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Period: 1940s
Woman Vendor
By Horace Bristol
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Horace Bristol Woman Vendor, 1940s Black & White Photograph Image Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (24.8 x 24.8 cm) Mounted Dimensions: 20 x 16 inches ...
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Contemporary 1940s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Woman Vendor
Woman Vendor

Horace Bristol
Woman Vendor, c. 1940s

Untitled
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Horace Bristol Untitled , c. 1940s Black & White Photograph Image Dimensions: 10 x 9 3/4 inches (25.4 x 24.8 cm) Paper Dimensions: 14 x 11 inches Mount...
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Contemporary 1940s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Horace Bristol
Untitled, c. 1940s

Sandy Campbell with Dog at Stone Blossom, New Jersey
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by PaJaMa is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Sandy Campbell with Dog at Stone Blossom, New Jersey c. 1940s Stamped “Collection of Paul Cadmus,” verso; Also stamped “Collection of Jon...
Category

Modern 1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sandy Campbell with Dog at Stone Blossom, New Jersey

PaJaMa
Sandy Campbell with Dog at Stone Blossom, New Jersey, c. 1940s

Goya Fashion: Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Jr. and Mrs. Desmond Fitzgerald, Balenciaga
By Horst P. Horst
Located in New York, NY
Although credited by their married names at the time of publication, both subjects would re-marry and became better known as Babe Paley, the stylish socialite and “swan” of Truman Capote, and Marietta Peabody Tree, a United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and mother of historian Frances FitzGerald and model Penelope Tree...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Goya Fashion: Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Jr. and Mrs. Desmond Fitzgerald, Balenciaga

Horst P. Horst
Goya Fashion: Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Jr. and Mrs. Desmond Fitzgerald, Balenciaga, 1940

Portrait of an Older Woman
By George Platt Lynes
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of an Older Woman Studio stamp in black ink, verso Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Contact gallery for price. This work is o...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of an Older Woman

George Platt Lynes
Portrait of an Older Woman, n.d.

Bill Miller
By George Platt Lynes
Located in New York, NY
Bill Miller Titled in pencil, verso; Also stamped “George Platt Lynes” in black ink, verso; stamped “Collection of Paul Cadmus” in black ink, verso; Stampe...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bill Miller

George Platt Lynes
Bill Miller

Margaret French and Paul Cadmus, Fire Island
Located in New York, NY
Margaret French and Paul Cadmus, Fire Island c. 1944 Stamped “Collection of Jon Anderson” in green ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 4.5 x 7 i...
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Margaret French and Paul Cadmus, Fire Island

PaJaMa
Margaret French and Paul Cadmus, Fire Island, 1944

Joan Miró
By Irving Penn
Located in New York, NY
Signed, verso Various copyright and studio stamps, verso Vintage gelatin silver print This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joan Miró
Joan Miró

Irving Penn
Joan Miró, 1947

15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing ...
By Robert Capa
Located in Denton, TX
15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing for the Sino-Japanese Battle Front, 1938 Gelatin silver print 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Copyright stamps, ICP, ...
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Modern 1940s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing ...

Robert Capa
15 year old Chinese Soldier Prior to Departing ..., 1938

Betty McLaughlin
By Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Located in New York, NY
This photograph was printed in the 1950's and is stamped by the photographer's estate.
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Betty McLaughlin

Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Betty McLaughlin, circa 1940

Millicent Rogers
By Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Located in New York, NY
Vintage print.
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Millicent Rogers

Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Millicent Rogers, 1946

Elsie De Wolfe (Lady Mendl), Paris
By Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Located in New York, NY
This print is signed by the photographer.
Category

1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elsie De Wolfe (Lady Mendl), Paris

Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Elsie De Wolfe (Lady Mendl), Paris, 1946

World War II, Demonstration for Quick Victory
By John Albok
Located in Denton, TX
Stamped in black ink and titled in pencil on print verso. Vintage gelatin silver print Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921...
Category

Modern 1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

World War II, Demonstration for Quick Victory

John Albok
World War II, Demonstration for Quick Victory, 1943

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen
By Lillian Bassman
Located in New York, NY
Lillian Bassman Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, c. 1947 Vintage gelatin silver print image size: 13 x 10 1/2 inches frame size: 29 x 24 3/4 x 1 3/4...
Category

Modern 1940s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen

Lillian Bassman
Harper's Bazaar, Barbara Mullen, 1947

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