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Period: Mid-20th Century
'Beverly Hills Cop' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Beverly Hills Cop' 1952
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Nature, Black and Whit ephotography, ca. 1960s, 26, 1 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren in Lingerie - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Audrey Hepburn ' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Audrey Hepburn' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
1958
A gorgeous candid and delicate shot of the fashion and style movie icon Audrey Hepburn, film actress (1929-1993) during a ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Friedrichsbau building at Castle, Heidelberg Germany 1938, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Canals near St. Nicolas church Hamburg Speicherstadt Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Johnny Propp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print
Inscribed, verso
Numbered "56-10" in purple ink, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Photograph by Don Whitman...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Islanders go back to Tristan - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Islanders go back to Tristan is an original black and white photograph realized by the photography Agency of " Dufoto" on 18 Mars 1963.
With the stamp of copyright and the typed not...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean And Ursula Andress (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Michael Ochs
Located in London, GB
James Dean And Ursula Andress (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Image Archive)
LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 29:
Movie star James Dean and Swiss-bor...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Chorus Formation (1933) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Chorus Formation (1933) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
14th February 1933:
The Albertina Rasch chorus girls who are appearin...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Brando (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Brando (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
Marlon Brando,
1950 in costume for his infamous role as Stanley in Elia Kazan’s classic A Str...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Interviewing Grace (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bob Harrow/Express/Getty Images)
May 1956: American actress Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) being interviewed by journali...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
John Lennon Skiing
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of John Lennon skiing at St. Moritz, circa 1965.
John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. He gained worldwide fame ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Flooded Mall" by H. F. Davis
Located in London, GB
"Flooded Mall" by H. F. Davis
British-American actress Liz Taylor (Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor) sitting on a bed and clinging to the headboard in the film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 1958
...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
USS Roosevelt, New York Navy Day 1945, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Associated Press Photo.
The USS Roosevelt aircraft carriers on the Hudson River, New York, during Navy Day in 1945.
Features...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 1 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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Rail Freight Station in Wales, England 1930 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the press agency Wide World Photos - New York Times in Paris. This is a view of a railroad freight station in Wales, En...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Female Nude in Bed, Gordes
By Willy Ronis
Located in Cologne, DE
Willy Ronis (Paris, France, August 14, 1910 - Paris, September 12, 2009) was a French photographer who portrayed post-war Paris and Provence during his lifetime. Ronis' father was a ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
125th Street, Harlem, NY
By Todd Webb
Located in New York, NY
125th Street, Harlem, NY
1946/1986
Signed, titled, and dated in black ink, recto
Gelatin silver print
18.5 x 14.75 inches, image
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe behind the curtain, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
This captivating black-and-white photograph offers a rare glimpse into the backstage life of Marilyn Monroe. Taken in the 1950s, the image shows Monroe adjusting her attire in front ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Acqua e fantasia, 1956 - Limited Edition Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few ...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
To Neckargemuend Mercedes Benz car near Heidelberg, Germany 1936, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Klosters Couple
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
A couple of skiers in action on the piste at Klosters, the famous Swiss ski resort. Original Publication: Picture Post – 7525 – The Joys of Sun and Snow – pub. 1955
(Photo Bert Hard...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris 1952 , Arc de Triomphe
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This is a black-and-white photograph of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, taken in 1952. The image shows the monumental arch, a symbol of French national pride and history, locat...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
By Nik Wheeler
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Elegant Daywear (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Popperfoto/Getty Images Archive)
A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-qu...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Elizabeth Taylor, Elstree Studios, England - 20th Century Photography, Movies
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50.
Elizabeth Tayor is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photograp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
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 P...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Funny Face (1957) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(photo Glasshouse Images / Alamy Archives )
1957,
Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face, directed by Stanley Donen.
Additional In...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direct...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Frank Sinatra Candid in Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of famed singer and musician Frank Sinatra getting out of a car.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board"...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frida by the Window, Detroit, MI
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin by Lucienne Bloch
Titled, dated and print date in black ink on artist label on mat verso.
