gelatin and archival pigment prints.
Galerie Prints’ premium quality prints are then made to order.
FRAMING:
Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service.
If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote.
Houston Rogers (1902-1970) was one of London's leading theatre photographers from the 1930s until his death in 1970. His first notable work was photographing Fred Astaire and Claire Luce as the leads in the musical The Gay Divorcee. Rogers was playing the saxophone for the production at the time. Over his career, he captured performers such as Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Alicia Markova, Julie Christie, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Bette Davis, Douglas Fairbanks, Vivien Leigh, Edith Evans, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, and Joan Sutherland...
Category
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Satchmo Blows In" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Satchmo Blows In" by Haywood Magee
A series of images showing American jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1900 - 1971) backstage and in performance during a British tour, 1...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh
NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Liz Taylor in the film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Mondadori Portfolio
Located in London, GB
"Liz Taylor in the filme Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Mondadori Portfolio
British-American actress Liz Taylor (Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor) sitting on a bed and clinging to the headboard...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett
American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) gestures with his hands while singing into a microphone during a recording ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Chic Shoes" by Joseph McKeown
Located in London, GB
"Chic Shoes" by Joseph McKeown
18th September 1954: A poodle adds a touch of chic to an array of footwear designed by 26-year-old Jean Matthew to follow current American and Italian...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Drive-In Coffee Shop" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Drive-In Coffee Shop" by Kurt Hutton
April 1951: Cars parked outside Simons Drive-In Coffee Shop in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Or...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace
Located in London, GB
"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace
American film actor Paul Newman at the Oscars award ceremony in Hollywood.
Unframed
Paper Size: 24" x 20'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Sabrina" by Hulton Archive
October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set of director Billy Wilder's...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
La Fenice Venice Opera House by Erich Auerbach Oversize silver gelatine print
Located in London, GB
"La Fenice" by Erich Auerbach
A general view of the boxes at La Fenice, the Venice Opera House, 1954.
Unframed
Paper Size: 30" x 30'' (inches)
Printed...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Mini Car Mini Skirt" by Michael Webb
By Michael Webb
Located in London, GB
"Mini Car Mini Skirt" by Michael Webb
Brigitte Bardot during a break from filming, 'Two Weeks in September' in Whitehall, London. Leaning against a mini she is wearing boots, a belt...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Frames Of Frank" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Frames Of Frank" by Hulton Archive
circa 1955: Contact sheet of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra singing in front of a music stand in recording...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Crowning Glory" by Bert Hardy
Premium Rates Apply. An elegant Parisian spends the morning in a Champs Elysees cafe. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5343 - Sunday Morning In Th...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Ekberg Smiles" by John Chillingworth
Located in London, GB
"Ekberg Smiles" by John Chillingworth
10th December 1955: Swedish actress Anita Ekberg smiling during her make up session before meeting the press at the...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Queen Of Soho" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Queen Of Soho" by Thurston Hopkins
Model Andria Loran (right) greets a friend, 21st July 1956. Loran works in Soho, London as a model and has been voted 'Que...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Taylor Reclines" by Baron
Located in London, GB
"Taylor Reclines" by Baron
American actress Elizabeth Taylor reclining in bed.
Unframed
Paper Size: 60"x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"New England Skiing" by Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
"New England Skiing" by Slim Aarons
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Cary In Rain" by Express
Located in London, GB
"Cary In Rain" by Express
British-born American actor Cary Grant (1904 - 1986) sheltering in a hotel porch as he waits for the rain to stop.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inche...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Elegant Daywear" by Popperfoto
Located in London, GB
"Elegant Daywear" by Popperfoto
A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-quarter-length dress, high heeled shoes, hat and gloves, 1957.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 30'...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome closeup publicity still of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in their roles for the Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief.
To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Guggenheim Museum" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Guggenheim Museum" by Keystone
A night time view of The Guggenheim Museum, New York, circa 1959, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Printed 2...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Bergman On Set" by Thurston Hopkins
Swedish stage and film actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) in period costume on set during the filming of 'Elena Et Les Hommes' (aka 'Paris Does Strange Things...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Happy Marilyn" by Evening Standard
Located in London, GB
"Happy Marilyn" by Evening Standard
American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green.
Unframed
Paper Size: 24"x 20'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silv...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
The Third Italian High Fashion Show in Florence, Italy, 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5685 - Paris has a Rival - pub. 1st March 195...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Sharing A Chair" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Sharing A Chair" by Thurston Hopkins
12th February 1955: A young couple getting to know each other at the Manchester University Student Union Fresher's Ball.
