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Period: 1950s
Audrey Hepburn Applies Lipstick in Mirror, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Backstage at Ondine, 54_0330c_33, 1954 – Backstage at Ondine, Audrey Hepburn was photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954. After years of perfect blondes, Audrey's look w...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John F. Portrait, Left Shoulder Front, Mouth Closed, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John F. Kennedy Portrait, 006a. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, John F. Portrait, Left Shoulder Front, Mouth Closed, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
John F. Kennedy Portrait, 006a. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each pri...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grace Kelly Laughing, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly Laughing -- Grace Kelly as photographed by Mark Shaw in 1954. Image size is 32" X 32" (for 36" X 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editio...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Applies Makeup in Two Mirrors, Backstage at Ondine, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn at Make Up Table in Two Mirrors, 1954 -- Audrey Hepburn photographed for Mademoiselle in 1954 in her dressing room backstage ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Sits to the Side, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Taylor Black Suit, Sits to the Side -- Mark Shaw photographed Elizabeth Taylor for the October 15, 1956 cover of LIFE magazine. Taylor was starring in the academy award win...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Smiling, Left Frame, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, 54_0309a_d -- Audrey Hepburn was photographed for the June 1954 issue of Mademoiselle. Her dress is a Claire McCardell creation. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
A black and white portrait of Audrey...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grace Kelly Hair Up, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Grace Kelly Hair Up -- Grace Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco, was photographed by Mark Shaw in 1954. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints ar...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn in Her Dressing Room, Knee Up and Looking Forward, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn in Dressing Room, c16_22, 1953 -- Out take from the photo essay shot for the December 7, 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size is 10" x ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn, Wally Westmore on the Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, Wally Westmore on the Set of Sabrin, c1_35 – Audrey Hepburn gets a last minute touch up from the make up man on the set of Sabrina. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn with Feet Up in Dressing Room, Eyes Closed, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn with Feet Up in Dressing Room, Close – Out take from the photo essay for the December 1953 issue of LIFE. Audrey Hepburn is seen with costume designer Edith Head. Imag...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Jane Fonda Portrait, Unpublished, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mark Shaw’s file of “test shots” was full of budding stars -- these December 1958 head shots of Jane Fonda were never published. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size). A...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro at Work in Studio, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Close Up, at Work, 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. Miro is shown working on his current piece. Image size ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro at Work in Studio, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Close Up, at Work, 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. Miro is shown working on his current piece. Image size ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Joan Miro Portrait in Blue, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Miro Portrait in Blue, Vertical 1955 -- Joan Miro photographed for LIFE magazine in his tiny studio in Barcelona by Mark Shaw in 1955. This LIFE story fe...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Chagall, “Il Sogno" and Ivy Nicholson wearing McCardell, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chagall’s “Il Sogno” with Ivy in McCardell, 1955 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE magazine in 1955. This story featured artists and their designs for fabrics for US firm Fuller Fabrics which were used by American Designer Claire McCardell. The Model here is Ivy Nicholson...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn with Feet Up in Dressing Room, Eyes Closed, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn with Feet Up in Dressing Room, Close – Out take from the photo essay for the December 1953 issue of LIFE. Audrey Hepburn is seen with costume designer Edith Head. Imag...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Fernand Leger in Studio, Anne Gunning wearing McCardell's design of Leger's work
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Fernand Leger in Studio, Number One -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE in 1955, two weeks before his death, Fernand Leger posed for this final portrait in his Paris Studio. Leger'...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover -- Jackie and Caroline on the beach in Hyannis Port, 1959. This photo was used as the cover of Mark Shaw's famous book, the John F. Kennedys, which wa...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover -- Jackie and Caroline on the beach in Hyannis Port, 1959. This photo was used as the cover of Mark Shaw's famous book, the John F. Kennedys, which wa...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Chagall, “Il Sogno" and Ivy Nicholson wearing McCardell, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chagall’s “Il Sogno” with Ivy in McCardell, 1955 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE magazine in 1955. This story featured artists and their designs for fabrics for US firm Fuller Fabrics which were used by American Designer Claire McCardell. The Model here is Ivy Nicholson...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Being Towel Dried, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Being Towel Dried, c7_26, 1953 – Photographed for LIFE in 1953, Audrey Hepburn is shampooed on the set of Sabrina. Aged 24, Audrey was alre...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn, Wally Westmore on the Set of Sabrina, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, Wally Westmore on the Set of Sabrin, c1_35 – Audrey Hepburn gets a last minute touch up from the make up man on the set of Sabrina. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Chagall, “Il Sogno" and Ivy Nicholson wearing McCardell, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chagall’s “Il Sogno” with Ivy in McCardell, 1955 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE magazine in 1955. This story featured artists and their designs for fabrics for US firm Fuller Fabrics which were used by American Designer Claire McCardell. The Model here is Ivy Nicholson...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed and Reading, Wide, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Getting Shampooed and Reading, Wide, c7_14 – Photographed for Life in 1953, part of Audrey Hepburn's nightly ritual was a shampoo given at the studio. Image size is 10...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Emille Griffiths
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ORMOND GIGLI was born in New York City in 1925. He became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appea...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Willie
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Love on the Boardwalk, Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 3/200
Signed, dated, and numbered in black ink on print margin by Harold Feinstein
Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in.
Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Girl on the Merry-Go-Round, Coney Island
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 3/200
Signed, dated and numbered by Harold Feinstein
Harold Feinstein was born in Coney Island, New York, in 1931. He began photographing in 1946 at the age of 15 and joine...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
60 x 40 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate from the Parkinson estate, print...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches 1951'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches
1951 (printed later)
C print
60 x 40 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso, printed in 2025.
British fashion model Wenda Pa...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Lawrence Fried - Railway Signalman NYC, Photography 1951, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x 40” Edition of 25
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - An elderly lady New York City in October 1957, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
An elderly lady standing outside the barricade on the street, waiting for HM Queen Elizabeth II to visit New York City in October 1957.
Available Sizes:
12" x ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Paul Newman “Baby Want a Kiss”, Photography 1964, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
On the stage set of “Baby Want a Kiss”, co-starring Joanne Woodward. The Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC, 1964.
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Ed...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Marlon Brando Posing, Photography 1953, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Posing for a feature in the Saturday Evening Post, 6th June 1953
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - James Dean Publicity Portraits, Photography 1953, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Publicity Portraits for the television play “Keep Our Honor Bright”, in New York City, 1953.
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
2...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Audrey Hepburn At an Automat, Photography 1951, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Times Square, NYC, 1951.
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x 40” Edition of 25
This photograph will ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Audrey Hepburn, Photography 1951, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Times Square, NYC, 1951.
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x 40” Edition of 25
This photograph will...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Audrey Hepburn The American Magazine, 1952, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
Photographed for The American Magazine, 23rd March 1952.
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x 40” Edi...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lawrence Fried - Norman Rockwell, Photography 1959, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gelatin-silver print
In his Hometown of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, US, 1959
Available Sizes:
12" x 16” Edition of 25
16” x 20” Edition of 25
20" x 24” Edition of 25
30” x 40” Edit...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Man reading Billboard Magazine, Chicago, 1958, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
Portrait of a man reading Billboard Magazine at a newstand, 1950s, Chicago, USA.
Available sizes:
16”x20" Edition of 25
20”x24" Edition of 25
...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Carmen McRae Chicago Hotel Room, Photography 1956, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
American jazz singer Carmen McRae smoking and applying make-up in her Chicago Hotel Room, 1956.
Available sizes:
16”x20" Edition of 25
20”x24"...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Two Members of The Almighty Vice Lord Nation 1958, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Title: Two Members of The Almighty Vice Lord Nation Chicago
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
Two young members of The Almighty Vice Lord Nation photographed on the streets of C...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Charles Mingus Rhode Island, Photography 1959, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
Charles Mingus On-stage at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, 1959
Available sizes:
20”x16" Edition of 25
24”x20" Edition of 25
40”x30" ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Dinah Washington, Civic Opera House, Chicago, 1956, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Title: Dinah Washington, Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
American singer and pianist, Dinah Washington on stage at Civic Opera House, Chicago, I...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams - Eleanora Fagan aka Billie Holiday, 1958, Printed After
By Ted Williams
Located in Greenwich, CT
Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver
American jazz musician and singer-songwriter Eleanora Fagan, professionally known as Billie Holiday, performing on stage.
Available sizes:
16”...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean Beneath Exit Sign - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
By Roy Schatt
Located in New York, NY
James Dean Beneath Exit Sign - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
Artwork details:
Roy Schatt (1909-2002)
James Dean Beneath Exit Sign
1954/printed later
Signed in pencil, l...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean Smoking - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
By Roy Schatt
Located in New York, NY
James Dean Smoking - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
Artwork Details:
Roy Schatt (1909-2002)
James Dean Smoking
1954/printed later
Signed in pencil, l.r.
Gelatin silver ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean and Juke Box - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
By Roy Schatt
Located in New York, NY
James Dean and Juke Box - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
Artwork details:
Roy Schatt (1909-2002)
James Dean and Juke Box
c. 1954/printed later
...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean at ABC Studios - black and white photograph by Roy Schatt
By Roy Schatt
Located in New York, NY
A black and white photograph of James Dean standing at ABC Studios in 1954 taken by Roy Schatt.
Artwork details:
Roy Schatt (1909-2002)
James Dean at ABC Studios
1954/printed late...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wenda And Ostriches, South Africa, 1951 - Norman Parkinson (Photography)
Located in London, GB
Stamped with photographer’s estate ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse
C-type print
Available in multiple sizes:
20 x 24 inches, edition of 21 + 3 PPs
30 x 40 in...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Brigitte Bardot, Madrid, Spain, 1957
By Peter Basch
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean Patchett, Granada, Spain, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
One of less than 20 prints made in this size and signed
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe, California, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Stamped by the photographer
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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