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Period: 1950s
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additio...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Elvis At The Piano (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x30'' Printed Later About the Image: Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students. Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Black and white Photography...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Dolores Del Rio (1952) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio (1905 – 1983) swimming in Acapulco, Mexi...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Touching The King (1956)
Located in London, GB
Touching The King (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956. Elvis Presley mobbed by adoring fans backstage after a performance at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Ad...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) Two female skiers outside the Carroll Reed...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rita Aarons, Hawaii, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1955s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Rita Aarons, wife of photographer Slim Aarons, during the filming of 'Mister Roberts' in Ha...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Pink Accessory (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pi...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Hepburn And Friends (1953) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) 1953 On the left film star Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) talks with Mrs Grover Magnin (centre) ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Stirling Moss (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Stirling Moss (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Alamy) Stirling Moss in the DBR1 he shared with Roy Salvadori. The car caught fire in the pits. TT Goodwood...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Cranmore Mountain Resort Skier, 1955 - North Conway, New Hampshire
Located in New York, NY
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Cranmore Skier, North Conway 1955 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 wi...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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C Print

Elvis Adoration (1956)
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Elvis Presley hugging a group of fans backstage after a performance at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 12x16'' Printed Later Paper: Archival Pigment About the Image: Elvis Aaron Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Ralph Steiner. Harrington studied under Clarence White, Jr., who described Harrington as being among the school’s best students. Elvis, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley2, LEADING MEN, Phillip Harrington Retro Vintage Color...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Bermudan Hostess, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father's typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Bermudan Hostess, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Polly Trott Hornburg in front of her father's typical Bermudian house. She is wearing her ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Alice Topping, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Socialite Alice Topping by a swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida. This is an estate stam...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pussyfooting, Jamaica, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sipping a Pussyfoot - a mixture ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Pussyfooting, Jamaica, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Dee Hartford, wife of film producer Howard Hawks, sipping a Pussyfoot - a mixture ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Elizabeth Taylor On The Set Of Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Autographed Portrait of Lilo Pulver and Helmut Schmid - 1950 s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed portrait of Lilo Pulver and Helmut Schmid is a b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the Austrian actors, famous during the German cinema during the Fifti...
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1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Offset

Capote At Home Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home (1958) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartment. Brooklyn H...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, C Print

Sunbathing Skier (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sunbathing Skier (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Don/Three Lions/Getty Images) circa 1956: With the temperature at around 80? a skier reclines on her propped-up skis ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool (1959) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a s...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Audrey s Funny Face (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Pacific Diver (1950) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images) Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on the set of the Paramount musical 'Funny Face'. Costumes b...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Don Giovanni (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Don Giovanni, the son of Prince Aldobrandini rides his favourite Shetland pon...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Eva Gabor (1950) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Hungarian actress Eva Gabor (1920 – 1995) in Montego Bay, Jamaica, circa 1954....
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts o...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Park Stones (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) 11th January 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll th...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Roman Holiday (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) 3rd April 1952. Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) Two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mara Lane At The Sands Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane At The Sands (1954) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Austrian actress Mara Lane lounging by the pool in a red and white striped bathing costume at the San...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, C Print

Katharine Hepburn (1953) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Katharine Hepburn (1953) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) American film star Katharine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) driving along the waterfront with Irene Mayer Selznick. ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Staying At The Carlton (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Guests at the entrance to the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, 1958. Additional Information: ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Outdoor Dining (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Diners at an outdoor restaurant, San Diego, California, October 1956. Additional Information: Unfram...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Swimmer and Sunbather, Tahoe, Estate Edition. Vintage 50s California Nevada line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An underwater swimmer and a sunbather at the Cal Neva Lodge on the shore of Lake Tahoe, 1959. The Cal Neva resort and casino straddles the border between Nevada and California and the line on the bottom of the pool marks the state boundary. It was owned by Frank Sinatra from 1960 to 1968. Slim Aarons Swimmer and Sunbather Cal Neva Lodge, Lake Tahoe Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Internal: Vintage Sport, Midcentury Modern, Vintage Lake Tahoe, Vintage Glamour, Vintage Slim Aarons, Vintage Cal Neva Lodge, American Realist, Midcentury sport, Midcentury Glamour, California Nevada State Line, Midcentury Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Trip, Vintage Watersports, Vintage Nevada, Vintage Swimming...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Lech Ice Bar (1960) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) The Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. The Hotel Pfefferkorn and Hotel Tannbergerhof ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Mexico Fishing Boats (1952) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Fishing nets and boats on the shore in Mexico, 1952. Additional Information: Unframed Pap...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California,...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Seaplane At Palm Beach
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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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Spear Fishing In San Diego (1956) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Spear Fishing In San Diego (1956) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A spearfisherman in a mask, snorkel, and wetsuit, with two boys on a beach. San Diego, Californi...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Two women recline on improvised sunbeds. New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper S...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing Starters (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing Essentials (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A young skier prefers to carry his skis down the slope, New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Infor...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Fan Mail (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Fan Mail (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

High Society Cricket (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
High Society Cricket (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, L...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Ursula Andress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Ursula Andress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Swiss actress Ursula Andress poses in a hammock, in Rome, Italy, circa 1955. About this Image: Ursula And...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Lake Tahoe Canoes (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Lake Tahoe Canoes (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Young women canoeing on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, 1959. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Siz...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Mara Lane (1954) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Mara Lane (1954) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Austrian actress Mara Lane posing by the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, in a red and white striped bathing co...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Merle Oberon (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
Merle Oberon (1958) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Indian-born actress Merle Oberon (1911 – 1979) with her husband, Italian industrial...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Nassau Beach Hotel (1959) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Nassau Beach Hotel (1959) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) The outdoor swimming pool at Nassau Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, 1959. The hotel was the first to built ...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) Three skiers in New Hampshire, 1955. A sign near them lists the local slopes and trails. Additional Info...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A skier carrying his boots in New Hampshire, 1955. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 20x20''...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lucky Luciano, Sicily, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Sicilian-born American gangster Charles 'Lucky' Luciano (1897 - 1962) walking with friends...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Julie London (Aarons Estate Print)
Located in New York, NY
1957: Singer Julie London enjoying breakfast in bed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authe...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone c. 1950's C print 16 x 20 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and number...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eve Arnold - Two young models check their make-up, 1950, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Two young models check their make-up backstage at a local fashion show at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem, New York City in 1950. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Editio...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Cotton, Paper

Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph - Late 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph. Good conditions but blurry.
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gerry Cranham Sundial Hat Archival Photograph by Getty Images, 16x20
Located in San Rafael, CA
British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a summer's day at the Roehampton Pool. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Image...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe in "River of no Return", 1954 , 29, 8 x 19, 9 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanage. She got married with only 16 years old and while working for a factory during WW II, she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and started a succesful modeling career. The rest of her life is history: In the 50s she was one of the most marketable actresses, had held leading roles in various movies and was known for her immense sex appeal. As a highly intelligent woman, she knew how to build a career, while, in her private life she struggled with addiction and mood disorder. At the age of 36 she died from an overdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home. With her breathy voice and hourglass figure, she is until today one of Hollywood's most famous actresses. Description: Robert Mitchum...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, ca. 1956, 26, 4 x 21 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Behind Smoke (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #29)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes Behind Smoke (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #29) Year: 1956, 2021 Archival Pigment Print on Premium Rag Image Size: 13.5x19 in Paper Size: 17x22 in Edition: 7 Monogrammed...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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