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Period: 1950s
Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet Espanol'. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
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...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'La Dolce Vita: Vuccino and Rava' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carla Vuccino, wearing a swimming cap, and a sunbathing Marina Rava, both wearing bikinis as they sit on the rear of a boat, on the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A Dalmatian dog lies at the feet of Mr and Mrs John M Seabrook as they pose...
Category

Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on a Stroll
Located in Austin, TX
Stellar candid shot of Marilyn Monroe out on a stroll. Her legacy is way more than curves and a blonde bob. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains a luminescent movie st...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sophia Loren: Those Eyes
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white outdoors portrait features Italian film actress and singer Sophia Loren posed with a sultry expression and piercing eyes for her role in "Legend of the Lost" Kn...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jimmy Stewart, Dale Evans, and Roy Rogers Singing
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid black and white capture featuring Jimmy Stewart, Dale Evans and her husband Roy Rogers, dressed in cowboy gear singing together. met Dale Evans in 1944 when they were...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Lucille Ball Hugging Desi Arnaz
Located in Austin, TX
This unique capture features Lucille Ball hugging Desi Arnaz in a captivating studio portrait. Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, entertainment studio executiv...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

The Supremes in Sequins
By Walter Looss
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely group portrait features The Supremes posed in sequined gowns. The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular a...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
Located in Austin, TX
Great color capture of Natalie Wood in her younger years posed smiling on a swing. Natalie Wood was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully tra...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully 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 lif...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1957 image, artistically recolored, depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley performing on stage. Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American si...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at a Party
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 s...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton on Their Wedding Day
Located in Austin, TX
Candid shot of Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton in car on their wedding day, 1950. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - Limited Edition Archi...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Standing with Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully restored color image features legendary actor, singer, and musician Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic T-Bird. Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, acto...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
Located in Austin, TX
This unique colored portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deckchair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles, 1...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful color image features Marilyn Monroe in her starring role for "Seven Year Itch". The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a 1952 three-ac...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress. In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular ...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
This beautifully restored color image originally captured by photographer Frank Worth features Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953. ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital

James Dean in Restroom
Located in Austin, TX
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the restroom. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of te...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly at the Premiere of Rear Window
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning recolored portrait features actress Grace Kellythe "Princess of Grace"attending Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window premier in 1954. She is captured here looking at the came...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Playful Jayne Mansfield
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall at Villa Capri
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall smiling while having a meal at a cafe, 1957. Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954. Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Frank Worth was on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire" when he took this classic shot of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a new Singer SM 1500C Roadster. A candid capture of Marily...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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 'Gi...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
Located in Austin, TX
Great candid capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of Hollywood stars Ursula Andress and James Dean at the Oscars dinner. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembere...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Lasso
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning colored image features the lovely Elizabeth Taylor spinning a lasso on the set of the 1956 film "Giant". Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and ...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield at the Roulette Wheel
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully captured by Frank Worth, this black and white portrait features actress and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield in Las Vegas, watching a game of roulette. Jayne Mansfield was a...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in "The Wild One"
By Homer van Pelt
Located in Austin, TX
Marlon Brando posed on a bike for the film "The Wild One". The Wild One is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Laszlo Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is mo...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
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 Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful color image features Marilyn Monroe in her starring role for 'Seven Year Itch'. The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a 1952 three-ac...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital

Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
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...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
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 Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Fan Mail', Estate Edition
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 Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

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...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe: "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, & Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire". How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet Espanol'. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet Espanol'. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Elizabeth Taylor As Leslie Benedict
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film 'Giant' for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra at Sands Hotel
Located in Austin, TX
An artistically composed and colored photograph of Frank Sinatra in front of the Sands Motel with his Tbird. Sinatra at the Sands is a live album by Frank Sinatra accompanied by Coun...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Antonio Ruiz Soler, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A flamenco dancer raises his hat in front of a poster advertising the virtuoso dancer Antonio (Antonio Ruiz Soler) in the national premiere of 'Ballet Espanol'. (Photo by Slim Aarons...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance "I Love Lucy"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance talking on the phone for a scene in the television hit series "I Love Lucy". Lucille Ball was an American act...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Playful Jayne Mansfield
Located in Austin, TX
Playful recolored print of Jayne Mansfield smiling with hands and knees on floor. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer and n...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Bob Hope Exiting Trailer
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Bob Hope exiting his trailer in 1955. Bob Hope was a British-American stand-up comedianvaudevillianactorsingerdancerathlete and author. Wi...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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 not...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters,...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic coverin...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him h...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, 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 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". His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Audrey Hepburn with Balloons at the Arc de Triomphe
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey’s most beloved movie is arguably Funny Face, in which she plays a bookish girl swept up in the world of fashion, taken under the wing of a magazine editor looking for a model ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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