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Period: 1970s
The Fullers (1970) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Fullers (1970) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) May 1970 Alvin and Lilly Fuller outside their new home in Palm Beach, Florida, pose with their fashionable Europ...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Jackie Onassis, new girl in town; Black and White; Paris, 1970s, 29, 8 x 20, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. Her popularity as First Lady was due to her devotion to historical preservation of the White House, her fashion sense, and her devotion to her children, which endeared her to the American public. During her lifetime, Jackie was regarded as an international fashion icon. Her ensemble of a pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat that she wore in Dallas, Texas, when the president was assassinated on November 22, 1963, has become a symbol of her husband's death. (wikipedia) Description: Jacky Onassis, new...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Courchevel, French Alps, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a ski resort in Courchevel in the French Alps, circa 1970. This is an estate stamped and hand num...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Lambda

Led Zeppelin #F2 Jimmy Page double neck guitar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tight shot of Jimmy Page playing his Gibson EDS-1275 double neck in concert with Led Zeppelin. Photographed in Long Beach, Calif. in 1975. About The Print: Archival pigment print on...
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Other Art Style 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Poolside Pairs 1970 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Poolside Pairs' 1970 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace) and Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Lins...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Vejer de la Frontera #18, Silver Gelatin Print, 1977
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed and signed, black and white, 1970's, silver gelatin print by street photographer Jed Fielding. An internationally recognized street photographer, Jed Fielding has made photog...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Milton H. Greene - Sammy Davis Jr, Dancing, 1955, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Available Sizes: 24" x 20" $3,000.00 Edition of 15 30" x 24" $4,000.00 Edition of 20 45" x 45" $8,500.00 Edition of 7 Printing is done on Exhibition Photo Baryta 310gsm paper. ...
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1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Silverton, Colorado
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered on the front of the mount by Ansel Adams. Stamped and titled on the back of the mount. From Portolio VI-4; 55/110. Printed in 1974.
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1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chrysler Building Blue Zoom, New York Skyline, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
With an upward zoom and a slow exposure, Photographer Mitchell Funk reimagines one of the world's most iconic landmarks. The photograph is a lyrical evocation of a normally cold stre...
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Abstract Impressionist 1970s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Adam Ant, London, England, 1977
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
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1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Poolside Chez Holder
Located in London, GB
Poolside Chez Holder Guests by the pool at Albin Holder’s home in Palm Beach, Florida, May 1970. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 1...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Skiing In Vail *newly added* SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print
Located in London, GB
'Skiing In Vail' SLIM AARONS ESTATE Print Gorgeous print measuring a Large 20x20" inches / 51 x 51 cm (printed on 20x24" paper size.) A beautiful and classic Slim Aarons C-type p...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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C Print

The Big Smoke (1971) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
The Big Smoke (1971) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) 2nd February 1971: Seagulls drift above the waters of the Thames w...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I c. 1970s Signed in black ink, l.r. Vintage gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet 10.75 x 7 ...
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Contemporary 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

La Voile d Or, France, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features La Voile d'Or Hotel in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France. This is an estate stamped and han...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Lambda

Led Zeppelin #C2 - Never seen shot of Jimmy Page at SFO with his hand wrapped...
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jimmy Page arrives in SanFrancisco with his hand in a splint prior to the Kezar Stadium Concert, 1973. The Photograph taken at SFO before the concert. About The Print: Archival pigm...
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Other Art Style 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Freedomland 1979 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
'Freedomland' 1979 by Alain Le Garsmeur Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Women cyclists riding through the streets of downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA, 1979. Paper size ...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Slim Aarons Marina Piccola 1954 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Marina Piccola' Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

