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Period: 1950s
Petroglyphs, Monument Valley Utah
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare original photograph. Large size. From Portfolio V.
Print date (c. 1979) and the edition size 25/110.
Printed by Ansel Adams
Has some chipping on the edges, which do not deter fr...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth II, signed photograph, by Dorothy Wilding
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II, portrait photograph by Dorothy Wilding.
Bromide photograph. 1953. Laid onto board. Signed by the Queen below the photograph, dated 1953.
Dorothy Wilding was th...
Category
English School 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Eden Hartford
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Actress Eden Hartford, sister to Dee, in the Hollywood home she shared with her husband, comedian Groucho Marx.
Slim Aarons
Eden Hartford
Black and White Photography
Slim Aarons Est...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
New England Skiing
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955.
Slim Aarons
New England Skiing
Black an...
Category
American Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Dali is painting medusas head on Galas forehead
Located in Cologne, DE
An amazing item, with numerous stamps and notes on the back showing its active life as a press photo. The quality is fair due to decades in use. But it is absolutly unique.
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Avril Crosby" Mixed Media Black And White Photography, Silver Gelatin Print
By Peter Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is signed, titled, dated, and variously inscribed with ink by the artist on recto.
"Avril Crosby (from Yale Bowl 1958) to 133 E. 80th Street roof top 1959."
Artwork Dimens...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Ink, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Czech Republic : Prague Castle - Original Gelatin Silver Photography
By Josef Sudek
Located in Paris, FR
Josef Sudek
Prague Castle
Original gelatin silver photography
10 x 8.5 cm (c. 3.9 x 3.1 in)
Authenticated on the back by the workshop stamp (see picture)
Excellent condition
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pablo Picasso
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
By John French
Located in London, GB
'Evening Dress' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio
silver gelatin fibre print.
Jean Shrimpton modelling a dress, John French (1907-66), England, 1961
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of 'Rebel Without a Cause' actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956.
What's includ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
James Dean in Restroom
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the restroom.
James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of te...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot and Her Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Candid image of French actress Brigette Bardot playing with her 2 dogs.
Brigitte Bardot is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portrayi...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deck chair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles,...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy: Living in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind.
John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955.
Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor and earned him h...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning closeup capture of Marilyn Monroe talking on the phone for her role in Some Like it Hot
Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed an...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Picasso in his Atelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso born on the 25th of October 1881 and passed on the 8th of April ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pablo Picasso: Master Sculptor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen in His Study
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture by Larry Barbier Jr. of actor Steve McQueen at home, chatting on the phone in his study.
This listing is for a limited edition archival print.
What's included:
- L...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features actress Elizabeth Taylor posed outdoors while behind the scenes of the film "Giant"1955.
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor known as DBE wa...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features actress Elizabeth Taylor swinging a lasso on the set of "Giant", 1955.
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage capture of Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long getting gas in a classic car.
Mamie Van Doren is an American actressmodelsingerand sex symbol. She is perhaps best remembered fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot and iconic image of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Seven Year Itch"
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous for playing comed...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954.
Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball in Pearls
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning studio portrait features starlet Lucille Ball posed wearing a gorgeous pearl necklace set around her neck.
Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, ente...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant and glamorous black and white studio portrait features Eartha Kitt smiling to the camera with her back turned.
Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, dancer, act...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Blood Alley
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws fo...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white action shot features Bob Hope exiting his trailer in 1955.
Bob Hope was a British-American stand-up comedian vaudeville actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and aut...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Perry Como Shaving Comical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This quirky portrait features musician Perry Como receiving a "fresh shave", surrounded by friends and a puppet.
Perry Como was an American singer, actor and television personality....
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Rebel Without a Cause actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956.
This listing is...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race
1955
Silver gelatin fiber print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Caption: Waiters carrying half b...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely black and white image features Marilyn Monroe on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire".
How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Slim Aarons 'Soho Waiters Race'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Soho Waiters Race
1955
Silver gelatin fiber print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Caption: Waiters carrying half b...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Make Up Mirror Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Thurston Hopkins – Signed Lifetime Print
Limited Edition 33/50
Fibre Print
Date printed: 2011
Signed & Editioned by Photographer, ink recto (front)
Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 51 x...
Category
Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
Category
Realist 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Art of Travel
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wenda and Ostriches
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
Category
1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
Located in Surfside, FL
New York Architect Robert Nichols 11/30/1959
Photographer is Fred McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art move...
Category
American Modern 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield on Silk
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the "Working Man's Monroe". She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Frank Sinatra in Tbird
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird.
Frank Sinatra was a...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Pier Angeli and Dean Martin
By Frank Worth
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 a...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
By Frank Worth
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...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Circo nightclub's owner Herbert Hoover helping bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe with her fur coat.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Vintage Construction Workers in NYC
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white photograph is a stunning capture of construction workers taking a lunch break up high in NYC. This image would serve as a stunning addition to any space.
This ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe: Outtake Glamour
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes while filming "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous for playing ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait features jazz legend Louis Armstrong up close, posed with a big smile.
Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one o...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Grace Kelly: Classic Portrait of Elegance
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant full-length studio portrait features the 'Princess of Grace', Grace Kelly. This image captures the star in a tulle skirt, sitting on steps inside of a photo studio.
Gra...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th Century Fox where Marilyn was filming How to Marry a Millionairecirca 1953.
The ...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Smiling
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Second in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole.
A classic image of the Hollywood...
Category
Contemporary 1950s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
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