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Period: Mid-20th Century
Mick in Fur Hood
By David Bailey
Located in London, GB
David Bailey
Mick in Fur Hood, 1964
Platinum Palladium print on paper
Signed by the artist, on verso
Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm
Edition of 25 + 1 AP
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
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
Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bert Hardy / Getty Images Archive London)
Two women chatting on the railings in B...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Robert Kennedy, San Diego
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Robert Kennedy, San Diego” is a figurative photograph, vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American artist Lawrence Schiller. The artwork is signed on the verso.
Lawrence Schiller only remembers the 60s in this way: Fast. As in: Blur. Which is, for those who lived through it, as accurate a description as one is likely to find about the decade that began with optimism and ended in chaos. It was ten years of turmoil and exploration. And through this turbulent and tumultuous decade, it often seemed that whenever a headline-making news event occurred, Lawrence Schiller was there. Schiller was not just lucky to be in the right place at the right time; he was prescient. He was there to cover the event, to add to it, to help us see it, to aid its meaning and its depth. "It was a time in which things happened awfully fast," Schiller says of the decade. "It was a wild, wild period; an uncontrolled period. I don’t think you had any sense of perspective in the 60s. You had to wait and look back at it, because it was a period in which things were happening that had no rhyme or reason to it. But by the end of the ‘60s I had covered so many stories, had so many magazine covers, I had somehow become part of that decade’s history. And I already had my eye on the future."
When Lawrence Schiller got the assignment from the French magazine, Paris Match to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the 20th Century Fox set of Something’s Got to Give, he thought nothing of it. It wasn’t to be a private, studio shoot. He wasn’t going to set up lights, create backgrounds, or use a tripod. Just another assignment, he figured. Monroe by then was firmly established as a figment in the imagination of most young men. The orphan Norma Jean had recreated herself as the blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. She’d appeared in twenty-nine films by the time Schiller photographed her in black and white and color in May, 1962. The world was unprepared for the moment when Marilyn jumped in the swimming pool in a flesh-colored bikini and came up out of the water au natural. She was all smiles and in her element: the sex goddess...
Category
Post-War Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pipes. Abstract black and white vintage photograph. (Framed)
By Leo Matiz
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black and white photographs that reveal the various facets and aesthetic searches of the legendary Colombian photographer, recognized as the creator of memorable realistic, abstract ...
Category
Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Marilyn Candid Moment (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Michael Ochs
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Candid Moment (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Dancers - Hipshot Series
Located in Toronto, ON
11" x 14" Unframed
Silver Gelatin Print
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman
From the Hipshot series
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kennedys, John Lifts Caroline on Beach
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK Lifts Caroline on Beach, Forward rap_051. 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 p...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, 1963
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, nb_140_141 -- Jackie and John Jr. out for a stroll in 1963, the day after the announcement of Jackie’s pregnancy with her third child (who did not survive). According to Mark Shaw “… she never looked more glorious.” 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 Jackie Kennedy and John Jr. walking on the beach. Jackie is wearing a white dress with flowers...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedys, John Lifts Caroline on Beach
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
JFK Lifts Caroline on Beach, Forward rap_051. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ra...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a bathing suit for her role in "Monkey Business", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Morris Rosenfeld "Venturer" Original Photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Morris Rosenfeld: 1885-1968. Well listed American photographer. Famous for photos of sail boats, yachts and other seafaring vessels. He has an auction...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Catherinettes Racecourse, Paris 1931, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph shooted by photographer G. Devred for Press Agency ROL, Paris 1931.
The Catherinettes March.
The young ladies hold a hat box wi...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cologne, Germany 1935, 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
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Alice Bruno with Siamese Cat, 1950
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Model with Siamese Cat -- Mark Shaw photographed model Alice Bruno for Mademoiselle in 1950 holding a Siamese kitten -- A favorite model of Shaw's, Alice Bruno also appeared on one of his 1951 LIFE covers. The Siamese cat is renowned as extremely vocal, intelligent, and affectionate and is typically very social and exhibits a love of human and feline companionship. The first Siamese cats outside their Asian home of Siam, now Thailand, were sent as gifts in the late 1880's by the British consul-General and the American consul in Bangkok. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" 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 model...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Marilyn Monroe Smiling for Paparazzi Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of starlet Marilyn Monroe smiling for gathering paparazzi.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities.
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"The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
NYC Shopping Couple
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is an edition ( Edit. of 50) and part of a book about NYC, which Kallay done in 1965 for a German book publisher.
