Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
Portrait of Monica Vitti - B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo of the Italian actress, realized in 1970s by Agenzia ANSA.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - B/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi during "Canale 3".
Lightly damaged.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a vintage Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated....
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is an Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", edition of 75 copies.
Hand-signed, numbered, and dated.
Very good con...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
'Tiger Lady' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty Images 30 x 30
Located in San Rafael, CA
March 16, 1971: Air Stewardess Cynthia Robertson models the new uniform for National Airlines. A synthetic tiger skin number, the new uniform will be worn by over 1000 stewardesses....
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Italian Actress Enrica Bonaccorti - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian former actress, television and radio presenter, and lyricist Enrica Bonaccorti.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress and Singer Abbe Lane during a television broadcast.
Photo by Italian news agency S.P.A.
Lightly blurry.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
John Wayne and Dorothy Lamour - Vintage Photo - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w Photo realized in 1976.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
An Island in the Air - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
An Island in the Air is a Photograph realized by Urs Luthi in 1975.
From the portfolio "Un'isola nell'aria", Vol. IV, edition of 75 copies.
Hand signed, numbered and dated.
Very g...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Carol Beckwith, (American, b. 1945),
Maasai Portrait
Chromogenic print on paper, from Beckwith's book "Maasai" (1980),
Hand signed in pencil, dated and titled with name of sitter in margins,
19" x 16" Sheet.
Carol Beckwith (1945-) is an American photographer, author, and artist known for her photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the Australian photographer Angela Fisher. Between them, Beckwith and Fisher have published 14 books, and have had their photos appear in National Geographic, Natural History, African Arts, The Observer Magazine, Time, Life, Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle.
They continue to exhibit and lecture at galleries and museums worldwide, including The American Museum of Natural History and The Explorers Club in New York City, The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the Royal Geographical Society in London. They have also collaborated on four films about African traditions. Together they have received numerous accolades, including the United Nations Award for Excellence, the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal, two Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, The Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award, and the WINGS WorldQuest Lifetime Achievement Award.
Carol Beckwith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where she went on to attend both the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Goucher College in Maryland. After obtaining her degree in Painting and Photography she won a traveling fellowship from the Boston Museum, which let her travel to other countries for the first time.
She spent seven months in Japan, living in a Zen temple and studying calligraphy painting. She continued to travel through Southeast Asia and New Guinea, where she witnessed a "sing-sing", a gathering of 90,000 Highland warriors, in Mount Hagen, and paddled up Chambri Lakes in a canoe, an experience she called "one of the most wonderful, and in a way formative, experiences in my life." Her first trip to Africa was in 1973, when she was invited to spend Christmas with a friend in Kenya. Beckwith bought a 45-day roundtrip ticket and ended up staying eight months. There she encountered the Maasai people who invited her to witness a female circumcision ceremony. Astonished by the ritual, she then determined to spend more time with the Maasai.
Beckwith studied photography in college but had initially intended to become a painter. It was during her travels through New Guinea that she realized the advantages of photography, saying that "there was such a vast amount of exciting material that I began to photograph instead, approaching photography with the eye of a painter in terms of light, color, composition. I wanted the images to be multi layered experiences in a way that a painting is. . . [Photography] seemed to be a more suitable medium for the pace of travel."
Beckwith's first major collaboration was with Tepilit Ole Saitoti, an anthropologist and former Maasai warrior...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper, C Print
Hunter S. Thompson / Cozumel - Color Photograph, Portrait, Beach
Located in Denton, TX
Hunter S. Thompson / Cozumel by Al Satterwhite is a color portrait of the famous gonzo journalist sitting on the beach, with cigarettes and beer on the ground in front of him. He loo...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
John Wayne, James Stuart e Lauren Bacall - Vintage Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The picture shows the famous actors John Wayne, James Stuart e Lauren Bacall.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The twins Kessler dancing on television
photo by Tommaso La Pera
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Royal Family - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Royal Family is a vintage black and white photograph.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintgae B7w photo realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dram...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s.
Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitt...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Tehran, a Meeting of the Shah - Vintage b/w Photo - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tehran, Shah di Iran meeting is a vintage b/w photograph realized in Teheran in the early 1970s.
Hand-written notes on the rear.
Good conditions with slight cutting on the left mar...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Adriana Maliponte - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Adriana Maliponte (italian soprano)is an original black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Paul Newman at United Nations - Vintage Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Mick Jagger on Tour Plane 1972" framed photograph by Jim Marshall
By Jim Marshall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Mick Jagger on Tour Plane 1972" black and white photograph by Jim Marshall. Image size: 22 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a guest room of th...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne shortly before his Death.
A little blurry.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress and Singer Abbe Lane in Rome, at the edges of the Trevi Fountain.
Photo by Associated Press Photo.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Philippe Noiret - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Philippe Noiret - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The twins Kessler during the rehearsals for a theater show
photo by ADN Kronos
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The picture shows Kessler Twins during the rehearsals of a show
Photo by Italian news agency S.P.A.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Kessler twins on a tv backstage. By Italian News Agency S.P.A.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane leaving the plane.
