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Period: 1950s
Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Up, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Up, 1957 -- Coco Chanel writes at her desk, head up. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Up, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Up, 1957 -- Coco Chanel writes at her desk, head up. Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in the Ballet Studio, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn in the Ballet Studio, c17_8 -- Audrey Hepburn studied ballet three nights a week "both for health and because she loves it." Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" pap...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in the Ballet Studio, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn in the Ballet Studio, c17_7 -- Audrey Hepburn studied ballet three nights a week "both for health and because she loves it." Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" 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, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. A black and white photograph of Audrey Hepburn practicing ballet. She is holding on to a ballet barre...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Vanity Fair Pleated Grecian Back, Circa 1955
Located in New York, NY
Vanity Fair Pleated Grecian Back -- Vanity Fair lingerie photographed by Mark Shaw for an award winning campaign over the course of ten years. THE 24” x 36” SIZE OF THIS IMAGE IS ONL...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn in White Blouse with Phone, Laying, Hands on Face, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r13_11 -- Shot for the Dec. 7, 1953 issue of Life. Initially Audrey Hepburn did all she could to avoid Mark Shaw's cameras. When she realized they shared intense devo...
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Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Coco Chanel's famous mirrored staircase, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Chanel's famous mirrored staircase was a favorite photographic location -- Mark Shaw's informal, grainy, black and white images of Coco Chanel were created using an unobtrusive 35mm ...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Audrey Hepburn Applies Lipstick in Mirror, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Backstage at Ondine, 54_0330c_33, 1954 – Backstage at Ondine, Audrey Hepburn was photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954. After years of perfect blondes, Audrey's look w...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Jackie Swings Caroline, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Jackie Swings Caroline -- Jackie swings Caroline in the shallows at Hyannis Port in 1959. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order i...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Kennedy, Jackie with JFK at Podium, 1959
Located in New York, NY
BW Jackie with JFK at Podium -- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy as photographed by Mark Shaw with JFK at the podium in the background. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). ...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Down, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Coco Chanel Writes at Desk in Window, Head Down, 1957 -- Coco Chanel was photographed for LIFE in 1957 at the age of 74 during her “comeback.” She had retired in 1938, a rich woman w...
Category

Modern 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Park Avenue
Located in New York, NY
Signed in pencil on verso, includes thick decorative black frame with white mat. Garry Winogrand is widely considered to be one of the most renowned street photographers of the 20t...
Category

1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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, sits proudly wi...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bad Luck Gloria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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, sits proudly wi...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Palm Bay Club, Estate Edition Photograph: 1950s Ski in New Hampshire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in New Hampshire, 1955. Slim Aarons New England Skiing Black and White Photogr...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Taylor, Todd And Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contact strip depicting British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) at an airfield, (possibly Croydon Airport, London) with her third husband, American producer Mi...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Taylor, Todd And Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contact strip depicting British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) at an airfield, (possibly Croydon Airport, London) with her third husband, American producer Mi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Taylor, Todd And Family
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contact strip depicting British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) at an airfield, (possibly Croydon Airport, London) with her third husband, American producer Mi...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jamaica Sea Sailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two men sailing their yacht 'Eel II' in Jamaica. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Cert...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jamaica Sea Sailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two men sailing their yacht 'Eel II' in Jamaica. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Cert...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Spring Break
Located in Los Angeles, CA
High schoolers picnic on the beach at Bonita Springs, Florida, 1955. Slim Aarons Spring Break Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Nu...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Kennedy And Friends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airport, Jamaica. Slim Aarons Kennedy And Friends Black and White Photography Slim Aarons...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Venetian Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Venetian Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx. Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Est...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue cat...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue cat...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Apartments
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Apartments
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Apartments
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Digital

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pulitzer On The Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons NY Lights Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate....
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aa...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

NY Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons NY Lights Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate....
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certific...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Eton Vs Harrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A view of spectators on the pitch at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons Eton Vs Harrow Black and Whit...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped b...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Luxury Dining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

French Polo Crowd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

French Polo Crowd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

French Polo Crowd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
Category

American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

The Carlton Hotel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. The Carlton Hotel Black and White Photography Slim Aarons E...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

New England Skiing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
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American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

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