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Period: Mid-20th Century
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi- Historical Photo -1965
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi with Paolo Ferrari. 14/2/1965.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi - Photo- 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Antonella Lualdi.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of David Taylor - Historical Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of David Taylor - Historical Photo  is a black and white vintage photograph realized in the 1960s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical ev...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Yeshiva Boys, Black-and-White Photography 1950s Jewish Diaspora Brooklyn, USA
Located in New york, NY
Yeshiva Boys, 1954 is a black-and-white photograph of two young studious boys behind a glass door, an entrance to a Brooklyn brownstone in New York City. A gelatin silver lifetime pr...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, Black and White Photo Pop Stars 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An iconic black and white photograph, one of American photographer Burt Glinn's important images in the history of 20th century photography of artist Andy Warhol, pop star...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African-American Body Builder, New York City 1960s
Located in New york, NY
The image of a body builder from the 1960s captures African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s. Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is from the photographer's book Black in White Am...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film

Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campa...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
Located in New york, NY
Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in socially conscious photojournalism. In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a state...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, USA 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 19" x 13" signed and numbered archival pigment print in an edition of 10. Signed by the estate, Freed's widow Brigitte Freed, on back of photograph. Available: 3/10. Provenance: Freed Estate *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Elsa Martinelli in a photo by G.B.Poletto
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli in a photograph by Ansa.
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

World Series Win, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
World Series Win, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

The Pause - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Pause - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "Team Editorial Services With the copyright and the stamp of Agency and two other ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by anonymous photographer With the stamp of the photography ag...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Enrico Giuseppe Moneta With the copyright and the stamp of the artist...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Italian Protests - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Italian protests on immigration, vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the rear. Good conditions...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Islanders go back to Tristan - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Islanders go back to Tristan is an original black and white photograph realized by the photography Agency of " Dufoto" on 18 Mars 1963. With the stamp of copyright and the typed not...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Elderly - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The elderly - Avanti! vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the rear. Good conditions.
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rightsis an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen With the copyright, the stamp of the artist, photograp...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Speech - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Speech - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by " Keystone Press Agency, Rome" With the stamp of the photograph...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The National Conference of Immigration - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The National Conference of immigration is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of ANSA With the stamp of Agency and the type...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

In the Camping - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
In the camping is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "LIALI, Roma" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency" and the hand-note on the rear. Good con...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at work- Historical photographs about women rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen. With the copyright, the ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Speech - Avanti Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The speech- Avanti vintage photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the photography agency" Levi, Firenze". With the hand-note ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Beauty Contest, Harlem, Black and White Photography of African American Fashion
Located in New york, NY
Beauty Contest, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 16" x 20" gelatin silver print, signed verso (on back) by the Freed estate. The image appears in Amer...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, 1963 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver photograph, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photo is in Leonard Freed's book “This Is the Day: The March on Washington'' (p. 50). Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his work demonstrated humanitarian concerns. The photographer travelled to New York, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East Coast to the Deep South, Freed’s photo essay culminated in the book Black in White America, which contributed to Freed's becoming one of the well-known documentary photographers of 20th Century America. After Freed’s death in 2006 his widow, Brigitte Freed was inspired to compile a book on the March on Washington from her late husband’s archive when she heard then-Senator former President Barack Obama remark to an audience of civil rights activists, “I stand here because you walked.” The March on Washington series is a powerful visual testimony, capturing protests that culminated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream'' speech, delivered at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. Provenance: Freed archive. *** Artist’s Bio: Leonard Freed (1929-2006) was an American photographer from Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer from 1961 onwards and as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department (1972-79). Freed's coverage of the American civil rights...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
Located in New york, NY
Berlin, Germany, 1961 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver print, signed and stamped on verso (back of photo) by the estate, by Brigitte Freed (wife of the photographer). The photograph of an African-American soldier...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of Leonard Freed's most iconic in the Harlem series. In the image of Fire Hydrant, two chil...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...