9/11 - Twin Towers in Angelic Light, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Since its construction, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the Twin Towers, of the World Trade Center. More specifically, he has been recording how light affects and transforms the two giant monoliths. Like us all, Mitchell was inspired by the formidable presence of the two buildings. Living in Brooklyn Heights with great views of lower Manhattan gave him a special advantage and opportunity to assemble some of the most iconic Twin Tower images ever taken. To Mitchell Funk, the Twin Towers, of the World Trade Center were the perfect synthesis of commerce and art. Most modern architecture is simply functional. Minoru Yamasaki's Twin Towers were in fact something quite radical. They were a steel and glass expression of Minimalism on the grandest scale in human history. Everything in the towers was stripped down to its essential quality with nothing extraneous added ….. except light. The way the buildings reflected light made them unique and inspired Mitchell to record them in color for 32 years. Although, the exterior was actually made of a very reflective blue/grey stainless steel the warm light of daybreak and sunset could change their color and transform them from buildings into and mystical monumental sculptures. With the help of the sun as a key player, Mitchell’s images of the Twin Towers progress from the mystical to the spiritual as they reflect the sun’s intense golden energy. Under these conditions, one could argue, that the Twin Tower housed the same type of divine energy as the adjacent churches. In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, one could interpret Twin Tower sunset images differently. A sunset can be a symbol for the end of the day or simply The End. The 1969 image “Dead End” is a visual prognostication. The North Tower is under construction in the background and in the foreground, Mitchell has framed it between two street signs that read Dead End. In Mitchell’s Twin Tower photographs, he is not taking a tourist picture that says “here I am on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade...
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American Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lynyrd Skynyrd Photo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Lynyrd Skynyrd Photo Artist: Richard E. Aaron Estate Edition: Hand numbered with estate chop mark in the margin, signature stamp on verso, archiv...
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1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Grace Coddington
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing, free shipping in the US, and 14-day return policy. Two 4.5 x 3.25 inch unique vintage Kodak prints of Grace Coddington by Antonio Lopez. Prints are on active consignment from the estate of Antonio Lopez. Purchase includes certificates of authenticity from the estate of Antonio Lopez. These Kodak prints are not signed by Antonio Lopez. Artist Biography - The foremost fashion illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, Antonio (as he signed his work) was and remains one of the most highly regarded and influential figures in the fashion world. While not initially known as a photographer, Antonio was rarely without his favorite Instamatic camera, and as his career progressed he turned increasingly to photography to create fashion stories, portraits, and elaborate mise-en-scènes. A serial Svengali, as the writer Karin Nelson noted: “Lopez brilliantly transformed the women in his world. Under his tutelage, Jerry Hall, a long tall Texan he met at Paris’s Club Sept, evolved into a golden goddess. He put Jessica Lange in gold lamé evening dresses after discovering her in Paris studying mime, and gave aspiring model Tina Lutz her start (and an introduction to future husband Michael Chow...
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1970s Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Brigitte Bardot Hands On Hips
Located in New York, NY
Brigitte Bardot, Hands on Hips, 1971 Silver gelatin print 72 x 48 inches Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity. Brigitte Bardot ...
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Modern 1970s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Deauville Casino, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an exclusive gambling table at the casino in Deauville, France, 1970. This is an estate stamped and han...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Lambda

Deauville Casino, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features an exclusive gambling table at the casino in Deauville, France, 1970. This is an estate stamped and han...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Lambda

Hammer Sickle, acetate of iconic image, given by Warhol to Chromacomp Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Hammer Sickle, 1976 Acetate negative acquired directly from Chromacomp, inc. Andy Warhol's printer in the 1970s. accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from t...
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Pop Art 1970s Photography

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Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Courchevel, French Alps, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a ski resort in Courchevel in the French Alps, circa 1970. This is an estate stamped and hand num...
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Realist 1970s Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sunbathing In Capri, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features sunbathers by a swimming pool at the Hotel Punta Tragara on the island of Capri, Italy, Au...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Lambda

Harkness Ballet principal dancer Dale Talley, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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Pop Art 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Las Vegas Golden Nugget Fremont Street at Night
Located in Miami, FL
The classic neon signs of Freemont Street glow and beckon in this 1975 photograph by Mitchell Funk. The camera angle, lighting, and composition tra...
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Post-Impressionist 1970s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Dancer and choreographer John Clifford, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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Pop Art 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Desert House Party - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Desert House Party A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann, in Palm Springs, January 1970. Featured in the group are: industrial designe...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Stevie Nicks #7
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Stevie Nicks #7 Artist: Richard E. Aaron Estate Edition: Hand numbered with estate chop mark in the margin, signature stamp on verso, archival pig...
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1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

1975 portfolio Settings Models-suite of ten photographic plates Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
This rare 1975 portfolio Settings & Models is an extraordinary suite of ten photographic plates printed posthumously, published by Academy Editions London and printed by Graphics Int...
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1970s Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

David Bowie with Saxophone (Framed) hand signed limited edition
Located in London, GB
David Bowie with Saxophone photographed by Mick Rock. TITLE: David Bowie with Saxophone PHOTO: Mick Rock
 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION 19/90
 PAPER: C TYPE FULLY FRAMED: 16.5 x 18.5 INCH...
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1970s Photography

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C Print

David Bowie 1976
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland David Bowie David Bowie in concert on The Thin White Duke Tour, Wembley, London 1976 David Bowie was a visionary British singer, songwriter, and actor known for ...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Darkness Below - Abstract Marine Scene in Cobalt Blue with Colorful Accents
Located in Miami, FL
Viktor Schreckengost paints an ocean scene and moon with precise attention. The painting is part document and part flat abstraction. The uniqueness in this work is how Schreckengos...
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Abstract Geometric 1970s Photography

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Acrylic

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print s...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Dreams, 1970, Kaufman Desert House, Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
January 1970: Helen Dzo Dzo at the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 for businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann. Slim Aarons Poolside Drea...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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C Print

Brooklyn Bridge Abstraction with Romantic Out of Focus Floral Colors
Located in Miami, FL
The romantic merges with the classic in Mitchell Funk's 1970s interpretation of the Brooklyn Bridge. With a long lens, Funk incorporates the emotionally joyful colors of out-of-focu...
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Romantic 1970s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Pool At Las Hadas 1974 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Pool At Las Hadas' Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico, 1974. 40 x 60" inches / 102 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by S...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Courchevel, France, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a skiing holiday in Courchevel, France. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 15...
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Realist 1970s Photography

