1950s Black and White Photography
Period: 1950s
Color: Gray
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Esta...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Park Avenue Party (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Park Avenue Party, 1952
Fiber print
24 x 20 inches inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
31st December 1952: From left to right, Slim Hawks (nee Nancy Gross, former wife of director Howard Hawks) chatting with Vogue editor Diana Vreeland (1903 - 1989) and her husband Reed at Kitty...
Category
American Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Street Games" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Street Games" by Thurston Hopkins
A young child wearing an Indian headdress hides in a coal hole as he takes aim under the watchful eye of a friend....
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Lunch Time" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Lunch Time" by Bert Hardy
Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d'Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7850 - Th...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - NY Apartments - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
NY Apartments
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine f...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Untitled Portrait
By Seydou Keïta
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy.
Seydou Keïta
Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158)
23...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Pipes. Abstract black and white vintage photograph. (Framed)
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Abstract (Pipes) by Leo Matiz
Image size: 7.5 in. H x 6.75 in. W
Frame size: 19 in. H x 18 in. W
Gelatin silver print
1950
Framed
Signed, titled, dated in ink on verso, "Leo Matiz, A...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Elizabeth Taylor, Black and White Portrait Photography of Hollywood Star 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Photographing one of the most highly-paid actresses of the time, Glinn captures a candid portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, at 27 years old, who was a star from age 12. Elizabeth Taylor, ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 30x40
Located in San Rafael, CA
1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a motorbike. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partn...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
"Bettie Page Clutching Robe", 1954 (Framed)
By Bunny Yeager
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bettie Page Clutching Robe 1954, by Bunny Yeager
Artist Proof 1 of 2- Estate Print
Printed in 2013
Pigment Print
Image size: 20 in. H x 24 in. W
Frame size: 32 in. H x 26.5 in. W
Signature label
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Bunny Yeager studio
______________________________________
Bunny Yeager (born Linnea Eleanor Yeager; March 13, 1930) is an American photographer and former pin-up model.
Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., Yeager became one of the most photographed models in Miami. After retiring from modeling, she began her career behind the camera.
She met Bettie Page in 1954 and took most of the photographs of her that year. Along with photographer Irving Klaw...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Pigment
Venice - Gondola on Water and Bridge of Sights, Italy, 1950s, 23, 3 x 15, 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
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...
Category
American Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii, 1955
Fiber print
20 x 24 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eifeltower, Paris, 1955
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1955.
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 photograph...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture of Lucille Ball during the era of I Love Lucy.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, studio executive, and producer. As one of Holly...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
May 1950: Belgian-born US actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) in Kew Gardens. She is on a break from rehearsals in the London revue 'Sauce'. Original...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Capucine'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957
Fiber print
30 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainl...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Reg Lancaster 'Francoise Hardy' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20x30
Located in San Rafael, CA
1969: French singer, Francoise Hardy sitting on a motorbike. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we offer premium quality pr...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage b/w Photo by Agenzia ANSA - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Anna Magnani s a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Agenzia ANSA.
Good condition.
Dimension: 18x13
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
NY Apartments
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Swimming in Sand, Coney Island
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 200
Signed, dated and numbered by Harold Feinstein
Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in.
Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He began photographing...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Luxury Dining' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Interviewing Grace" by Bob Harrow
Located in London, GB
"Interviewing Grace" by Bob Harrow
May 1956: American actress Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) being interviewed by journalists aboard the 'Constitution' before her wedding to Prince Rainier...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
Located in London, GB
"Chihuahuas" by Keystone
A small dog's eye-view of two chihuahuas and their owners waiting for judges at Cruft's all-champion dog show.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Blackpool Railings" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Blackpool Railings" by Bert Hardy
Two women chatting on the railings in Blackpool. The picture was taken by Bert Hardy using a single-focus box ca...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Seine Scenery" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Seine Scenery" by Thurston Hopkins
16th August 1952: A man walks his bicycle beside the Seine in Paris and a tug boat on the river belches smoke from its funnel. Original Publicati...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Pacific Diver" by Evans
Located in London, GB
"Pacific Diver" by Evans
circa 1950: Swimmer diving into rough water lashing against rocky cliffs at Acapulco, the Riviera of Mexico.
Unframed
Paper Size: ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Untitled Portrait
By Seydou Keïta
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy.
Seydou Keïta
Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (00089-MA.K...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Lucille Ball in Pearls
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning studio portrait features starlet Lucille Ball posed wearing a gorgeous pearl necklace set around her neck.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, ente...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York.
Unframed
Paper Si...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Jamaican Spectators" 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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon by the Pool, 1957
Silver gelatin print
Estate edition of 150
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary Beth-Turner play backgammon by a swimming pool in Palm ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Big Ben From The South Bank" by Nat Norman
Located in London, GB
"Big Ben From The South Bank" by Nat Norman
A woman looking across the Thames towards the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1955.
Unframed
Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches)
Printe...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning closeup capture of Marilyn Monroe talking on the phone for her role in Some Like it Hot
Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed and produced by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Athens - Acropolis, Temple of Zeus
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1955.
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
'Eton Vs Harrow' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Eton Vs Harrow' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
A view of spectators on the pitch at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Sunbathing Skier" by Don
Located in London, GB
"Sunbathing Skier" by Don
circa 1956: With the temperature at around 80?, a skier reclines on her propped up skis and sunbathes in a swimming costume.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 4...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Luxury Dining 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Produced util...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Women's Skiing" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Women's Skiing" by Kurt Hutton
26th January 1952: One of the British women's Olympic Ski Team with her skis. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5661- Seven Girls Go Out To Ski - ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Bergman's Picture" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Bergman's Picture" by Bert Hardy
30th May 1953: Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915 - 1982) takes a photograph in a break from filming 'Visit To Italy', in Naples. Original Public...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Spring Break'
By Slim Aarons
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
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Located in London, GB
"Gina Lollobrigida" by Haywood Magee
Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida wearing an evening dress. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5952 - St...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"New Look" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"New Look" by Kurt Hutton
A model wearing a black cocktail dress and a black velvet wide-brimmed hat, designed by Ronald Paterson. Original Publicatio...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Starters' (1955) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A young skier prefers to ca...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant and glamorous black and white studio portrait features Eartha Kitt smiling to the camera with her back turned.
Eartha Kitt was an American s...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
"Sheep Dip" by Grace Robertson
By Grace Robertson
Located in London, GB
"Sheep Dip" by Grace Robertson
Sheep being thrown into the stream in Hafod y Llan, Snowdonia, 11th August 1951. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5377 - Shearing Time In Snowdon...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Patsy Pulitzer (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer rummaging in her bag on the seat of an open car Palm Beach, Florida, 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the e...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Patsy Pulitzer 1955 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Patsy Pulitzer
Patsy Pulitzer relaxing by a pool in Palm Beach, Florida.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print
Printed Later
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Produced utilisi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount
By Paramount Pictures
Located in London, GB
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity portrait for the film 'To Catch A Thief', 1955.
Unframed
Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Fred Astaire" by Bert Hardy
7th July 1956: Actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987) poses in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where h...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"1951 Dress" by Bill Brandt
By Bill Brandt
Located in London, GB
"1951 Dress" by Bill Brandt
14th April 1951: An off-the-shoulder evening dress with a black sash, accessorised with gloves and a veiled hat. Original Publi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn In Grand Central Station" by Ed Feingersh
NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the subway in Grand Central Station on March 24, 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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