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Modern Portrait Photography

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The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Tom Kelley : Gal in Baggie Surfer Suit
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Ann St. Marie c. 1950's C print 16 x 20 inches Edition of 45 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and numbered in the border Captio...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988 Archival pigment print 36 x 36 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

President Richard Nixon
Located in New York, NY
President Richard Nixon, 1990 Archival pigment print 14 x 14 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, known pr...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Located in New York, NY
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club Archival pigment print 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered edition of 15 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Cecily Godfrey in Hong Kong'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cecily Godfrey, Hong Kong 1979 (printed later) Lambda C-print Estate Edition of 150 Cecily Godfrey relaxes by the pool at her home in Hong Kong, 1979. Her husband Gerald...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club
Located in New York, NY
Steve Mass, the owner of the Mudd Club Archival pigment print 48 x 48 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988 Archival pigment print 14 x 14 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Rosemary And Khaled Said'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Rosemary And Khaled Said 1982 (printed later) C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Rosemary Saïd,...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Cecily Godfrey in Hong Kong'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cecily Godfrey, Hong Kong 1979 (printed later) Lambda C-print Estate Edition of 150 Cecily Godfrey relaxes by the pool at her home in Hong Kong, 1979. Her husband Gerald...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Slim Aarons, Apres Ski, Gstaad (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Apres Ski 1963 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A group of women reclining on the snow in Gstaad with rugs covering their knees, 1963. Estate stamped ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Klaus Nomi
Located in New York, NY
Klaus Nomi, 1979 Archival pigment print image size: 24 x 24 inches Signed and numbered William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, k...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter
Located in New York, NY
Neil Young, Musician/Songwriter 1988 Archival pigment print 36 x 36 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York City, know...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mohammed Ali
Located in New York, NY
Mohammed Ali Archival pigment print 48 x 38 inches Signed and numbered edition of 40 William Coupon is an American photographer, born in New York Ci...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Verbier Skier (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Verbier Skier, 1964 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A blonde skier on the slopes at Verbier, February 1964. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with cert...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Blue Lounge
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Gabriel Vorbon 2020 Photography Edition of 1 + 1 AP 50 x 50 cm Local Taxes and Shipping Included
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Douglas Kirkland 'Brigitte Bardot, Mexico' - signed
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Kirkland Brigitte Bardot, Mexico (Cards) 1965 (printed later) Silver gelatin print Signed and dated lifetime print French actress Brigitte Bardot photographed on set of the ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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...
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1940s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Woman Lying in Bed
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Woman Lying in Bed c. 1960's C print 20 x 30 inches Caption: Woman Lying in Bed Portrait Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Tom Kelley 'Models on the Beach'
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Dean and Diane Weber in a Peek-a-Boo Dress. 1964 16 x 16.5 inches Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Woman Lying in Bed
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Woman Lying in Bed c. 1960's C print 20 x 30 inches Caption: Woman Lying in Bed Portrait Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