Materials

Lambda

Red Brick Factory Long Island City with Empire State Building in Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk's photograph of a Red Brick Factory in Long Island City is as much about color-field theory as it is a document of a brightly painted factory facade. Additionally, Fun...
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Color-Field 1970s Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Float like a Butterfly 1971 silver gelatin fibre based print 20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the following sizes (paper size): 20 x 30 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £3,000 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 34.5 x 48 in., edition of 50 plus 2 AP, £6,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 46 x 66 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £9,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Direct from the artist’s studio Notes: All photographs are signed and numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the photographer. 'Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee...
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Contemporary 1970s Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Joe D Allesandro
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Kenn Duncan (1928-1986). Portrait of Joe D'Allesandro, ca. 1973. Photographic period print measuring 11 x 14 inches. Measures 12 x 15 inches framed. Studio stamp on verso. The print was used for publication in After Dark Magazine. From the estate of William Como, Editor in Chief, After Dark Magazine. Kenneth Duncan was born September 22, 1928, in New Jersey. He began his career as a skater and then a dancer. After breaking his foot and taking a six-week course on photography at a YMCA, he became a photographer. Duncan worked as a principal photographer for After Dark and Dance Magazine. His photographs also regularly appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Time, and Newsweek. In addition, he photographed a score of Broadway shows, including Hair, Applause, The Elephant Man, and Sophisticated Ladies and many dance and Broadway stars including Chita Rivera...
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American Realist 1970s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sunbathing In Antibes Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing In Antibes' Gorgeous print measuring an HUGE 60 x 40" inches / ca 152 x 101cm's. Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo...
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Modern 1970s Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Spearing Salmon: Spokan", Sepia Photograph of Indigenous Spearfishing
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver and sepia tone photographic print of an indigenous spearfisher by Edward Sheriff Curtis, image circa 1901 (American, 1868-1952), as a 1974 copy of (and printed from negatives derived from) the original Edward Curtis copper gravure plate, by Jean-Antony du Lac (1929-2002). Curtis used a process he mastered of creating orotones, which are photographs on glass, which Jean-Anthony du Lac spent years mastering. Jean-Antony du Lac's work is considered that of a preservationist. Titled lower left, signed lower right. Presented in an aluminum frame with anti-glare glass. Paper size: 20"H x 15"W Born in France and raised in New York City, Jean-Anthony du Lac moved west to San Francisco in 1957. Jean was an accomplished photographer whose published credits include Life Magazine and the San Francisco Examiner. He spent many years reproducing Edward S. Curtis' images of North American Indians; and he mastered the process of creating orotones, which are photographic reproductions on glass. Jean's orotones appeared on the walls of the Smithsonian as well as the White House during the Carter and Reagan administrations. A preservationist, his reproduction of Edward Muybridge...
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American Realist 1970s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
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Modern 1970s Photography

Materials

Black and White

Courchevel, French Alps, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a ski resort in Courchevel in the French Alps, circa 1970. This is an estate stamped and hand num...
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Realist 1970s Photography

Materials

Lambda

Dolly Parton
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July...
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Photorealist 1970s Photography

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C Print

Racing At Baden Baden 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Racing At Baden Baden 1978 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Spectators dine in the open air as the horses go by at Baden Baden racecourse, Germany, September 1978. 40 x 60" inches / 10...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Iggy Pop and The Stooges
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Iggy and the Stooges (L-R Dave Alexander, Iggy Pop in front, Scott Asheton in back and Ron Asheton) taken at ...
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Photorealist 1970s Photography

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C Print

Slim Aarons Sunbathing In Antibes 1976 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Sunbathing In Antibes' Dani Geneux (left) and Marie-Eugenie Gaudfrin sunbathing at the Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, August 1976. 30 x 20" inches / 76 x 51 cm paper siz...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poolside Gaze 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Poolside Gaze 1970 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and actress Lita...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Darling - Photo by Gunnar Larsen - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Darling is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1970s, by the photographer and magazine publisher Gunnar Larsen (1930-1990).  Good conditions and aged. It belongs to a hist...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Backgammon In Haiti 1975 - Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Close-up of a woman playing backgammon in Haiti, in January 1975. 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 102 cm paper size Estate Stamped C...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Sax - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie during the ‘Saxophone’ Session in London 1973. (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition...
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Modern 1970s Photography

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Archival Pigment

Muhammad Ali, Kinshasa, Republique Democratique du Congo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
William Klein (American, b. April 19, 1928) is a photographer best known for incorporating unusual elements into his photographs and videos. Born in New York, he grew up as a Jewish ...
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1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Actress Gloria Swanson, 1965, Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of silver screen superstar Gloria Swanson posing dramatically with a white carnation, her signature flower, i...
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Pop Art 1970s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Man in Denim
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measures 9 x 12 inches. Artist studio stamp on verso. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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Realist 1970s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Diane Arbus, A Castle in Disneyland, Cal., 1979 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Diane Arbus (1923–1971), titled A Castle in Disneyland, Cal., originates from the 1979 folio Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by t...
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Contemporary 1970s Photography

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Lithograph