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Period: 1950s
Medium: Paper
In Voluptas Mors (Dalí)
Located in Dallas, TX
In 1951, Salvador Dali, everyone's favorite mustachioed surrealist, teamed up with Magnum photographer Philippe Halsman to create one of the most enchanting, morbid and bizarre photo...
Category
Surrealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Henry Miller And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge - 1954 Original Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"Henry And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge" - 1954 Original Photograph
1954 original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Henry and Eve Miller at their house on Partington Ri...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Charlotte Stribling (also known as Fabulous), 1950, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born in 1912 to Russian-immigrant parents in Ph...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Bar girl in a brothel, Photography 1954, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Black is beautiful, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black is beautiful, New York City, USA in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Cotton
Eve Arnold - Two young models check their make-up, 1950, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Two young models check their make-up backstage at a local fashion show at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem, New York City in 1950.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Editio...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Cotton
ESERCITO AL FRONTE - Fotografia bianco e nero , Vittorio Buonanno 1950
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia in bianco e nero alla gelatina ai sali d'argento, Titolo "Esercito al fronte" di Vittorio Buonanno
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Swing, Black and White Portrait Photo of Child and Gaudi Cathedral Barcelona
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn's The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Swing, 1959, is a gelatin silver print, 20 x 16, signed and stamped print, authenticated by the estate. A young girl swings carefree agai...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Black and White Original Photography Postcard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral circa 1950.
Features:
The original silver gelatin print photograph postc...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Postcard, Silver Gelatin
Paris, Notre Dame Cathedral, Black and White Original Photography Postcard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral, circa 1950.
Features:
This original silver gelatin print photography po...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Postcard, Silver Gelatin
Young Price Charles of Wales - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Young Price Charles is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, me...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paris, The Riverbank Booksellers - Black and White Original Photography Postcard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier, Paris. The riverbank booksellers, Quai de Gesvres, circa 1950.
Features:
This original silver gelati...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Postcard, Silver Gelatin
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photograph of Painting at MET - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph of Painting at MET is a black and white vintage photo realized by an anonymous artist in 1953.
Good condition.
The artwork belongs to a series of photos which ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alexandra Princess of Kent - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Alexandra Princess of Kent is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political eve...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Queen Elizabeth II, signed photograph, by Dorothy Wilding
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II, portrait photograph by Dorothy Wilding.
Bromide photograph. 1953. Laid onto board. Signed by the Queen below the photograph, dated 1953.
Dorothy Wilding was th...
Category
English School 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Elizabeth Taylor, B & W Photograph of Glam Hollywood Star on the Beach 1950s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a black-and-white photograph shot on film a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor on the beach during the filming of the adaptation of Tennessee Willia...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, 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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning against a classic T-Bird.
Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s Jewish Diaspora Brooklyn, USA
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Murray Garrett 'Frank Sinatra' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty, 16x20
Located in San Rafael, CA
American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) gestures with his hands while singing into a microphone during a recording session in a studio at Capitol Records, early 1950s. ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957
Fiber print
40x30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
1957: French actress Capucine, (Germaine Lefebvre) (1933 - 1990) fanning herself at a New Years Ev...
Category
American Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
James Dean Pushing Porsche at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean loading his Porsche on to a trailer at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
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 ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Barbara Nichols in Dressing Room
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of star actress Barbara Nichols in her dressing room.
Known for her brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1960s, Barbara Nichols was an American actress who starred ina variety of films including Miracle in the Rain (1956), The King and Four Queens (1956), The Naked and the Dead (1958), The Pajama Game (1957), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), That Kind of Woman (1958), and Where the Boys Are...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall at Villa Capri
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall smiling while having a meal at a cafe, 1957.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called ...
Category
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden sitting at the table, 1951.
Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing, he was one of classic Hollywood's definitive leading men from the 1930s until the mid-1960s.
Jane Wyman was an American actress. She received an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
William Holden was an American actor, one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1950s. Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the film Stalag 17 (1953) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for the television film The Blue Knight...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Gi...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Day
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white image of Elizabeth Taylor in a flowing wedding gown exiting a car with her father during her first wedding on May 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California.
Eliza...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Smiling on Red Carpet
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Third in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole.
Classic image of the Hollywood le...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Nancy and Ronald Reagan
By Frank Worth
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
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Jewels
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.
Classic image of the Hollywood l...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Standing with Photographer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe standing with photographer for promotional shots from the film "How to Marry a Millionaire".
Marilyn Monroe was an American actres...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball Hugging Desi Arnaz
By Virgil Apger
Located in Austin, TX
This unique capture features Lucille Ball hugging Desi Arnaz in a captivating studio portrait.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, enter...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Supremes in Sequins
By Walter Looss
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely group portrait features The Supremes posed in sequined gowns.
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Monroe at Premiere
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible candid image of Screen Legends Marilyn Monroe Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953.
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 19...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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 ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kim Novak and Debbie Reynolds at Schwabs
By Frank Worth
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
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of actor and racer James Dean sitting with his back turned to the camera at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cult...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features actress Grace Kellythe "Princess of Grace"attending Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window premier in 1954. She is captured here looking at th...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful black and white image features Marilyn Monroe in her starring role in "Seven Year Itch".
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a 1952...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds Mid-Jump
By Frank Worth
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
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Dean with Windmill in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This atmospheric black and white portrait features actor James Dean in his starring role for the film "Giant", 1955.
Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading act...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Smiling with Microphone
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe smiling and talking into a microphone.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and George Stevens on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white photograph features Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and George Stevens on the set of Giant.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film about sprawling epi...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Playful black and white print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jane Russell Having Fun on Set
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and a white candid photograph of Jane Russell having fun on the set of "The French Line", circa 1954.
The French Line is a 1953 American musical film starring Jane Russell made by RKO Radio...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Monroe Throws the First Pitch
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for pla...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey singing and playing instruments on couch, circa 1958.
Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker.Douglas developed int...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
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Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Humphrey Bogart and June Allyson on Set
By Frank Worth
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 also co-wrote the screenplay w...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point, Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had no...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of actor Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at the Oscars, circa 1952.
On May 21, 1945, Bacall married actor Humphrey Bogart, 25 years her senior. The...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
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