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Period: 1950s
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
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Parisienne Lovers
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
23rd June 1951: A young couple sharing an intimate moment in one of the pavement cafes on the Champs-Elysees, Paris. Original Publication: Picture Post – 5343 – Sunday Morning In The...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brighton, Street Photographer, United Kingdom 1956
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in Brighton in 1952, depicts a street photographer labeled "Official Beach Photographer," standing confidently with his vintage camera on a tri...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Lucille Ball Posed in Hawaiian Scene
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white full-length portrait features Lucille Ball seated in the studio, posed with Hawaiian scenery and props.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, e...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bad Luck Gloria
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Marilyn Monroe, "Black Sitting"
Located in New York, NY
Estate-stamped. Includes black frame.
Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on a photo sh...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crying Child in Stroller, Vintage Print - Female Street Photographer
By Vivian Maier
Located in Miami, FL
Female Street Photographer Vivian Maier captures a riveting moment of a child consumed in grief. The physiological and psychological anguish dominates her...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Katharine Hepburn, Hollywood Actress 1950s, Black and White Portrait Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn photographed the 1950s Hollywood actress and star Katharine Hepburn during the filming of Tennessee William's "Suddenly Last Summer." The iconic Hepburn is captured joking...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
Brigitte Bardot Sitting on Car
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features French actress, singer, dancer, and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist, Brigitte Bardot. She was one of the best-k...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hungarian revolutionaries hanging pro-Soviet activist, Hungary 1956.
Located in Cologne, DE
Hungarian revolutionaries hanging pro-Soviet activist, Hungary 1956.
Keywords: Hungary; Hungarian; people; crowd; revolution; 1956; 1950s; uprising; lynching; violence; tree; killin...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
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 w...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Rue Royale
Located in Denton, TX
9 x 12 3/4 inches
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hungarian objectors killed by the secret police, Hungary Magyarovar 1956.
Located in Cologne, DE
Hungarian objectors killed by the secret police, Hungary Magyarovar 1956.
Keywords: Hungary; Hungarian; people; crowd; revolution; 1956; 1950s; city...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris, Black and White Street Photography in France 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Paris, 1981 by Louis Stettner is a 20 x 16in gelatin silver print on fiber paper. In an edition of 6, the photograph Ed 3/5 is dated, titled, and signed verso (photo back) by the art...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Lunch Time
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Five British models eating lunch in their swimwear on a yacht on the Cote d’Azur. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7850 – The Secret Of Five Girls On A Yacht – pub. 1955
(Photo ...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Naples 1954, Street music
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in Naples in 1954, depicts a group of street musicians performing in what appears to be an urban setting. The scene is lively and intimate, featuring a woman i...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fancy Heel (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Chaloner Woods)
15th November 1955: Stiletto heeled shoes with pointed toes.
The heels are d...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Train Tracks, Contemporary Silver Gelatin Print by Consuelo Kanaga
By Consuelo Kanaga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Consuelo Kanaga, American (1894 -1978) - Train Tracks, Year: circa 1950, Medium: Silver Gelatin Print, signed in pencil, Size: 4 x 3 in. (10.16 x 7.62 cm), Frame Size: 10.25 x 8...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 3 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 3 - Roma (Italy)
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian p...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prado Visitors, Madrid, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's maste...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Mezzogiono al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958. At noon, a fountain in the Pantheon Square, work of Giacomo della Porta, (such as so many other achievements of this...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 10 - Canada - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 10 - Canada
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printe...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th Century Fox where Marilyn was filming How to Marry a Millionairecirca 1953.
The ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Nurburgring, Germany
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Paper size: 20 x 14, Image size: 14 x 14 in.
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photogra...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons - Bad Luck Gloria Oscar Night 1951 Limited Estate print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
2nd April 1951: American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, 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
"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
New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart at Premiere Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white photo of Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall sitting at a table at the premiere of "How to Marry a Millionaire" on November 4, 1953 in Los Angeles, Cal...
Category
Contemporary 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
Montmartre in Paris, 1955 Black and White Original Photograph Postcard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier. Artistic view of Montmartre district in Paris, 1955. In the background is the dome of the Sacré-Coeu...
Category
Art Deco 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Postcard, Silver Gelatin
Elvis Presley in Colors
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
On March...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Norman Parkinson 'Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953'
Located in New York, NY
Model Rachel Fitzgerald for Vogue’s ‘Export Book’ story featuring BBC, June 1953.
Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953
Silver gelatin print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on ve...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, July 1951'
Located in New York, NY
Fiona Campbell-Walter (later Baroness Thyssen) on an English beach wearing an Estrava coat with a raffia hat from Eaton. British Vogue, July 1951
Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, Ju...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Star Trio" by Darlene Hammond
Located in London, GB
"Star Trio" by Darlene Hammond
1953: EXCLUSIVE Married American actors Lauren Bacall (L) and Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957) pose with American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) at t...
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 perform...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor Driving Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor driving car from the movie scene "Giant", circa 1956.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directe...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Seaplane At Palm Beach 1955
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Seaplane At Palm Beach
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Fl...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Fiat Topolino on the Via Appia Antica near Rome in the 1950s
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
A nostalgic journey to Rome, Italy, in the 1950s, featuring a Fiat Topolino driving along the historic Via Appia Antica near Rome. The photograph, taken in 1954 by Erich Andres, capt...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Color
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls.
Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Sean Connery as James Bond - 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 and Tom Ewell Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pi...
Category
Contemporary 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
View from Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. A view of Paris and the River Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Ph...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris 1952 , a picturesque moment
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken in 1952 in Paris along the Seine River, captures a tranquil and picturesque moment. In the foreground, a man wearing a light-colored straw hat ...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Temple of Dawn by Gleb Derujinsky, 1957, Fashion Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Selected from the Derujinsky: Around The World Portfolio, shot at the Grand Palace in Thailand for Harper's Bazaar
Artist: Gleb Derujinsky
Title: Fragrant Harbor
Year: 1957
Estat...
Category
Naturalistic 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe with Tommy Retting Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
River of No Return is a 1954 American Western musical film directed by Otto Preminger and starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. The screenplay by Frank Fenton is based on a sto...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons, Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An evening dress being modelled at a fashion show held by Saks of Fifth Avenue, New York. The audience, who are in evening dress, are also being wined and dined, 1955.
Estate stampe...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Il cuoco felice - Thailand 1959 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Il cuoco felice
This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Love Nest Production Still Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed for her role in "Love Nest", circa 1951.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a p...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Hanging on Rope - 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
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury
Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954.
Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ronald Reagan "Tropic Zone"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American politician and actor Ronald Reagan who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to the presidency, h...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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