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Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

American, 1916-2006

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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Artist: Slim Aarons
Venetian Play
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othello on location in Venice. Slim Aarons Venetian Play Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Venetian Play
Venetian Play

Slim Aarons
Venetian Play, 1952

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Beverly Hills, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This 1960 portrait photograph, captured by society ph...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo

Slim Aarons
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo, 1960, printed later

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Beverly Hills, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This 1960 portrait photograph, captured by society ph...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo

Slim Aarons
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo, 1960, printed later

Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Beverly Hills, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph This 1960 portrait photograph, captured by society ph...
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1960s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo

Slim Aarons
Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell, Estate Edition, Portrait Photo, 1960, printed later

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1949, printed later

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1949, printed later

Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx. Slim Aarons Eden Hartford Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Est...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Eden Hartford, Hollywood, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1954, printed later

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1949, printed later

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue cat...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue cat...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Saks Fifth Ave, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth A...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1955, printed later

Seaplane At Palm Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
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Seaplane At Palm Beach
Seaplane At Palm Beach

Slim Aarons
Seaplane At Palm Beach, 1955

NY Apartments
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor. Slim Aarons NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Apartments
NY Apartments

Slim Aarons
NY Apartments, 1953

NY Apartments
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor. Slim Aarons NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Apartments
NY Apartments

Slim Aarons
NY Apartments, 1953

NY Apartments
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor. Slim Aarons NY Apartments Black and White Phot...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Apartments
NY Apartments

Slim Aarons
NY Apartments, 1953

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958-printed later

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958-printed later

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph

Slim Aarons
Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph, 1958-printed later

Pulitzer On The Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Pulitzer On The Beach
Pulitzer On The Beach

Slim Aarons
Pulitzer On The Beach, 1955

Pulitzer On The Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Pulitzer On The Beach
Pulitzer On The Beach

Slim Aarons
Pulitzer On The Beach, 1955

Pulitzer On The Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Pulitzer On The Beach
Pulitzer On The Beach

Slim Aarons
Pulitzer On The Beach, 1955

NY Lights
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aa...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Lights
NY Lights

Slim Aarons
NY Lights, 1953

Pulitzer On The Beach
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Pulitzer On The Beach Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Pulitzer On The Beach
Pulitzer On The Beach

Slim Aarons
Pulitzer On The Beach, 1955

NY Lights
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons NY Lights Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate....
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Lights
NY Lights

Slim Aarons
NY Lights, 1953

NY Lights
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of traffic lights on Park Avenue in New York City. Slim Aarons NY Lights Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate....
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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NY Lights
NY Lights

Slim Aarons
NY Lights, 1953

New England Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped b...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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New England Skiing
New England Skiing

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing, 1955

New England Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certific...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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New England Skiing
New England Skiing

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing, 1955

Eton Vs Harrow
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A view of spectators on the pitch at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons Eton Vs Harrow Black and Whit...
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Eton Vs Harrow
Eton Vs Harrow

Slim Aarons
Eton Vs Harrow, 1955

Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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Luxury Dining
Luxury Dining

Slim Aarons
Luxury Dining, 1955

Luxury Dining
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Luxury Dining Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaron...
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Luxury Dining
Luxury Dining

Slim Aarons
Luxury Dining, 1955

French Polo Crowd
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
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French Polo Crowd
French Polo Crowd

Slim Aarons
French Polo Crowd, 1950

French Polo Crowd
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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French Polo Crowd
French Polo Crowd

Slim Aarons
French Polo Crowd, 1950

French Polo Crowd
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Slim Aarons French Polo Crowd Black and White Photography Slim Aarons Estate Edition Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aaro...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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French Polo Crowd
French Polo Crowd

Slim Aarons
French Polo Crowd, 1950

The Carlton Hotel
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. The Carlton Hotel Black and White Photography Slim Aarons E...
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The Carlton Hotel
The Carlton Hotel

Slim Aarons
The Carlton Hotel, 1955

New England Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Instructors Only' in New Hampshire, 1955. New England Skiing Black and White Photography Slim Aa...
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1950s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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New England Skiing
New England Skiing

Slim Aarons
New England Skiing, 1955

The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Black and White Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) as he plays his trumpet in the Colosseum, Rome. Slim Aarons The King of Jazz...
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1940s American Realist Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Black and White Estate Edition
The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Black and White Estate Edition

Slim Aarons
The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Black and White Estate Edition, 1949

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952 Silver gelatin print Estate edition of 150 Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles', 1952

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952 Silver gelatin print Estate edition of 150 Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles', 1952

Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race 1955 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race', 1955

Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race 1955 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Waiters carrying half bottles of champ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Estate Edition)
Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Soho Waiters Race (Estate Edition), 1955

Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Long Bay Beach 1958 (printed later) Fiber print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Anne Bindon of Paget East paddli...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Lambda

Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)
Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Long Bay Beach (Aarons Estate Edition), 1958

Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
1952: Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) in Venice during a break from filming 'Othello' which he directed and starred in. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly for society publications ph...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello
Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello

Slim Aarons
Director And Star, Orson Welles on set of Othello, 1952

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell', 1960 Printed Later

Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport 1955 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Patsy Pulitzer rummag...
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1950s American Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport

Slim Aarons
Patsy Pulitzer, Private Transport, 1955

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell', 1960 Printed Later

Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine 1957 Fiber print 30 x 20 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aarons (1916-2006) worked mainly f...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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C Print

Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)

Slim Aarons
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition), 1957

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Venetian Play, 1952 Silver gelatin print Estate edition of 150 Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity 1952: Orson Welles (1915 - 1985) directing Othell...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Venetian Play, Orson Welles', 1952

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz', 1949 Printed Later

Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Digging for Clams on Black Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1960 Chromogenic Lambda print Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black B...
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1960s American Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Lambda

Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1960

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell 1960 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model Gr...
Category

1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Gretchen Van de Kamp Ward In Gustave Tassell', 1960 Printed Later

Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Shops in Burlington Arcade, which r...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade', 1955 Printed Later

Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Jamaica Sea Sailing, 1953 Fiber print Estate edition of 150 Signature stamped and hand numbered with Certificate of authenticity 1953: Two men sailing their yacht 'Eel II' in Jamaic...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing'
Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'Jamaica Sea Sailing', 1953

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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1940s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz', 1949 Printed Later

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
Category

1940s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'
Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz'

Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons 'The King of Jazz', 1949 Printed Later

Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii, 1955 Fiber print 20 x 24 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. ...
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1950s Modern Slim Aarons Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons
Ready To Roll, John Ford in Hawaii (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1955

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Find a wide variety of authentic Slim Aarons black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Slim Aarons in silver gelatin print, digital print, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Slim Aarons black and white photography, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Arthur Rothstein, Larry Clark, and Terry O'Neill. Slim Aarons black and white photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,170 and tops out at $35,000, while the average work can sell for $3,000.

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