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Burt Glinn
Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood Star 1950s on Film Set, Black and White Photography

1959

$1,800
£1,376.20
€1,585.10
CA$2,522.35
A$2,815.97
CHF 1,475.53
MX$34,470.22
NOK 18,739.19
SEK 17,668.67
DKK 11,829.76

About the Item

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 Elizabeth Taylor, age 27, already a star from the young age of 12. A black and white photograph 8" x 10" gelatin silver RC print of Elizabeth Taylor by Burt Glinn, with photographer's blind stamp on front (in margin) and Magnum stamp verso (back of photo). Provenance: Glinn Archive *** Artist’s Bio: Born 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, photographer Burt Glinn worked for LIFE magazine before joining Magnum photo agency. He photographed personalities throughout the 1950s and 60s, continuing to work commercially and editorially for more than five decades in the US and abroad on assignment, until his death in 2008. The artist photographed revolutionary leader Fidel Castro entrance into Havana, Cuba, celebrity and art luminaries such as Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler. Subject matter included the social scene of the rich, the dirtiness of politics, and the humorous. Glinn received numerous awards for his editorial and commercial photography. *** Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.

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