Unframed
Paper Size: ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Elegant Ankle" by Bert Hardy
Customers sitting on the terrace of a cafe on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, June 1951. Original publication: Picture Post - 5...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Falaise Collection" by John Chillingworth
Located in London, GB
"Falaise Collection" by John Chillingworth
An outfit designed for the English market by Maxime de la Falaise. The model wears a pale tangerine sweater and tie with apricot red taper...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Savoy Press Conference" by Harry Kerr
Located in London, GB
"Savoy Press Conference" by Harry Kerr
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) and English actor and director Laurence Olivier (1907 - 1989) at a press conference at the Savoy...
Category
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 Po...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Louis Armstrong On Stage" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Louis Armstrong On Stage" by Haywood Magee
American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong (1900 - 1971), shouts after clarinettist Edmund Hall's solo, on stage du...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Fan's Fashion" by William Vanderson
Located in London, GB
"Fan's Fashion" by William Vanderson
5th January 1957: Two young Fulham football fans Freda and Frank Hearn dressed in their club's colours of black and white, wait to board an 'Ipswich Special' at Addison Road station, London. Fulham are playing Ipswich in an FA Cup...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Pavilion Blur" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Pavilion Blur" by Thurston Hopkins
8th August 1953: A blur of participants in the Holiday Girl Beauty Competition at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, E...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Fancy Heel" by Chaloner Woods
Located in London, GB
"Fancy Heel" by Chaloner Woods
15th November 1955: Stiletto heeled shoes with pointed toes.The heels are decorated and the shoes are worn with sto...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Monza Grand Prix" by David Lees
Located in London, GB
"Monza Grand Prix" by David Lees
British racing champion Stirling Moss at the Monza Grand Prix in Italy, September 1954. Original Publication : Picture Post - 8156 - Monza Grand Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Audrey's Funny Face" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey's Funny Face" by Bert Hardy
Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on the set of the Paramount musical 'Funny Face'. Costumes by Givenchy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - New England Skiing 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Produce...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"West Indian Arrivals" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"West Indian Arrivals" by Haywood Magee
West Indian immigrants arrive at Victoria Station, London, after their journey from Southampton Docks. Origi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
V&A Museum London 'Swan Lake' by Houston Rogers
Located in London, GB
'Swan Lake' by Houston Rogers (1901-70)
Margot Fonteyn (1919-91) as Odette in Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. London, 1954.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Paper size 20 x 16 inches / 50 x 40 cm
Printed in 2022 - produced from the original transparency
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Galerie Prints is proud to share with you our curated selection of 200 Victoria & Albert Museum photographic prints.
From this world-renowned collection, we have selected images from their fashion, architecture, theatre, and performance archives. All V&A images are uniquely produced as black and white silver gelatin and archival pigment prints.
Galerie Prints’ premium quality prints are then made to order.
FRAMING:
Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service.
If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote.
Houston Rogers (1902-1970) was one of London's leading theatre photographers from the 1930s until his death in 1970. His first notable work was photographing Fred Astaire and Claire Luce as the leads in the musical The Gay Divorcee. Rogers was playing the saxophone for the production at the time. Over his career, he captured performers such as Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Alicia Markova, Julie Christie, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Bette Davis, Douglas Fairbanks, Vivien Leigh, Edith Evans, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, and Joan Sutherland...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Naples, Fruitsstand, Street Photography, Black and White, 1950s, 17, 8 x 13, 1 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Lucky Luciano'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Lucky Luciano, 1949
Fiber print
Estate edition of 150
Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity
Sicilian-born American gangst...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Boy; Books; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 5 x 12, 7 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 18 x 12, 9 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race, 1955, Printed Later
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, i...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
Archival pigment print
Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper
From an edition of 25
Also available in al...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kings of Hollywood (Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Van Heflin)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic photograph is finally available again, for the first time in over a year.
In this classic black and white photograph, film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Gentlemen; Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17.7 x 12.9 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice, Venedig, Gondolas, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12, 9 x 17, 8 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn Portrait on Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1957
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (19...
Category
American Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997)
enjoying...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Moulin Rouge; Dancing; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 6 x 12, 7 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity
1952: Orson Welles (1...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice, Gondolas, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12, 8 x 17, 9 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Women, Market, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity
1952: Orson Welles (1...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe – CHANEL #5 - 8 x 10 Original Negative, 30x40 1/1 Print and NFT
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe – CHANEL #5From the famous Movie Star News Collection this is a vintage, large format (10” by 8”) camera negative of Marilyn Monro...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Venice, Venedig, Canale Grande, Italy 1950s, 13 x 17, 7 cm
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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