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Period: 1950s
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Er Fusto, Roma Ciampino Airport (1953) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (frami...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean Standing with Porsche at Car Rally
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean unloading his Porsche at a car rally.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionme...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Anette Funicello with Classic Cadillac
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1950's image featuring Annette Funicello, the beautiful girl next door of the era with a Cadillac de Ville. The child star rose to fame as one of the most prevalent Mouseketeer...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn in Gown with Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour portrait of actress Audrey Hepburn posed smiling in a gown, walking poodles on leashes.
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress. Hepburn had a successful career...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Otto Fenn 1956 Andy Warhol photograph
By Otto Fenn
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Otto Fenn (1913-1983). Andy Warhol, 1956. Gelatin silver print, 9 7/8 x 10 inches; 11 x 14 sheet. Studio stamp, verso.
Biography:
Otto Fenn photographed fashions, decorations and food for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, House Beautiful and House and Garden magazines.
Among the celebrities he photographed were Tallulah Bankhead, Jackie Gleason, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis, Yves Montand and Rosalind Russell. He also did Lord & Taylor’s advertising photography.
Mr. Fenn served as chairman of the Sag Harbor Historic Landmarks District. He lived in the Nathan P. Hand house, which dates to the 1600′s and is named for a whaling captain who once owned it.
Since 1964 Mr. Fenn and Mr. Krug operated the 1964 Sag Harbor Antiques Shop.
Born in Manhattan, Mr. Fenn grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J. He studied at the New York School of Design and taught painting there.
Early in his career he made sets for summer theater and backgrounds for fashion sittings and painted murals for the 1939 World’s Fair and the passenger ship America...
Category
Pop Art 1950s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Slim Aarons 'Beauty and the Beast' Midcentury Modern
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Beauty and the Beast
1959 (printed later)
C print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
with Certificate of authenticity
Caption: Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
C Print
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model GEO WEIDER Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...$900...FRAMED
Rare 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model GEO WEIDER (as written on verso...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backgammon By The Pool Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool
1959
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming po...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955
by Frank Worth
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley: The Wink
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage candid image of The King, Elvis Presley photographed early in his career in 1956 in Memphis Tennessee by Lloyd Dinkins.
Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield in Pink Lingerie
Located in Austin, TX
Colorized portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield posed in pink lingerie on a red chair.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and earl...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at a Party
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible candid image photographed by Globe Photos Photographer Nate Cutler at the premier of How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953.
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American screwball comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930) by Zoe Akins and Loco (1946) by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert. It stars Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, and Lauren Bacall as three fashionable Manhattan...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Female Nude 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Unknown photographer, 1950's nude, printed on Epson paper, original was handtinted
13.375 x9 in
Colors: Black, Skin colored, green tint in photo
Category
1950s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Liz Taylor in the film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Mondadori Portfolio
Located in London, GB
"Liz Taylor in the filme Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Mondadori Portfolio
British-American actress Liz Taylor (Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor) sitting on a bed and clinging to the headboard...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Grace Kelly Studio Portrait - 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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Acqua e Fantasia, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few rowing clubs in the city. The raging wav...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Photography
Materials
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield Casino - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield Casino 1955
by Frank Worth
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas circa 1955
Captured by celebrity photographer Fr...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Alternative sizes and media available:
16 x 16
16 x 20
16 x 24
20 x 20
20 x 30
28 x 28
28 x 35
30 x 45
40 x 40
40 x 50
40 x 60
Matte photo paper or canvas available on...
Category
1950s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model AL WALCH #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Special....$825...Framed.
Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model AL WALCH. Photograph is...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The St. Regis, New York, Estate Edition, Event Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s event photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an aerial view of diners at the St. Regis, New York.
This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
Category
Realist 1950s Photography
Materials
Lambda
Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses by
James Joyce, New York, Long Island, 1955."
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Pro...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Buddy and Baddy - Vintage Photograph - 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Buddy and Baddy is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1951.
The photo depicts Buddy and Baddy, Swiss funny-mem of the ice, on their first American tour with the all-new Ic...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bruce Bellas 1950s Vintage Male Physique Photos - Ed Lincoln & Jim Drinkward
Located in Glenford, NY
Bruce of L. A. - Set of 2 Vintage 1950s gelatin silver photographs by celebrated 20th Century photographer Bruce Bellas also known as Bruce of Los Angeles, of physique models Ed Lincoln and Jim Drinkward in the early 1950s. Lincoln and Drinkward often posed as a duo. These are original photographs from the "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Sale...$900. Framed.
Rare 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of popular young physique model LARRY KLEIN...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage capture of Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long getting gas in a classic car.
Mamie Van Doren is an American actressmodelsingerand sex symbol. She is perhaps best remembered fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model ROBERT KENDALL
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF LOS ANGELES - classic mid 1950s gelatin silver photograph of popular physique model ROBERT KENDALL by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released, Beverly Hills, 195...
Category
Realist 1950s Photography
Materials
Lambda
Vintage Paris Landscape
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning vintage image captured by Steve Fontanini features a wonderful capture of a Parisian landscape. A bustling vintage street scene with candid subjects and stunning lines,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe: Shaking Hands
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe shaking hands with a fan.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe with Lauren Bacall and Clifton Webb Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Clifton Webb at How to Marry A Millionaire Premiere, circa 1953.