Martin Luther King, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph of MLK 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph, a portrait of one of the most influential African American personalities and civi...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Harlem, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14” x 11” photograph from the photographer's Black in White America book (p. 91). The gelatin silver print from the estate is stamped verso (back ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage NASA Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is common and the version of Visor that most ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York, Black and White Photo African American Children
Located in New york, NY
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed is a 24" x 20" gelatin silver photograph signed by the photographer on verso (back). Provenance: Freed archive. LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Arno River, Florence, Italy, Street Photography of Soldiers
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white photograph of three soldiers seated on a bridge, above the Arno River, Florence, Italy 1958 by Leonard Freed. It is a 12" x 16" ge...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Fashion Show, Harlem NY, Black and White Photograph African American Life 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Fashion Show, 1963, Harlem, USA by Leonard Freed, is a 11” x 14” gelatin silver print, which appears in the photographer's seminal Black in White America book (p. 104). The photograp...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Birmingham Children, Vintage Black and White Civil Rights Photography 1960s
Located in New york, NY
Birmingham Children, 1963 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a 16" x 12" vintage gelatin silver photograph, signed verso (on back) by the photographer. A photo that depicts th...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Willy Nelson, Texas, Country Music Singer Portrait Photography 1990s
Located in New york, NY
Willy Nelson, 1993 by American photographer Leonard Freed is a series of (3) photographs, gelatin silver press RC prints, which are each signed verso (bac...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Helen Frankenthaler and David Smith, New York, Portrait of Two American Artists
Located in New york, NY
Painter Helen Frankenthaler and sculptor David Smith in Frankenthaler's studio in New York City, 1957 is a gelatin silver print, 20” x 16”, signed and stamped by the Glinn estate. Th...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Bride, Naples, Italy, Black and White Street Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Bride, Naples, Italy, 1958 by Leonard Freed is a black and white contemporary photograph, cinematic in nature. This is a gelatin silver, signed by the photographer, lifetime print, 24" x 20" from the Freed archive. LITERATURE: W. A. Ewing, N. Herschdorfer, and W. van Sinderen, Worldview, Leonard Freed, Steidl, 2007, p. 73 and back cover. Leonard Freed discovered Little Italy in New York...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Hugh Hefner, Vintage 1960s Black and White Photography of Celebrity Playboy
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white 12" x 8" vintage photograph of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner checking proofs for Playboy magazine, 1966 by Burt Glinn. A historical photo...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Hugh Hefner, Black and White Vintage 1960s Photograph of famed Playboy Founder
Located in New york, NY
By photographer Burt Glinn a black-and-white vintage gelatin silver print of Editor-in-chief Hugh Hefner who wrote for his magazine, Playboy. An historical photo...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Led Zeppelin Hanging Out
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
The legendary rock band, Led Zeppelin fooled around at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles in 1969 featuring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. Widely...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail (Marilyn Monroe in Red), Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released. This exquisite p...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1960s. Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Audrey Hepburn with a Dove 1966 Signed Limited Edition Framed Print
Located in London, GB
A contemplative Audrey Hepburn with a dove perched on her shoulder, 1966. TITLE: Hepburn with a Dove 1966 PHOTO: Terry O’Neill SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (LAST AVAILBLE COPY OF THIS SIZ...
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Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Elizabeth Taylor Classical Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning elegant studio portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, 1957. Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. She began her career as a child actre...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Greta Garbo "Inspiration"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Greta Garbo posed for her role in "Inspiration". Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch, 1931, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican Surrealist painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair under her self portrait hanging on the ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Glows at ANPA
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Milton Berle standing on stage and smiling into the microphone. Together they stood on stage of The Banshees Welcome Editors and...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored from the original 1953 black and white pho...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Washing Face
Located in Austin, TX
A great candid capture of legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor at home washing her face in the bathroom. Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanita...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Pier Angeli and Dean Martin
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1956 in Hollywood, California: Italian-born actress Pier Angeli shows a wide-eyed American Actor Dean Martin her engagement ring. Dean Martin was an American singer, actor, a...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Elvis "The King" Presley performing on stage. Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is rega...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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