Printed 1998
Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Summer in the 1930s
Located in Cologne, DE
Summer in the 1930s
Germany, 1938: In this serene lakeside scene, a young woman sits gracefully in a small boat drifting among water lilies near the reeds. Dressed in a classic two-...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sophia Loren: Those Eyes
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white outdoors portrait features Italian film actress and singer Sophia Loren posed with a sultry expression and piercing eyes for her role in "Legend of the Lost"
Kn...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sculptor Marisol (full name Maria Sol Escobar) studio portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Marisol (full name Maria Sol Escobar) studio portrait, 1968. This is a print that was published by a newspaper or magazine which...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Clark's Great Escape" by John Kobal Foundation
Located in London, GB
"Clark's Great Escape" by John Kobal Foundation
17th October 1933: American actor Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) sitting in front of his car planning his journey with a map in front of h...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century 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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in "Dark Victory"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Bette Davis in a fur coat for her role in "Dark Victory", circa 1939.
What's included:
- Limited Edition Archival Print
- Numbered Certificate of ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Il passo sospeso del pedone, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
The passo sospeso del pedone. Hesitant gait of the pedestrian who faces snow and car traffic in Piazza San S...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Need For Speed (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Need For Speed (1954) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Joseph McKeown/Picture Post/Getty Images)
17th July 1954: Argentinian racer Juan Manuel Fangio (1911 - 1995) chalks up ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Jane Birkin' 1968 Saint Tropez (Silver Gelatin Print)
By Jean-Pierre Bonnotte
Located in London, GB
'Jane Birkin' August 1968 Saint Tropez
by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte
A stunning shot of the British supermodel, actress, singer and sex symbol - adopted by France when she became the wif...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran
Located in London, GB
"Peek-A-Boo Beatles" by R. McPhedran
14th June 1965: The British rock group The Beatles stand in a window at Twickenham Film Studios, Middlesex. L-R: Georg...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jackie Kennedy (1956)
Located in London, GB
Jackie Kennedy (1956)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
29th August 1959.
Jackie Kennedy at Hyannis Port.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 10x12''
Printed Later
About the Image:
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was an American writer, literature editor, photographer, and socialite who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. During her lifetime, Jacqueline Kennedy was regarded as an international fashion icon.
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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...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Gilbert Becaud - Concert in Berlin 1964
Located in Cologne, DE
This photo shows the French singer Gilbert Bécaud during a concert in East Berlin in 1964. In the image, Bécaud is captured in a dramatic moment, standing on stage and reaching upwards with his right arm, his fingers forming a sharp, expressive gesture. He is dressed in a dark suit, accentuated by a white shirt cuff. His face is turned upwards, seemingly caught in an intense emotional performance. The stark contrast of his figure against the deep black background highlights the emotional energy of the moment, which was characteristic of Bécaud's passionate and dynamic stage presence.
Known for his exuberant and engaging performances, Bécaud, often referred to as "Monsieur 100.000 Volts" due to his electrifying stage persona, was immensely popular in the 1960s, and this concert in East Berlin would have been a rare cultural exchange during the Cold War era. His concerts were often marked by his powerful voice and the high emotional intensity of his performances, which captivated audiences across the world.
The print is new, Highest Quality on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta. More sizes up to 150x150 cm available on request.
About Tassilo Leher:
Born in the dark years of World War II, Tassilo Leher became an icon of photographic art in divided Germany. As the son of war correspondent Karl Leher, whose lens captured moments of contemporary history, he was born in 1940 in the heart of Berlin.
He shared not only the studio in the picturesque Prenzlauer Berg with his father, but also the mysterious world of the darkroom. While Karl Leher, an early riser, made use of the morning hours, Tassilo found his creative flow only by midday, often working late into the night.
His camera knew no bounds: from the dazzling stars of East German show business like Phudys, Karat, Hildegard Kneef, Manfred Krug, Bubi Scholz, to international greats such as Dean Reed, Karel Gott, Jiri Korn, and Costa Cordalis – all found themselves in front of his lens.
The Friedrichstadt-Palast and numerous film sets became his stages, where he played with light and shadow to perfectly frame famous...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Raquel Welch Sailing
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating black and white portrait features Raquel Welch sitting in the doorway of a boat, making for an artistically beautiful image.