Category
Photorealist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Audrey Hepburn in Grey Turtleneck Sweater, Looking Up, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c25_44 -- It seems that Audrey Hepburn was beautiful at any angle Mark Shaw could find. Out take from the photo essay for LIFE, December 1953. Image size is 13.75" x ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Twiggy Mod Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This mod portrait features Twiggy posed full-length in a white pantsuit.
Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname T...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Benton walking dog (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #6)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes
Benton walking dog (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #6)
Year: 1956, 2021
Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph
Image Size: 19x13.5 in
Paper Size: 22x17 in
Edition: Unique
Monogrammed by hand
Label signed and numbered by Estate Representative
COA provided by Authorizing Body
Additional COA provided by representing Gallery
Ref.: 924802-908
Image included in the exhibition An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton at the Kansas City Public Library (November 20, 2021-May 15, 2022)
One night in late 2020, as Nick Vedros was leaving the home of his Aunt Myrt and Uncle Michael Mardikes, his aunt suddenly asked him, “What are we going to do with all the negatives?” The noted Kansas City photographer was not sure what his 89-year-old aunt was talking about, until she handed him a notebook filled with more than 1000 negatives chronicling Thomas Hart Benton at home and in his studio. They had been filed away for almost seven decades.
This startling discovery was the inspiration for the exhibition, “An Artist at Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton” on view at the Kansas City Public Library Central Library. The exhibition is a must-see, not just for fans of Thomas Hart Benton but for devotees of exemplary photojournalism.
Of the 1,080 photographs Mardikes took, only four had been published in an article he wrote for “This Month in Kansas City” magazine in 1966. The others were never printed, nor was their existence common knowledge. Although Vedros had been aware of his uncle’s assignment with Benton, he was stunned to discover that so much additional material existed.
Vedros, who decided at age 12 to become a photographer himself after seeing his uncle’s work, was determined to organize an exhibition, and was especially interested in doing it as quickly as possible given his uncle’s advanced age and increasing frailty. Collaborating with Dan White, a photographer, master printer and friend since their time together at the University of Missouri journalism school, they selected 34 images to be printed and framed, researching the details with Steve Sitton, the director of the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio Historic Site.
Michael Mardikes had had a brief career as a commercial photographer before going on to work in management at the Ford Motor Company and later at UMKC. He made the acquaintance of Benton through Eugene Pyle, a former student of Benton’s and Mardikes’ photography instructor at the Art Institute. In 1955, Benton asked Mardikes to photograph him; Mardikes visited Benton 35 to 40 times, over a period of a few months in late 1955 and early 1956. Sitton told Vedros that not only was Mardikes’ amount of access incredible, but that the resulting body of work was unmatched.
As the project progressed, Benton became focused on a mural commission for the River Club in 1956. Henry Adams, preeminent Benton scholar and former curator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, provided some context for this particular work: “The commission to paint ‘Traders at Westport Landing’ came at a low point in Benton’s career, 1956, and initiated the late phase of Benton’s mural paintings. It was the first of a series of murals depicting the exploration and settlement of the west, which culminated in the Truman Library mural, which was completed in 1962. All these murals feature trading and friendly contact with the Indians, rather than conflict, and are arresting in their bright color and meticulous rendering of carefully researched detail. The River Club, which commissioned ‘Traders at Westport Landing,’ overlooks the Missouri River and has a panoramic view very similar to the one in Benton’s painting.”
This group of black and white photos not only documents the artist’s working process but also reveals other aspects of his daily life: one memorable image reveals Rita Benton massaging her husband’s stiff shoulders after a long day in his studio. Other images show members of the River Club board visiting Benton’s studio to check on the progress of the mural. One charming image captures a candid moment of Rita Benton and Myrt Mardikes as they collaborated in the Benton kitchen making chicken kapama for their husbands.
Nan Chisholm
Nan Chisholm is an art consultant and appraiser of 19th- and 20th-century paintings. After a long association with Sotheby’s, she founded her own business in 2003. She has appeared as a fine art appraiser...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Erich Andres, Vintage, Miners, Germany, 1950, 17, 5 x 12, 5 cm
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1950
This black-and-white photograph from 1950 shows three young men working in what appears to be a mine. The boys are gathered around a larg...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Coco Chanel Enters her Shop on the Rue Fauborg St. Honore, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Coco Enters her Shop on the Rue Fauborg St. Honore, 1957 -- Photographed in 1957, Coco Chanel is seen entering her boutique in Paris. According to LIFE, Coco is “…credited with either inventing or popularizing the short skirt, the flat chest, the sling pump...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Hungry Elephant (1936) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Brimful Of Fashion (1960) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by William Vanderson/Getty Images)
Fashion model Brenda Harper wearing a Feather Crown o...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Dior, Model Vamps in Black Suit, 1954.
