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Period: 1950s
Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Elvis Adoration (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
May 27, 1956
Elvis Presley hugging a group of fans backstage after a performance at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 12x16''
Printed Later
Paper: Archival Pigment
About the Image:
Elvis Aaron 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".
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students.
Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Color...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Dwarf and Liquors, Little Italy, NYC, black + white photograph by William Klein
Located in New York, NY
Dwarf and Liquors, Little Italy, NYC, black + white photograph by William Klein
Dwarf and Liquors, Little Italy, NYC
1955/printed later
Gelatin silver print
16 x 20 inches (40.6 ...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'La Fenice' Venice Opera House Giant Silver Gelatin Print
By Frank Auerbach
Located in London, GB
'La Fenice' by Erich Auerbach
A general view of the boxes at La Fenice, the Venice Opera House, 1st January 1954.
A beautiful silver gelatin fibre pr...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City, 1953 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1953 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label
Silver gelatin print, printed later
Availabl...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"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
NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Fox Hunt' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Hunt followers on horseback among a pack of dogs during a fox hunt, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955.
Slim Aarons
Palm Beach Fox Hunt
1955
Fiber Print
Estate signature stamped and h...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Naples, Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, 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, Black and White
Alan Ladd Playing with Dog in Pool
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Hollywood actor Alan Ladd smiling while playing with his dog by the pool, circa 1953.
Alan Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Clifton Webb at How to Marry A Millionaire Premiere, circa 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities.
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"The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Dali is painting medusas head on Galas forehead
Located in Cologne, DE
An amazing item, with numerous stamps and notes on the back showing its active life as a press photo. The quality is fair due to decades in use. But it is absolutly unique.
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Posing in Studio, ca. 1950s, 18, 1 x 23, 9 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elizabeth Taylor on Bed - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~
Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in Clash by Night Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in "Clash by Night", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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 acce...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe at the Gala, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a candid moment of Marilyn Monroe at a glamorous gala during the 1950s. In the foreground, Monroe sits elegantly in her seat, surrounded by o...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Benton on the Couch (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #28)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes
Benton on the Couch (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #28)
Year: 1956, 2021
Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph
Size: 19x13.5 in
Paper Size: 22x17 in
Edition: 10 (9 Mon...
Category
Naturalistic 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman
Located in London, GB
"Taylor And Poodle" by Stanley Sherman
23rd April 1957: American actress Elizabeth Taylor sips a drink and smokes a cigarette during a stop for interv...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jayne Mansfield Casino - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield Casino 1955
by Frank Worth
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas circa 1955
Captured by celebrity photographer Fr...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"A Cheeky Little Wine" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"A Cheeky Little Wine" by Thurston Hopkins
16th August 1952: A workman savours a glass of red wine in a Paris bistro. Original Publication: Picture Post ...
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
The Garden Of Buddhas by Gleb Derujinsky, Vintage Fashion Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Selected from the Derujinsky: Around The World Portfolio, shot in The Garden Of Buddhas, Aythutthaya in Thailand, for Harper's Bazaar
Artist: Gleb Derujinsky
Title: Garden Of Buddh...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Seattle Tubing Society, 1953 by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s shots - this one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, th...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth posed in a Hawaiian outfit, posed amongst palm trees.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~
Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
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 directe...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Super Constellation Lockheed - Full Framed Fine Art Edition
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rome - Castel Sant' Angelo 1954
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1954.
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
Gleb Derujinsky 'Balmain's Mermaid, A Night in Paris' Vintage Fashion
Located in New York, NY
Balmain's Mermaid, A Night in Paris
1957
Archival pigment print
Edition of 5
Estate stamped, signed and numbered by Andrea Derujinsky with certificate of authenticity
Groundbreaking...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok 1958 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Famiglia numerosa, Bangkok
This photo was made in 1958, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and th...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
14th June 1952: A young French girl holding a large loaf of bread while reading a sign about a possible decrease in bakery prices in the home town of ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Relaxed and Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Young and beautiful Marilyn Monroe flashing that beautiful smile that lit up the silver screens during the 50's. The offered photo is a second-generation example and was issued in th...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy: Living in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind.
John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Acqua e Fantasia, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few rowing clubs in the city. The raging wav...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Lana Turner - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo Cineclassico/Alamy Archives)
American actress-
Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Dino And Jerry" by Topical Press Agency
Located in London, GB
"Dino And Jerry" by Topical Press Agency
9th June 1953: Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti 1917 - 1995), the Hollywood film star with Jerry Lewis at...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield on Silk
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This timeless black-and-white photograph captures a tranquil moment along the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing the iconic gondolas that glide through the city’s waterways. In the fo...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Vintage American Silver Gelatin Photo
Located in Houston, TX
Original pencil signed silver gelatin photograph of a workman among building debris by Shirley Carter Burden, 1953. Signed " S.C. Burden" in pencil lower right.
From a personal por...
Category
Other Art Style 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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. A view of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, circa 1950.
Features:
The original silver gelatin pr...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Gorbals Boys' Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition)
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
'Blackpool Railings' Oversize Silver Gelatin Print (Limited Edition)
Now widely recognised as a Master of Photography - this is considered to be o...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot without flash in available light.
The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia)
This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Forest
By Josef Sudek
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Unsigned original gelatin silver print by Josef Sudek.
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Studio Shoot, 1950s, 15 x 20, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Alfred Hithcock with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of famed director Alfred Hitchcock walking his dog.
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influentia...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Joan Crawford" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Joan Crawford" by Thurston Hopkins
American actress Joan Crawford (1906 - 1977) asks her assistant to bite off a loose thread from her dress at the Dorchester Hotel...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Venetian Afternoon, 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph beautifully captures the essence of Venice’s Grand Canal in the 1950s. The image shows a row of gondolas gently floating on the canal, with their dist...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features actress Elizabeth Taylor posed outdoors while behind the scenes of the film "Giant"1955.
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor known as DBE wa...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st March 1956.
A man swan diving from the high diving boar...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
James Dean Hunting in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actor James Dean climbing on a Windmill in a coat with a shotgun, hunting for his role in "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film d...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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