Poolside Service, Lyford Cay Club, Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
The Harbour, Lyford Cay Club, Bahamas 1994 Print #20 by David Hamilton-Jones
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 5 1/2"H x 7 1/2"W Sealed Mat Sz: 9"H x 12"W David Hamilton-Jones, b. 1936 One of the Caribbean's most elegant and exclusive enclaves, Lyford Cay, located on the western ...
Paper
At Lyford Cay (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
At Lyford Cay (1962) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Guests sunbathing by the pool at the Lyford Cay Club in the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Islan...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons - At Lyford Cay - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
At Lyford Cay Guests sunbathing by the pool at the Lyford Cay Club in the Lyford Cay gated community on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
Poolside Service Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service 1962 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
Taking The Plunge Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Taking The plunge 1962 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
Poolside Service (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Color, Archival Pigment
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Taking the Plunge, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Poolside Service, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Poolside Service, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Poolside Service, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Poolside Service, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
Poolside Service, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early-1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Lambda
$3,600
Slim Aarons Poolside Service 1962 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service by Slim Aarons A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
Poolside Service 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Service 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
Taking The plunge 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Taking The plunge 1962 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962. 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm...
Archival Pigment
'Taking The plunge' 1962 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Taking The plunge' A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
Archival Pigment
'Lyford Cay Club' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Lyford Cay Club' by Slim Aarons A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962.
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Taking The plunge (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Taking The plunge (1962) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) A swimming pool at the Lyford Cay Club at Lyford Cay on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, 19...
Color, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Great Harbour Cay Bahamas'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Great Harbour Cay 1973 (printed later) Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A bathe...
C Print
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
Palm Beach Society Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Beach Society 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his white sports car on the shores of Lak...
Archival Pigment
$1,800
H 12 in W 10 in
The Bahamas, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1960s photograph, taken by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a swimming pool, seen through the fronds of a palm tree, with two people swimming and a group of people...
Lambda
$4,200
H 30 in W 30 in
Eleuthera Pool Party - Slim Aarons - Bahamas - color photography 20th century
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Eleuthera Pool Party' by Slim Aarons LIMITED EDITION ESTATE STAMPED PRINT Numbered in ink to 150 only and emboss stamped on front. Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor...
C Print
Eleuthera Pool Party - Slim Aarons - Bahamas - Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Eleuthera Pool Party' by Slim Aarons LIMITED EDITION ESTATE STAMPED PRINT Numbered in ink to 150 only and emboss stamped on front. Guests at the French Leave Hotel, owned by actor...
C Print
Lyford Cay Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Lyford Cay 1974 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Lord and Lady Martonmere in the garden of the Villa El Mirador, their Lyford Cay home, April 1974. unframed c t...
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Leonard Dalsemer, Lyford Cay'
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 Complimentary dea...
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$1,800
H 10 in W 12 in
Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, Leonard Dalsemer Villa, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is p...
C Print
'Dining In The Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining In The Bahamas' A waiter carrying a tray of food walks past a woman walking away from a swimming pool which is surrounded by tables, each with a parasol to shade the diners...
Archival Pigment
'Dining In The Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Dining In The Bahamas' A waiter carrying a tray of food walks past a woman walking away from a swimming pool which is surrounded by tables, each with a parasol to shade the diners...
Archival Pigment
'Stocking Island Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Snorkelling In The Shallows' A high angle view of people swimming next to the ketch 'Traveler II' , Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. Gorgeous print measuring a Extra Large 40 x 3...
Archival Pigment
Leonard Dalsemer, Lyford Cay, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leonard Dalsemer and his family at their villa in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1974. This image features a classic Slim Aarons contrast: between the manmade and the beau...
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Antigua, West Indies, 1960 (Unseen)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Families relaxing at a beach on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Antigua 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of...
C Print
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons - Palm Beach The pool at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 1955. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inches / ca 101x101" Estate Stamped Collectio...
Archival Pigment
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Nassau Beach Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nassau Beach Hotel 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 1959. The hotel was the first to built ...
Archival Pigment
$5,700
H 50 in W 50 in
Slim Aarons - Nassau Beach Hotel 1959 - Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Nassau Beach Hotel The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 1959. The hotel was the first to built by Howard Johnson outside the United States. Paper size ...
Color, Archival Pigment
$2,750
H 20 in W 24 in
'Ladies Of Lyford Cay' 1974 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Ladies Of Lyford Cay' 1974 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Grace, Mrs Dauphinot, Marina Posson and Baroness Meriel de Posson in Lyford Cay, New Providence Island, April 1...
C Print, Color
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.
Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.
Color photography evokes emotion that can bring a viewer into the scene. It can transport one to faraway places or back into the past.
The first color photograph, taken in 1861, was more of an exercise in science than art. Photographer Thomas Sutton and physicist James Clerk Maxwell used three separate exposures of a tartan ribbon — filtered through red, green and blue — and composited them into a single image, resulting in the first multicolor representation of an object.
Before this innovation, photographs were often tinted by hand. By the 1890s, color photography processes were introduced based on that 1860s experiment. In the early 20th century, autochromes brought color photography to a commercial audience.
Now color photography is widely available, with these historic photographs documenting moments and scenes that are still vivid generations later. Photographers in the 20th and 21st centuries have offered new perspectives in the evolving field of modern color photography with gripping portraiture, snow-capped landscapes, stunning architecture and lots more.
In the voluminous collection of photography on 1stDibs, find vibrant full-color images by Slim Aarons, Helen Levitt, Gordon Parks, Stefanie Schneider, Steve McCurry and other artists. Bring visual interest to any corner of your home with color photography — introduce a salon-style gallery hang or another arrangement that best fits your space.