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Erwin Blumenfeld

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Erwin Blumenfeld offers an introduction to the celebrated fashion photographer's extensive and innovative body of work. Known particularly for his pioneering fashion photography, Blumenfeld's career spanned portraits, nudes, celebrity images, and influential advertising campaigns. The book presents sixty full-page reproductions of his masterful photographs, capturing his journey from wartime Paris to New York's high fashion scene, working with Harper's Bazaar, American Vogue, and leading beauty brands.
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An introduction to the work of the celebrated fashion photographer.

An experimenter and innovator, Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969) produced an extensive body of work including portraits and nudes, celebrity portraiture, and advertising campaigns - but it is his fashion photography for which he is best known. Having fled Paris during World War II, Blumenfeld forged a stellar path in New York, where he worked for Harper's Bazaar, American Vogue, Helena Rubinstein, L'OrΓ©al and Elizabeth Arden.

Discover Blumenfeld's masterful work through sixty full-page reproductions in this title in the Photofile series. The curator Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais contributes an introduction.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500411230

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Emmanuelle de l’Ecotais

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Photography Books Series: Photofile

About the Author

Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais is curator of photography at the MusΓ©e d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

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