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Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

American, b. 1939
Sheila Metzner (born 1939) is an American photographer. She was the first female photographer to collaborate with the Vogue magazine on an ongoing basis. Metzner lives in Brooklyn, New York. Metzner graduated from the High School of Art and Design and the Faculty of Visual Communications of the Pratt Institute. In the 1960s, she became the first woman to be promoted to art director by Doyle Dane Bernbach, an advertising agency. Thanks to this, she successfully collaborated with well-known photographers, including Richard Avedon, Melvin Sokolsky, Bob Richardson and Diane Arbus. Her first show in New York was called Friends & Family. She decided to show part of the images to the director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, John Sarkovsky. In 1978, he bought one and included in MoMA exhibition Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960. A second exhibition – Photography (Spring 1981): Couches, Diamonds and Pie – took place there. After that, The New York Times and The Sunday Times published a photograph of Sheila's husband. In 2008 the School of Visual Arts presented the exhibition Time Line: Shelia Metzner at the Visual Arts Museum, New York.
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Artist: Sheila Metzner
Josie Borain
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
Solarized gelatin silver print Blindstamped in caps, "Sheila Metzner Photography," l.r. 14 x 11 inches, sheet size 13 x 8.5 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, ...
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1980s Other Art Style Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hand with Snake
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Elaine
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Elaine
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Empire State Building. New York City
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

The Prototype, 1985
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Striped Glove
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Stella. Fever
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1970s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Fashion
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Color

Fashion
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Elaine. Homage to Man Ray
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Elaine, Homage to Man Ray
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Uma. German Vogue
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Warren Beatty. Bugsy
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Mouille. Prototype
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1980s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Louie
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Louie
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Bega. Odalisque
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Silver Tulip
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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Early 2000s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Hand with Snake
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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1990s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Chrysler Building. New York City
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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Early 2000s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Brooklyn Bridge. New York City
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
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Early 2000s Sheila Metzner Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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