Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
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Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool Chromogenic Lambda print
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool Chromogenic Lambda print
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool Chromogenic Lambda print
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool Chromogenic Lambda print
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon by the Pool, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Backgammon by the pool Chromogenic Lambda print
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that capture
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Aarons Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Marbella Backgammon 1970 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
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Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Backgammon in Biarritz' Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
certificate of authenticity from the estate. Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960. Slim
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim AaronsPoolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1972 (printed later)
$4,200
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsPoolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1972 (printed later)
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsBeach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1957 (printed later)
$3,600
H 20 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Excelsior
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsBeach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1957 (printed later)
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beach Backgammon 1957 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Backgammon on the beach at the Hotel Excelsior
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons, 'Poolside Backgammon' Midcentury Modern Photography, 1972 (printed later)
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons, 'Poolside Backgammon' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Aarons Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered
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1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim AaronsBeach Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print, 1957 (printed later)
$3,000
H 16 in W 16 in
Beach Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
. 16 × 16 inches - paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons
Category
1950s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Slim AaronsPoolside Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print, 1972 (printed later)
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the Villa
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1970s Modern Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon, 1972 (Printed later)
$3,900
H 20 in W 30 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon, 1972 (Printed later)
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon, 1972 (Printed later)
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Backgammon In Haiti
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsBackgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1975 (printed later)
$4,200
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Close-up of a woman playing backgammon in
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsBackgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped, 1975 (printed later)
$5,400
H 60 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Close-up of a woman playing backgammon in
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsBackgammon In Haiti Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print, 1975 (printed later)
$3,600
H 24 in W 20 in
Backgammon In Haiti Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Close-up of a woman
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that capture
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Beach Backgammon' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Italy, 1957. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images that capture
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim AaronsPoolside Backgammon 1972 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition, 1972 (printed later)
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Poolside Backgammon 1972 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered in
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon 1972, 1972 (Printed later)
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon 1972
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons'Poolside Backgammon' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition, 1972 (Printed Later)
$3,600
H 20 in W 24 in
'Poolside Backgammon' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand-numbered
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Poolside Backgammon' 1972 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size) Hand
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon' 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
$3,000
H 16 in W 20 in
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon' 1972 Official Limited Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
150 Photo by Slim Aarons Printed in 2025 Limited to 150 prints only (regardless of paper size
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Slim AaronsSlim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon, 1978
$5,400
H 40 in W 60 in
Slim Aarons 'Keep Your Cool' Midcentury Modern Photography - Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
authenticity. Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photographer, is synonymous with images of mid-20th century
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1970s Realist Color Photography
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Lambda
Slim AaronsKeep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1978
$6,100
H 48 in W 72 in
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acapulco, 1978. Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
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Slim AaronsSlim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool, 1959. Palm Beach, Gelatin silver print, 1959, printed later
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H 40 in W 40 in
Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool, 1959. Palm Beach, Gelatin silver print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
handwritten edition number With Certificate of Authenticity from the Getty Images Archive and Slim Aarons
Category
1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Backgammon in Haiti'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons, Backgammon By The Pool (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked
Category
1960s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Backgammon By The Pool
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Slim Aarons Backgammon By The Pool Black and White Photography Slim
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography
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Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Poolside Backgammon 1972 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Poolside Backgammon'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications photographing
Category
1970s Modern Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon 1972
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Poolside Backgammon - Oversize Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print, Color
Slim AaronsPoolside Backgammon - Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Villa, Pool, Games, Luxe
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H 16 in W 20 in
Poolside Backgammon - Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Villa, Pool, Games, Luxe
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Archive using Slim Aarons negatives. Please contact the gallery for information about other print sizes
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda
Slim AaronsKeep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1978
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H 40 in W 60 in
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons, 'Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco)' Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of
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1970s Realist Portrait Photography
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Lambda
Slim AaronsKeep Your Cool - Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Portrait, Water, Games, Backgammon
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H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Keep Your Cool - Slim Aarons, 20th Century, Portrait, Water, Games, Backgammon
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
cause the price to change. This is a contemporary print from the Getty Archive using Slim Aarons
Category
20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Lambda
Poolside Backgammon (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim
Category
1970s Realist Color Photography
Materials
Lambda
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons, 'Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco)' Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) free shipping
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons"Backgammon By The Pool" NEW Slim Aarons, Estate Stamped Edition, Multiple Sizes, 1959
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H 30 in W 40 in
"Backgammon By The Pool" NEW Slim Aarons, Estate Stamped Edition, Multiple Sizes
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
pool in Palm Beach, Florida, 1959. Once a year, we uncover never-before-seen Slim Aarons images! This
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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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.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.