Having A Topping Time Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Topping relaxing at a poolside in Palm Beach. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type print
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Brunch At Brennans Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type printed 2023 numbered
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Family Pool In Florida Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type print printed 2023 16×16 inches - paper size Limited to 150
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All Mine Ladies Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Consul of Jordan. Original Artwork: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type print printed 2023
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Early Riders Beach Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type print printed 2023 16 x 20" - paper size Limited to 150
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Spot The Ball Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
original members. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type print printed 2023 20 x 24" - paper size
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Top People’s Eatery Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Top People’s Eatery 1960 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Journalist Lucius
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Slim Aarons Estate Print - Having A Topping Time 1959 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Time – Slim Aarons Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
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Slim Aarons 'Acapulco Villa' 1968 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Escandon in Acapulco, January 1968. From 'A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons' (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty
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Slim Aarons 'Arriving In Style' 1960 Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
at the Guinness house in Manalapan, Palm Beach, circa 1960. From 'A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Nice Pool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type Limited to 150 prints only – regardless of paper
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Slim Aarons 'Dali's Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons 'Dali's Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons 'Dali's Party' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons 'Salvador Dali, ' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool
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Slim Aarons, Skiing Waitress
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons, Skiing Waitress
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity
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Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool
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Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool
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Slim Aarons 'Family Pool' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Family Pool
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Slim Aarons, Nice Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Slim Aarons 'Dali's Party'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
) with a red-haired woman at a ball in New York. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons 'Young Society'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
them are wearing a gaily coloured Lilly Pulitzer shift. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim
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Slim Aarons, Dali's Party
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
woman at a ball in New York. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for
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Slim Aarons, Family Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
the pool on their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916
C Print
Slim Aarons, Family Pool (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
the pool on their estate at Lake Forest, Illinois. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Brunch At Brennan's'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
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Slim Aarons 'Brunch At Brennan's'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
circa 1960: Sunday brunch at Brennan's restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons, Rockefeller Brothers
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
- 1979). Original Artwork: A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for
C Print
$4,200
'Fan Mail' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jungle’ had been released. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons 60" x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Photo by
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Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons 60" x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Photo by
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Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons 60" x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Photo by
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Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waitress in Stowe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, carrying her skis on the way to a run, circa 1960. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons. Skiing Waitress 1955
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Slim Aarons, Beach Picnic (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
publisher Jack Vietor picnicking on the rocks below his home in southern California. A Wonderful Time - Slim
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Slim Aarons, Beach Picnic (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
publisher Jack Vietor picnicking on the rocks below his home in southern California. A Wonderful Time - Slim
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Slim Aarons, Jackie Kennedy (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of
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Sea Drive Slim Aarons Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons 60" x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Photo by
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Sea Drive Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print 1967
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons 60" x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Photo by
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Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waitress in Stowe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her skis on the way to a run, circa 1960. A Wonderful Time - Slim
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Slim Aarons 'Skiing Waitress in Stowe'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Vermont when not on the slopes, carrying her skis on the way to a run, circa 1960. A Wonderful Time - Slim
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Slim Aarons, Look No Shoes (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
dressed in a simple shift dress is crossing the road barefoot in the rain. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons, Look No Shoes (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
dressed in a simple shift dress is crossing the road barefoot in the rain. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Slim Aarons, Look No Shoes (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
dressed in a simple shift dress is crossing the road barefoot in the rain. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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USA Trianon (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Trianon at Versailles. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society
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$5,400
Slim Aarons, 'Salvador Dali's Party' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
York. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Dali's Party 1959. (printed later) C print Estate
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Nice Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Nice Pool (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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Slim Aarons 'Royal Knitting, Seminole Club, Palm Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
. The Duke's were knitted by the Duchess. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty
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Slim Aarons 'Royal Knitting, Seminole Club, Palm Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
. The Duke's were knitted by the Duchess. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty
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Slim Aarons 'Royal Knitting, Seminole Club, Palm Beach'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
. The Duke's were knitted by the Duchess. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty
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'Acapulco Villa' 1968 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons' Paper Size 24x20 inches / 60 x 50 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition
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Slim Aarons 'Nice Pool'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
temple pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Original Publication: A Wonderful Time
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American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.
Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.
Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.
In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.
In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.
Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.
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Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
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