Tom Kelley 'Models on the Beach'
Located in New York, NY
Marilyn Dean and Diane Weber in a Peek-a-Boo Dress. 1964 16 x 16.5 inches Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Susie B&W, 1989 New York, NY
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gerri (Sailor), New York, NY, 1992
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
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1990s Modern Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Jimi Hendrix' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jimi Hendrix' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 1967 by Gered Mankowitz Portrait of Jimi Hendrix. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Jimi Hendrix at Mason’s Yard, London 1967. Blue smoke. ...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Marianne Faithfull' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marianne Faithfull' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Marianne Faithfull. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Marianne Faithfull recording at Decca Studios in London in 1964. A...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Paul McCartney' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Paul McCartney' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney Pinstripe Colour Tryptych, by Gerard Mankowitz, London 1967. All Prints are Signed and Limite...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Kate Bush' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Kate Bush' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Kate Bush. Photograph of Kate Bush in red dess, by Gered Mankowitz, London 1979. All Prints are Signed and Limited Edition Prin...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Eurythmics' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Eurythmics' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 1981 by Gered Mankowitz Portrait of The Eurythmics. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz, Eurythmics, London 1981. All Prints are Signed and Limit...
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1980s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Generation X' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Eurythmics' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 1978 by Gered Mankowitz Portrait of Generation X. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz, Generation X, London 1978. All Prints are Signed and Limit...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Jimi Hendrix' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jimi Hendrix' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 1967 by Gered Mankowitz Portrait of Jimi Hendrix. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Jimi Hendrix, London 1967. All Prints are Signed and L...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Kate Bush' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Kate Bush' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Kate Bush. Photographer Gered Mankowitz recalls,’…..the back cover series of portraits that I shot for Lionheart in August 1978. I art directed the album cover and my assistant at the time, Richard Grey...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Marianne Faithfull' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marianne Faithfull' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Marianne Faithfull. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Marianne Faithfull recording at Decca Studios in London in 1964. Al...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Marianne Faithfull' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marianne Faithfull' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Marianne Faithfull. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Marianne Faithfull, London in 1965. All Prints are Signed and Limi...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Mick Jagger' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Mick Jagger' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Mick Jagger. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Mick Jagger & Aston Martin DB6, London 1966. All Prints are Signed and Limited Edition Printed later 2020 EXTRA LARGE 40 x 40" inches/ 101 X 101 cm Edition size 50 only GERED MANKOWITZ BIOGRAPHY: Gered Mankowitz was born in London, England, on 3rd August 1946. The first of four sons of the late author, playwright and film writer Wolf Mankowitz and his wife, the Jungian psychotherapist Ann Mankowitz. After an education of sorts at several London co-educational “progressive” schools, he left at 15, avoiding all exams and completed his education devoid of any formal qualifications. Having displayed a natural ‘eye’ for photography whilst on a school trip to Holland and having been inspired to take up photography by the actor Peter Sellers, his photographs were seen by the legendary photographer Tom Blau, who offered Gered an apprenticeship at his famous photo agency, Camera Press Ltd., in London. Over a period of several months Gered worked in all the various departments that made up Camera Press, finally moving to the studio and going on various assignments in and around London. In 1962, Gered went to Barbados with his family and began taking photographs professionally, producing a range of work from architectural studies for the island’s top architect to the first Boeing 707 landing at Bridgetown airport for British West Indian Airways. On returning to London, Gered was offered a chance to go to Paris for the collections, working for the fashion photographer Alec Murray. In spite of the glamour and exciting atmosphere, it was clear that this particular area of work was not for him, and on returning to London he went to work for the ‘show-biz’ portraitist, Jeff Vickers. Gered had already photographed the Bristol Old Vic production of the American musical play “Fiorello” and his photos had been used for the front of theatre display when the show transferred to London’s Piccadilly Theatre. This made him the youngest photographer to have his pictures used in this way; so working for Jeff Vickers gave him an opportunity to develop his ‘show-biz’ contacts and to broaden his experience in the studio, taking portraits of many actors and other personalities. During 1963, Gered met and photographed the singing duo Chad and Jeremy, who had just signed with Ember records. One of these photos was used as the cover of the duo’s first album, “Yesterday’s Gone”, and Gered found himself working in the music industry at a time when it desperately needed new, mould breaking images. He began to work with a new generation of producers like John Barry, Shel Talmy and Chris Blackwell photographing artists who were of his own age group and who felt at ease with him in a way that had not been possible with other photographers. At the end of 1963 Gered opened his first studio, at 9 Masons Yard in the heart of London’s West End. On one side was the infamous disco “The Scotch of St.James”, hangout of the pop glitterati of the time, and on the other the art gallery “Indica”, partly financed by The Beatles and where John Lennon met Yoko Ono. Within a few months Gered had already begun to make a name for himself, and he was approached to photograph Marianne Faithful, who had just had a big hit with “As Tears Go By”. Working closely with Marianne he got to know her manager and producer Andrew Loog Oldham. In early 1965, Oldham asked him to photograph the Rolling Stones, who he also managed and produced. This was a major turning point in Gered’s career, because from this first session came the cover for “Out of Our Heads” (U.S. title “December’s Children”), and as a result he was asked by the Stones to go to America with them on their record breaking 1965 autumn tour. During this 9 week (48 city) tour of the U.S. Gered photographed the Stones on stage and off, and got particularly close to Keith and Charlie. There were many adventures as Gered found himself on the road with the greatest Rock band in the world at the peak of their original success. Gered continued working with the Stones as their ‘official’ photographer, producing photos for albums (“Between the Buttons”; “Got Live If You Want It”; “Big Hits”; and several others), press and publicity, taken at home, in the recording studio, on stage and behind the scenes until 1967, when the band broke off with their manager, Oldham. Through the 60’s, Gered continued in the music world working with Oldham at his famous Immediate label, and with many other major artists including Jimi Hendrix, Free, Traffic, The Yardbirds, The Small Faces...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Jimi Hendrix' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jimi Hendrix' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION 1967 by Gered Mankowitz Portrait of Jimi Hendrix. Photograph by Gered Mankowitz of Jimi Hendrix, London 1967. More smoke. All Prints are...
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Kate Bush' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Kate Bush' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Kate Bush. Photograph of Kate Bush, by Gered Mankowitz, London 1978. All Prints are Signed and Limited Edition Printed later 20...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Kate Bush' Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Kate Bush' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Kate Bush. Gered Mankowitz Photograph of Kate Bush for Lionheart, 1978. All Prints are Signed and Limited Edition Printed later ...
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1970s Modern Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Helena
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 40. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Girl in Light
Located in New York, NY
Girl in Light, 1967 (printed later) color dye coupler print (c-print) 17 x 16" edition of 75 51 x 49" edition of 10 signed, dated and numbered by the artist
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1960s Modern Portrait Photography

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C Print

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