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Model Vamps in Black Suit, 1954. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editio...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Sophia Loren on Boat - 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
Dior, Television Dress, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
A model wearing Dior photographed by Mark Shaw in the mid 1950s. Recently published in the book Dior, Glamour, Mark Shaw. Rizzoli, 2013. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" pap...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn and Frank McCoy on the Set of Sabrina, Looks Left, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, Frank McCoy on the Set of Sabrina, r2_2 -- Audrey Hepburn and makeup artist Frank McCoy on the set of Paramount's Sabrina Fair. Image size ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Coco Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957 -- Chanel in her ever present hat, lunches in a corner of the garden restaurant of the Ritz, with Vogue editor in chief, Jessica D...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid black and white capture of actor and racer James Dean sitting with his back turned to the camera at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cult...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
'Sophia Loren' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'Sophia Loren' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Italian sex symbol and actress, Sophia Loren, 1966 / Everett Collection.
Large silver gelatin fibre print -
limited gallery e...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dali in Port Ligat, 1964
Located in Cologne, DE
Philippe Halsman
Dali in Port Ligat, 1964
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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
Young Marilyn Monroe on the Beach - 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
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
"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
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Portrait of Connie Francis - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Connie Francis is a vintage photoraphic print on single-coated paper.
Ink stamp of Mondial News Press on the back.
Perfect conditions.
Di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Mina - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mina by Pietro Pascuttini is a vintage photographic print on baryta paper.
Photograph by famous italian portraitist Pietro Pascuttini, realized during '60s.
Photographer's ink stam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sophia Loren - 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
Paris France, Black and White Photography Night Life 1950s, Crazy Horse Stripper
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
American photographer Burt Glinn's Stripper, Crazy Horse Saloon, Paris, 1956, is a 16" x 20" gelatin silver print, signed and authenticated by the Glinn estate. This photo offers an ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
John Wayne in Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actor John Wayne on the set of a movie, driving a car, circa 1947.
John Wayne, nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon thro...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Water Scene, Black and White Photography, Seattle Tubing Society
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Seattle Tubing Society, 1953 by Burt Glinn is one of the photographer's iconic 1950s shots - this one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, th...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, 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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Lambda
Muriel Finley
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
Muriel Finley, one of the ‘Goldwyn Girls’ in Hollywood who starred with Danny Kaye in ‘The Kid from Brooklyn’. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4232 – I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn photographed one of the most highly-paid celebrity actresses, Elizabeth Taylor, 1959 on set during the filming of "Suddenly Last Summer". In the candid photo, he captures ...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
'Luxury Dining' Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Edition Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Deborah Kerr in Fur Hat
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features Deborah Kerr posed in a large white fur hat.
Deborah Kerr was a Scottish-born film, theatre and television actress. During her international f...
Category
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Director And Star Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Director And Star
1952
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1952: Orson Welles (1915 – 1985) in Venice during a break from filming ‘Othello’ which he directed and sta...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pamplona, Spain, 1936, Civil War, View from a tower
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatin Print by Erich Andres, 1936.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographe...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
American Ballet Theatre Ballerina Toni Lander, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre Ballerina Toni Lander, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century 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 Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Würzburg, Germany 1935, 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
Joffrey Ballet Dancers Richard Gain, Lisa Bradley & Zelma Bustillo in 'Incubus'
Located in Senoia, GA
Joffrey ballet dancers Richard Gain, Lisa Bradley, and Zelma Bustillo performing Gerald Arpino's 'Incubus' in 1966. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was publ...
Category
Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 1966 Signed Limited Edition Framed Print
Located in London, GB
A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966.
TITLE: Hepburn with a Dove 1966
PHOTO: Terry O’Neill
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (LAST AVAILBLE COPY OF THIS SIZ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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To capture many of the cinematic images in his new show, the famed photographer traveled to the still-rugged parts of Alaska and the Rocky Mountains, shooting supermodels and carnivores alike.
Lori Grinker’s Artful Photographs of a Young Mike Tyson Are a Knockout!
The New York photographer tells us how an encounter with the then-13-year-old boxer led to a decade-long project that saw them both go pro.
John Dolan’s Photographs Capture the Art and Soul of a Wedding Day
In a new book compiling 30 years' worth of images, the photographer reveals that it's the in-between moments that make a wedding special.