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Period: 1950s
Elvis Presley in Colors
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
Awesome black and white portrait of star actor, musician, and army man Elvis Presley.
On March...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Campo dei Fiori, Rome - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Campo dei Fiori, Rome is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in Clash by Night Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in "Clash by Night", circa 1952.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Marilyn Monroe Screen Test for "We're Not Married" Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe posed in a screen test for her role as Annabel in "We're Not Married".
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Ballet on Ice Skates - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ballet on ice skates is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1950s.
Good conditions and aged.
It belongs to a historical and nostalgic album including historical moments, p...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Natalie Wood and Patrick Wayne Goofing Around on Set
Located in Austin, TX
Young Natalie Wood and Patrick Wayne, son of the legend John Wayne goofing around on the set of "The Searchers". period doubleweightcaptured by Globe Photos. The Western film directe...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of Frank Sinatra standing with his classic TBird in a garage driveway.
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular and influential ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
By Frank Worth
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
Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Marilyn Monroe at Premiere
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible candid image of Screen Legends Marilyn Monroe Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall at the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire in 1953.
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 19...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Actor Cary Grant - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The American Actor Cary Grant is an original black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Portrait of the American actor with his third wife Betsy Drake.
Slightly blurry.
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Perry Como Shaving Comical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This quirky portrait features musician Perry Como receiving a "fresh shave", surrounded by friends and a puppet.
Perry Como was an American singer, actor and television personality....
Category
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the bal...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
The Young Callas - Vintage Original Photograph of Maria Callas - End of 1950-51
By Maria Callas
Located in Roma, IT
The Young Callas is a beautiful black-white photographic portrait of the nascent opera star realized by an unknown artist around the 1950-51.
On the verso the black ink stamp on the...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st October 1956.
A skier jumping into the air.
Additional I...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ann Blyth
Located in Austin, TX
Ann Blyth is an American actress and singer, often cast in Hollywood musicals, but also successful in dramatic roles. For her performance as Veda Pierce in the 1945 film Mildred Pier...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marlon Brando and Bob Hope Fight Over Oscar
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white comedic image features Bob Hope and Marlon Brando "fighting" over an Oscar in 1954.
Bob Hope was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, and ...
Category
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
Stunning black and white capture of Elvis "The King" Presley performing on stage.
Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is rega...
Category
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Digital
Jane Russell in Crowd
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white candid capture features a radiant Jane Russell stands out from the crowd while arriving for an event in Hollywood, California, circa 1958.
Jane Russell was an ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 – 1983) swimming in Acapulco,
Mexi...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Che Guevara and Fidel Castro
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Barbara Nichols in Dressing Room
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of star actress Barbara Nichols in her dressing room.
Known for her brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield on Silk
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the "Working Man's Monroe". She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Blood Alley
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
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 his second and last Academy Award nomination - he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role in "Giant". After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Cary Grant, Jane Wyman, and William Holden sitting at the table, 1951.
Cary Grant was an English-American actor. Known for his mid-Atlantic acce...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield in Leotard
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actress Jayne Mansfield in a black leotard, posed against wood wall. Photographed by legendary celebrity photographer Frank Worth.
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the &"Working Man's Monroe";. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, San Diego, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features guests at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, San Diego.
This is an estate stamp...
Category
Realist 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
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
James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955.
James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Make Up Mirror (1953) - Silver Gelatin Print
(Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images Archive)
8th August 1953: Judy Dunlop, a participant in the Holiday Girl...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Natalie Wood: Star of the '60's
By Frank Worth
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
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, ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy: Living in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind.
John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Murray Garrett)
circa 1955:
Contact sheet of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra singing in front of a music stan...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Audrey Hepburn "Roman Holiday"
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture of the starlet actress Audrey Hepburn posed for her role in "Roman Holiday".
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as both a film and f...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
'New England Skiing' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
James Dean and Ursula Andress at Oscar Dinner
By Frank Worth
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 remembered...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
(Photo By Slim Aarons)
Elena Pratolongo, Prince Edward Egon von Furstenberg, Contessa Geronaffo, Luca Stu...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
Located in London, GB
Kennedy Holiday (1959)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
21 August 1959.
John F. Kennedy sailing on the Victura with Jackie and friends
Additional ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Joan Collins, Pink Accessory'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Marilyn Monroe Relaxed and Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Young and beautiful Marilyn Monroe flashing that beautiful smile that lit up the silver screens during the 50's. The offered photo is a second-generation example and was issued in th...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rita Hayworth
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth posed in a Hawaiian outfit, posed amongst palm trees.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features actress Elizabeth Taylor posed outdoors while behind the scenes of the film "Giant"1955.
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor known as DBE wa...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Quiet Moment 1955 (Framed)
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Marylin Monroe relaxes on a couch in her hotel room at the Ambassador Hotel in New York City.
TITLE: MARYLIN QUIET MOMENT 1955
PHOTO: ED FEINGERSH
PAPER: SILVER GELATIN RESIN PRINT...
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in Car on the Set of Giant
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in a car on the set of the 1950s Film "Giant".
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Playful Jayne Mansfield
By Frank Worth
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
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of 'How to Marry a Millionaire'
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in se...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
James Dean in Restroom
By Frank Worth
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewing posed in living room scene for "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955.
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One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elizabeth Taylor with Vintage Camera
By Frank Worth
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
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
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 in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deck chair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Pablo Picasso: Master Sculptor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
An Anxious Wait (1951) -Silver Gelatin Fibre Print -Estate Stamped Issue
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print (edition size 1/150). 2nd April 1951: American actress, Gloria Swanson, anxiously awaits the results of the Best Actress award at a cafe on West ...
Category
Modern 1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
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