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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 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Bruce Bellas Vintage 1950 Photo Set Male Physique Robert Kendall & Jerry Debry
Located in Glenford, NY
Bruce of LA - Set of 2 Authentic Vintage 1950s Silver Gelatin Male Physique Photographs by famed 20th Century photographer Bruce Bellas also known as Bruce of Los Angeles of models R...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Monroe At Premiere" by M. Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Monroe At Premiere" by M. Garrett
1954: EXCLUSIVE Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) arriving at the premiere of the film 'There's No Business like Sho...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe, 4 Days in New York, 1955
Located in Cologne, DE
This iconic black-and-white photograph features the legendary Marilyn Monroe seated in a cinema, captured in the 1950s. In the foreground, Monroe’s beauty and presence are captured a...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A female dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This evocative black-and-white photograph from 1952, taken by German photographer Klaus Redenbacher, captures a moment of poised intensity and expressive motion in a studio setting. ...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'NIce Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 - 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean-front estate, V...
Category
Realist 1950s Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Monroe on Phone Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
This candid black and white vintage original photograph features Marilyn Monroe posed chatting on the phone.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Equestrian Entrance' 1957 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Equestrian Entrance' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
1957 Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy.
Slim Aarons Chromogeni...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
C Print
BILL SEAY Vintage 1950s Physique Beefcake Photo Set (10) of Model BERNIE ERNST
Located in Glenford, NY
Series of 10 Vintage 1950s Gelatin Silver photographs by physique photographer BILL SEAY of Venice, California. The male physique model BERNIE ERNST.
BERNIE ERNST was a young medic...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Titter, Scantily Clad Woman Viewing Titter Magazine, 1950 Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model Sam Stall
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF L.A. - classic 1950s gelatin silver photograph of physique model SAM STALL by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph, circa 1954, from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
by Frank Worth / Globe Photos
paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm
edition of 24 only in this size
Archival pigment print
unframed
(fr...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 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 Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Capucine 1957
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capucine
French actress Capucine fanning herself at a New Years Eve party held at Romanoffs in Beverly Hills.
Photo by Slim Aarons. Printed 2022.
Silver gelatin print
Paper size ...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Purezza, Miyajima - Japan 1960 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Purezza, Miyajima - Japan 1960
This photo was made in 1960, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and...
Category
Photorealist 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton on Their Wedding Day
By Frank Worth
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 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
RALPH KELLY 1950s Vintage 11 Gelatin Silver Photographs of model BOB CUTLASS
Located in Glenford, NY
Original Vintage Rare early 1950s set of 11 gelatin silver photographs by Physique Photographer RALPH KELLY of model BOB CUTLASS. Photographs are original 1950s prints on heavy photo...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor On Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955
by Frank Worth
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lake Tahoe Trip (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Lake Tahoe Trip
1959
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Young women canoeing at Zephyr Cove on th...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Iconic White Dress Blowing Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Star actress Marilyn Monroe posed in THE Iconic white dress from The Seven Year Itch, posed with it blowing back.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity V...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph "Beefcake" model LARRY KLEIN #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Sale....$900. Framed
Rare 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of popular young physique model LARRY KLEIN...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sun Worship (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Bianca Volpato sunning herself at Capri in a lilac coloured bikini.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons (...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Lambda
BRUCE BELLAS Vintage 1950s Photo of Male Physique Model James Pappa
Located in Glenford, NY
BRUCE OF L.A. - classic 1950s gelatin silver photograph of physique model JAMES PAPPA by celebrated 20th Century photographer BRUCE BELLAS also known as Bruce of Los Angeles. This is an original photograph from the beefcake "posing strap" era when nude photography was illegal. 'Bruce Los Angeles...
Category
Post-War 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tennis In The Bahamas Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tennis In The Bahamas
1957
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind the ...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in a Fedora Vintage Press Print
By Bert Stern
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe smiling close up, wearing a fedora.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pie...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe at the St. Judes Hospital Benefit Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe at the St Judes Hospital benefit at the Hollywood Bowl in September 1953.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
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 1950s Photography
Materials
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.”
Roger Ebert
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini" by Archive Photos
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Monroe In A Bikini" by Archive Photos
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) posing on a rooftop circa 1951.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" ...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955
by Frank Worth
James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly Carrying Groceries
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American movie actress Grace Kelly, best known for her roles in "To Catch a Theif", "Rear Window", and "High Society". The actress is pictured ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Setting Out 1951 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Setting Out
1951
Setting out through the streets of Klosters for a days skiing, Switzerland, 1951
by Toni Frissell
40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size
Archival pigment pr...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly in a Swimming Pool
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Grace Kelly smiling in a swimming pool.
Grace Kelly, also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955
by Frank Worth
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eifeltower, Paris, 1955
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1955.
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 photograph...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons 'Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Holidaymakers waterskiing in front of the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, 1958.
Cannes Water Sports, Carlton Hotel
1958
C Print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certifi...
Category
Modern 1950s Photography
Materials
C Print
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