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Slim Aarons
Cat-Shaped Pool, Estate Edition, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami

1955, printed later

About the Item

Slim Aarons' Cat-Shaped Pool, a newly available Estate Edition photograph, features a charming swimming pool in the shape of a cat at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, circa 1955. This historic shot of the pool was captured just after the the Fontainebleau's opening in 1954. Visual Description: Guests enjoying the newly opened turquoise cat-shaped pool at the Fontainebleu Hotel, designed by Morris Lapidus. The deck features sunny, graphic yellow and black umbrellas, as well as red, yellow and blue striped umbrellas and loungers. The cat's tail is a vintage wooden diving board, its ears are stairs, and its nose is a slide. Designed by Morris Lapidus. Slim Aarons Chromogenic Lambda print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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). Internal: vintage '50s florida, 50's Miami, vintage poolside, vintage swim fashion, vintage slim aarons, Fontainebleau Hotel, vintage Miami beach, Miami architecture, collins avenue The Fontainebleau Miami Beach (also known as Fontainebleau Hotel) is a hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Designed by Morris Lapidus, the luxury hotel opened in 1954. In 2007, the Fontainebleau Hotel was ranked ninety-third in the American Institute of Architects list of "America's Favorite Architecture". On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter ranked the Fontainebleau first on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is located on Collins Avenue and is owned by the Soffer family controlled Fontainebleau Resorts. Extracted color palette #A8B7AF #D3EADC #B0C2B9 #9EA798 #B7C7BD #2A8F95 #12615E #374343 #BAC19A #64877A #649CAB #000000 Background color #D3EADC
  • Creator:
    Slim Aarons (1916-2006, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1955, printed later
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU14810472312
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