By Associated Press Photo.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night Le Farfalle
Located in New York, NY
Grace Jones in Hallway with JudiJupiter and Others on Opening Night
Le Farfalle, NY, NY
June 17, 1978
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in the early 1970s.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Paul Newman on the set of "The Towering Inferno" - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The American Actor Paul Newman on the set of "The Towering Inferno", an American action drama disaster film directed by John Guillermin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor Paul Newman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Paul Newman on the set of a movie.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in 1975 ca.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of Claudio Abbado - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Abbado - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
A policewoman plays with local kids in Harlem, New York City, USA, 1978
Located in New York, NY
A policewoman plays with local kids in Harlem, New York City, USA, 1978
1978/2023
Estate stamp in black ink, verso
Archival pigment print
6 x 6 inches, sheet
3.75 x 5.5 inches, im...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintag b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in the 1970s. Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage B/w photo realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s.
Signs of humidity on top left, otherwise good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Farah’s son with a French nurse -Vintage Black and White Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Farah’s son with a French nurse is an original black and white photograph realized in Tehran in the 1970s by an Anonymous photographer.
With the typed notes on the rear.
Stamp of "C...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Joséphine Baker - Vintage Photography by ANSA - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
B&W photo of the black Venus in the early 1970s.
Photo stamp "ANSA"
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Beuys Portrait - 1970s - Original Vintage b/w Photo
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Roma, IT
Beuys Portrait is an original black and white photograph representing a profile of the renowned German contemporary artist Joseph Beuys with his typical felt hat. This photo was very likely realized in 1972 by Buby Durini.
In excellent conditions.
On the back, there are two black stamps "Foto Buby Durini" and "Lucrezia De Domizio" with all the contact details...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed, Studio 54
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Smiling with Eyes Closed (Between his Friend and JudiJupiter)
Studio 54, NY, NY
July 1977
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 inch...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Un’isola nell’aria
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed, numbered and dated. Edition of 75 copies.
Original photograph from the portfolio “Un’isola nell’aria”, Vol. IV
Includes passepartout. Image Dimensions ： 19.5 x 46.5 cm
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Un’isola nell’aria - Photograph by Urs Luthi - 1975
By Urs Lüthi
Located in Roma, IT
cm. 19,5x46,5/ cm. 50x60
Hand signed, numbered and dated. Edition of 75 copies.
Original photograph from the portfolio “Un’isola nell’aria”, Vol. IV
Includes passepartout. Image Dim...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
13 x 9 in...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Self Portrait in Helmet by Broken Window
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Helmet by Broken Window
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage hand-painted gelatin silver print
7.75 x 9.5 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm)
This work is offered by ClampArt in Ne...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Paint, Silver Gelatin
Two Teenagers in a Housing Project Park
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Two Teenagers in a Housing Project Park
New York, NY
1971
Studio stamp in black ink, verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
9 x 7.5 inches, image
14 x 12.5 inches, framed
This work i...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
T. Coraghessan Boyle by Ron Mesaros - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
T. Coraghessan Boyle by Ron Mesaros - Vintage Photo is a black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of V. S. Pritchett - Vintage Photograph by Alan Clifton - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
V. S. Pritchett - Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph, realized by Alan Clifton - Playbill in 1973.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Robert Sheckley - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Robert Sheckley- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Joyce Carol Oates - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Joyce Carol Oates- Vintage Photo is a black-and-white photograph that was realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot with Skis
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of star actress Brigitte Bardot with skis in Switzerland, circa 1971.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hunter S. Thompson - Black and White Portrait, Photography, Cigarette, Beach
Located in Denton, TX
Hunter S. Thompson by Al Satterwhite presents a portrait of Hunter S. Thompson sitting on a beach with a cigarette in his hand and a drink off to his side.
14 x 11 in.
Edition of 2...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
"Keith Richards, Midwest Airport, 1979" framed photograph by Henry Diltz
By Henry Diltz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Keith Richards, Midwest Airport, 1979" black and white photograph by Henry Diltz. Image size: 21 3/4 x 16 inches. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a guest room of ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Mott the Hoople Group Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Mott the Hoople, the English rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid-1970s. They are probably best known for ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
'Tiger Lady' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty Images 20x20
Located in San Rafael, CA
March 16, 1971: Air Stewardess Cynthia Robertson models the new uniform for National Airlines. A synthetic tiger skin number, the new uniform will be worn by over 1000 stewardesses....
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Inch, Co. Kerry, Ireland (Landscape ocean and cliffs)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in contemporary Finnish photography. His works depict nature eroded and broken down by civilization, but h...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Jean-Paul Goude & Toukie Smith in NYC Subway, 1976
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Paul Goude & Toukie Smith in NYC Subway, 1976
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
14" x 14.5" Platinum/Palladium Print
Edition Nº 1 of 6
Ce...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Platinum
Raquel Welch on Shore
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Raquel Welch on the shore, wearing a fur coat she is clothing around her.
Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break th...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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