20th Century Black and White Photography
Period: 20th Century
Color: Black
Orson Welles in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Orson Welles posed seated on a chair in the studio.
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Fred Mcmurray and Jimmy Stewart
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white comedic candid shot of Fred McMurray and Jimmy Stewart backstage.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait features jazz legend Louis Armstrong up close, posed with a big smile.
Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one o...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ingrid Bergman with Fan
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
Glamorous capture of actress Ingrid Bergman posed in the studio with a fan.
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films and won thr...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth Sunbathing
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid image of Rita Hayworth in Burbank, walking along a beautiful street scene.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Palmer Taking a Swing
By Fred Bauman
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Arnold Palmer playing golf, taking a swing as the crowd looks on.
Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer who is generally regar...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver at the 30th Annual Boomtown Party
Located in Austin, TX
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver attend the Share 30th annual Boomtown party at the Universal Amphitheatre.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, bu...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed Ski Service Shop and Check Room in...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Katharine Hepburn in "Holiday"
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
A classic film still of Kathrine Hepburn on the set of the classic 1938 film "Holiday".
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Hepburn's career a...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Orson Welles Leaning in the Studio
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Orson Welles posed seated and leaning on a chair in the studio.
Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Greta Garbo "Inspiration"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Greta Garbo posed for her role in "Inspiration".
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century 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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Training in Florida
By Jeff Joffe
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning image of Muhammad Ali training in Florida, 1970.
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New England Skiing Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2023
20×20″ - p...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer Don Lopez photographed for 'After Dark' magazine Nude, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer Don Lopez photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1985. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitche...
Category
Pop Art 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
French Polo Crowd Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
French Polo Crowd
1950
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2023
16 ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New England Skiing Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Si...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris International Exhibition w Eiffel Tower, Silver Gelatin B and W Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency MONDIAL> Paris, March 31st, 1937, showing International Exhibition Construction w...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jane Russell in Crowd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid capture features a radiant Jane Russell stands out from the crowd while arriving for an event in Hollywood, California, circa 1958.
Jane Russell was an ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Hands in Cement Hollywood Blvd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Frank Sinatra posed smiling while pressing his hands into the cement of Hollywood Boulevard, circa 1955.
Fr...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bad Luck Gloria Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria
1951
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
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...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart at the Oscars
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actor Humphrey Bogart and actress Lauren Bacall standing side by side at the 1954 Oscar Wards.
Humphrey Bogart, nicknamed Bogie, was an Amer...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, 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 directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali Preparing for the "Thrilla in Manila"
Located in Austin, TX
World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali preparing for the fight that would come to be known as the "Thrilla in Manila", the final fight in the Ali-Frazier trilogy and one that lived ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arthur Ashe in Action
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph depicting a young Arthur Ashe in action.
Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in double...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New England Skiing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955.
unframed
Silver gelatin print
printed 2...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Pinhole Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Jo Ann Callis (American, b. 1940); Gelatin silver print; Signed, dated and numbered 3/10
Jo Ann Callis (born Cincinnati, Ohio 1940) is an American artist who works with photography and is based in California.
Though Callis initially pursued a degree at Ohio State University in 1958, she dropped out in her second year when she got married. She and her husband moved to Southern California in 1961. Her father died after the birth of her first son Stephen in the same year. In 1963, her second son Michael was born. By 23, she was married with two children; she later separated from her husband. Callis enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1970 initially in graphic design. When she took a course from Robert Heinecken...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Luxury Dining Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Seaplane At Palm Beach
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Ser...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Alice Cooper in Concert
By Mike Gray
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features singer and musician Alice Cooper performing on stage.
Alice Cooper is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fi...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jackie Kennedy; leaving plane; 24, 1 x 18 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Bianca Jagger's Birthday Party at Studio 54
By Eric Kroll
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1970s in New York: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bianca Jagger, and Mick Jagger at Studio 54 for Bianca's birthday party.
Bianca Jagger is a former Nicaraguan actress who was married ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white 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 directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century 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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white pinup style portrait features blonde actress and film icon Marilyn Monroe. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth this sexy image features the actress se...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Swing Time"
By Ernest Bachrach
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing for their roles in "Swing Time", 1936.
Swing Time is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film set ma...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Legendary film still capture of Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy posed for their roles in the 1953 film "The Wild One".
The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed b...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Marilyn Monroe Poolside Glamour
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating pinup features actress Marilyn Monroe standing poolside in a bathing suit and heels.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most popular sex symbols in the early 1950s and ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Liza Minnelli, Iconic Stage Picture, unknown date
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Tuning Guitar on Stage
By Grant Harper Reid
Located in Austin, TX
Captured by photographer Grant Harper Reid, the concert took place on September 5, 1969, in Harlem on 139th Street between 5th. Ave. & Lenox Ave.
...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1952 in Los Angeles, California: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with George Jessel in suits with old West sheriff star badges.
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo c...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Winston Churchill - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Barratt's Photo Press.
In the Photo: Winston Churchill with a cigar
With the Stamped on the rear.
Good co...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in a car on the set of the 1950s Film "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapte...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Vintage Circus
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1960s photograph featuring a terrific shot of circus acrobats on horses.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Pr...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin Sitting at a Kitchen Table
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of members of Led Zeppelin sitting at a kitchen table, circa 1969.
Led Zeppelin was an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consiste...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital
Light and Shadow, Gina Lollobrigida
By Armando Pietrangeli
Located in Austin, TX
The beautiful Gina Lollobrigida is captured here dramatically in this striking 1960's photograph by noted Italian fashion photographer, Armando Pietrangeli.
Gina Lollobrigida is an...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Citizen Kane Iconic Scene
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
Iconic scene from the influential film "Citizen Kane"..Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger Flexing
By Arthur Gordon
Located in Austin, TX
A Vintage 1976 image depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times. Schwarzenegger would become the biggest action mo...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bardot (1963) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Swan In A Car (1936) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Reg Lancaster/Getty Images)
French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stage name of Camille Javal, dancing in a scen...
Category
Modern 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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