Raquel Welch is an American actress and...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Istanbul 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in Istanbul in 1960, captures the silhouette of the Hagia Sophia with its iconic domes and towering minarets against a haz...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
La Sentinella, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork sold in perfect condition # 3 on 5
In an alleyway in Rome, a kid is playing with his plastic Winchester. But it seems just as much to protect the splendid Fiat 500 Belvedere, under the benevolent gaze of Doris Day, the face of Lux soap...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,575 Sale Price
20% Off
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
By Kurt Hutton
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Fashion" by Kurt Hutton
The Third Italian High Fashion Show in Florence, Italy, 1952. Original Publication : Picture Post - 5685 - Paris has a Rival - pub. 1st March 195...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Uomini dell’ombra, Roma - 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
In these dark and sometimes damp alleys, all kinds of petty trafficki...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,575 Sale Price
20% Off
Ingrid Bergman in the Studio
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely studio capture of Ingrid Bergman posed in the studio.
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films and won three Academy Awar...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Gorbals Boys (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images Archive London)
Possibly Bert Hardy's most famous image.
Two boys in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.
The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s, providing housing for Glasgow's burgeoning population of industrial workers.
Conditions were appalling; overcrowding was standard and sewage and water facilities inadequate.
The tenements housed about 40,000 people with up to eight family members sharing a single room,
30 residents sharing a toilet and 40 sharing a tap.
By the time this photograph was taken 850 tenements had been demolished since 1920.
Redevelopment of the area began in the late 1950s and the tenements were replaced with a modern tower block complex in the sixties. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4499 - The Forgotten Gorbals - pub. 1948
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 20 x 16'' inches / 51 x 41 cm
Printed 2024
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Limited edition issued and stamped on front by the Getty Archive London
Edition size 300 only
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 8''
10 x 12''
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Bert Hardy Albert William Thomas Hardy (19 May 1913 – 3 July 1995)
was an English documentary and press photographer
known for his work published in the Picture Post magazine between 1941 and 1957.
Life and work Born in Blackfriars, Bert Hardy rose from humble working class origins in Southwark, London.
The eldest of seven children, he left school at age 14 to work for a chemist who also processed photos.
His first big sale came in 1936 when he photographed King George V and Queen Mary in a passing carriage during the Silver Jubilee celebrations, and sold 200 small prints of his best view of the King.
His first assignment, at age 23, was to photograph Hungarian actor Sakall at the Mayfair Hotel.
Hardy freelanced for The Bicycle magazine, and bought his first small-format 35 mm Leica.
He signed on with the General Photographic Agency as a Leica photographer,
later founding his own freelance firm, Criterion.
General Photographic Agency General Photographic Agency a Fleet Street, London agency, sold photos at least between 1880-1950.
Picture Post and World War II In 1941,
Hardy was recruited by the then editor Tom Hopkinson of the leading picture publication of the 1930s to the 1950s, Picture Post.
Founded in 1938 and funded by publisher Edward Hulton, the magazine's first editor was Hungarian émigré Stefan Lorant (1901–97) assisted by Hopkinson, who took over as editor from 1940. The picture-centric, left-leaning and reasonably-priced publication was highly successful and circulation soon rose to over a million.
Hardy's photographer colleagues included Felix H. Man (aka Hans Baumann...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the Associated Press, Paris. It shows a demonstration on Boulevard Saint Germain in June 1947.
Features:
Original silver gela...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Bardot" by Reg Lancaster
Located in London, GB
"Bardot" by Reg Lancaster
French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot stage name of Camille Javal, dancing in a scene from the film 'Two Weeks In September' with Mike Sarne.
Unf...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida with a Nikon
Located in Cologne, DE
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, artist and politician. She was one of the highest-profile European actresse...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Le Ultimissime della notte, Roma 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
In a newspaper kiosk of barely 2 square meters, the Romans found thei...
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Del Bourree Bach
Dennis Miller Bunker
Derek Gardner
Dolly Dingle Doll
Dorset Poster
Earl Of Coventry