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Period: Mid-20th Century
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
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...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Casablanca Iconic Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

'Sardinian Holiday' SLIM AARONS ESTATE EDITION
Located in London, GB
'Sardinian Holiday' by Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print limited to 150 only numbered in ink & emboss stamped. 40 x 30 " inches paper size Selvaggia Borromeo enjoys a ya...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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C Print

JACKIE AND CAROLINE, HYANNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS, SUMMER 1961
Located in Aventura, FL
Jacques Lowe stamp and various inscriptions on print verso. Sheet size 11 x 13.9 inches. Image size approx 9 x 13 inches. Frame size approx 18.5 x 22.5 inches. Certificate of authen...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief Studio Portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Native American Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief in 1963. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives w...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dr. Albert Einstein Lectures
Located in Austin, TX
Albert Einstein giving a lecture at a podium, 1946. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
"Marilyn Candid Moment" by Ed Feingersh NEW YORK - MARCH 1955: Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book "To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting" by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Black and White

The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera"
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera" - Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, H...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography

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C Print

Black and White: Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillion
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed in pencil, verso 11 x 14 inches, sheet size 9.75 x 12.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Lillian Bassm...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe - The Iconic Andy Warhol
Located in Austin, TX
In 2022 Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Marilyn was sold for $195 million, making this iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction. Warh...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood Classic Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth captured this classic image of Natalie Wood in 1952. At this point, Wood was already a star having starred in films including Miracle on 34th Street as a child but had no...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Christmas Swim: Rita Aarons' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, swimming in a pool festooned with floating baubles and a decorated Christmas tree, Hollywood, California, 1954. Two children play in th...
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American Realist Mid-20th Century Photography

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Lambda

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...
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Photorealist Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment, Pigment

Helen Frankenthaler, Painter in the Studio, Photograph of Woman Artist 1950s
Located in New york, NY
A portrait of Helen Frankenthaler (1925-2011) in her studio in New York. Glinn captures the celebrated artist, Frankenthaler, in the process of making art - surrounded by paint, mate...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Bert Stern, "Red Scarf", unique photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Original color photograph, from the original transparency, by Bert Stern taken six weeks before Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962. The sitting took p...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print

Backgammon By The Pool Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rue Mouffetard. Black and White Photograph. Fashion in Paris
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard Edition 12 Unframed Printed later. 1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrived from Cologne, lives in a smal...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Charis Nude, 1934
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by Edward Weston's son Cole Weston. Stamped and signed on verso. Framed with a grey mat and black wood frame. I have inspected the photograph and it is in pristine cond...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of Giant
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful selectively colorized image of actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1956 film Giant. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jon Provost And Lassie
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Jon Provost and Lassie looking away from the film scene "Lassie", circa, 1954.Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventure...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

'Marlon Brando & Vivien Leigh Smoking On-Set'
Located in London, GB
'Marlon Brando & Vivien Leigh Smoking On-Set' Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh smoking cigarettes on the set of 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' 1951....
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

New York City, Harlem, Black and White Photo of African Americans, Fire Hydrant
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 11.5" x 9.5" gelatin silver signed by the photographer Leonard Freed (on verso). Provenance: Freed Estate LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

“Lake Louise, Banff”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original photograph of Lake Louise in Banff National Park by the well known Canadian photographer William J.L. (Bill) Gibbons. Gibbons was born in 1914 and died in 1994. Mounted. Titled lower left margin. Signed with location lower right margin. Condition is excellent. Circa 1955. Unframed. Overall, newly professionally matted size 16 by 20 inches. Provenance: A Red Bank, New Jersey collector. Banff is a resort town in the province of Alberta, located within Banff National Park. The peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains, dominate its skyline. On Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with château-style hotels and souvenir shops. The surrounding 6,500 square kilometres of parkland are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears. Lake Louise is a hamlet within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Named after Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll...
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Other Art Style Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Paper

Van Johnson and Ava Gardner Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Ava Gardner sitting besides Van Johnson driving car. Van Johnson was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer....
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Funk In Tuscany Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Funk In Tuscany 1969 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Italian fashion designer, model and socialite, Marta Marzotto (1931 – 2016), playing a James Brown album on ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Fashion Photography
Located in London, GB
Elegant Lady - Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatine Print A model wearing a backless evening dress, 30th January 1962. (Photo by Jamie Hodgson / G...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger and Aston Martin, 1966, Signed, Limited, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 150. Mick Jagger with his beloved Aston Martin DB6, outside his London apartment in 1966 by Gered Mankowitz. "I shot a series of photographs of each member of the band a...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Candid with Newspaper
Located in Austin, TX
This candid capture features a young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, sitting with a newspaper circa 1967. The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the Briti...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158) 23...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor On Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
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...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment

George Platt Lynes Vintage 1949 Photograph #1 of dancer Francisco Moncion
Located in Glenford, NY
George Platt Lynes Photograph #1 of dancer Francisco Moncion 1949. George Platt Lynes rare original vintage 1949 gelatin silver photogra...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Skiing Princess, Austria, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Princess Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp de...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Lambda

Veronica Lake "I Married a Witch"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film, stage, and television actress Veronica Lake. Lake won both popular and critical acclaim for her role in "Sullivan's Travels" and for femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s. This black and white portrait features the starlet in a witchy costume for her role in "I Married a Witch...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rue Mouffetard. Black and White Photograph. Fashion in Paris
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard Size: 20 x 16 inches. Edition 12 Unframed Printed later Black and white edition 1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

The Supremes in the Snow
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Diana Ross, The Supremes, in the snow, circa 1965. The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Gaudi Cathedral, Barcelona, Spain, Child on Swing, Black and White Photography
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn's The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Swing, 1959, is a gelatin silver print, 20 x 16, signed and stamped print, authenticated by the estate. A young girl swings carefree agai...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

American Ballet Theatre backstage rehearsal in silhouette
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre backstage rehearsal in silhouette in 1966. Comes directly from the Jack ...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brigitte Bardot in Beret
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage 1968 capture of Brigitte Bardot in a beret. Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying charact...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The High Life Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
The High Life 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Actor George Hamilton (in blue) takes off in a speedboat with friends Ruth Luthi and Mike Belami, during a sta...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition View looking down the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, 1960. Opened in 1890, the...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Eagle Club
Located in London, GB
Eagle Club Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969 Gorgeous print measuring 40 x 30" inches / ca 101.6 x 76.2 cm’s paper size. Estate Stamped C...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hong Kong – Women in Bar - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Hong Kong –Women in Bar is a Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1960s. Good condition with consumed margins. Stamped on the rear.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Paper

Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Elizabeth Taylor takes a photo with a Rollieflex twin lens medium format reflex camera wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and smoking a cigarette on the set of the movie 'Giant' which was released on November 24, 1956. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film about sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. Directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Jewish Diaspora USA 1950s, School Bus New York, Black and White Photography
Located in New york, NY
This is a gelatin silver lifetime print, 16" x 20", signed (verso) by the photographer, School Bus, New York City, 1954. The black-and-white photograph cap...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elvis Hysteria (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Fans Reacting to Elvis Presley Performing at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Printed Later About the Image: Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 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, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students. Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Sophia Loren in Leopard Print Hat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Sophia Loren in a fur hat, circa 1962. Sophia Loren is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a caree...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Zion National Park Utah/Arizona, Black and White, USA 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1960. 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 photogr...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Martin Luther King Family - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
James Earl Ray- Vintage Photo is a historical photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions and aged.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Paper

Joni Mitchell
Located in Memphis, TN
Joni Mitchell (b.1943) was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Alberta. She began playing guitar and singing in clubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewa...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Kent, England - Nude Couple on Bench, Nudists, Knitting, Man, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Kent, England, 1968 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 20 x 24 in., Image size: 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. Printed c. 1985 Signed in black ink on print margin by Elliott Erwitt Born to Russi...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Joan Didion, Hollywood, 1968 (Frame 11a.)
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. Joan Didion by Julian Wasser 16 x 20 inch gelatin silver print Edition 1...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Grace Kelly in Knit Sweater
Located in Austin, TX
Color capture of Grace Kelly outdoors, posed in a knit sweater, circa 1962. Grace Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their m...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc'
Located in New York, NY
Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc 1969 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 with Certificate of authenticity Caption: Holidaymakers in a motorboat off the Hotel d...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

C Print

New Orleans, Vintage 1960s Civil Rights Black and White Photography, City Prison
Located in New york, NY
City Prison, 1965 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a vintage gelatin silver, signed verso (back of photo) by the photographer. It is an iconic image from the photographer's ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

JANIS JOPLIN BACKSTAGE AT THE WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO.
Located in Portland, ME
Marshall, Jim. JANIS JOPLIN BACKSTAGE AT THE WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO. Photograph, 1968, printed later. Gelatin Silver print on glossy paper. Unsigned. 17 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches, 455 x...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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