Lillian Bassman
Works
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Anneliese Seubert in Times Square, New York, 1997
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Barbara Mullen Blowing Kiss (Variant), 1950
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Barbara Mullen, Le Pavillon, New York, 1950
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Barbara Mullen, New York, circa 1950
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Carmen Having Tea, circa 1950
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Charles James Dress: Carmen, New York. Harper's Bazaar , 1960
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Fantasy on the Dance Floor: Barbara Mullen in a Christian Dior Dress, Paris, 1949
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Margie Cato (Test Shoot): New York, circa 1950
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Mary Jane Russell, Le Pavillon, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1950
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Pauline, New York. Chanel Advertising Campaign, 1958
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Silk Organdie, Embroidered and Printed: Barbara Mullen in a Gown by Irene, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1956
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The Line Lengthens: Model Unknown, Lingerie by Lily of France, 1955
Biography
Lillian Bassman (1917 - 2012) was born in Brooklyn, New York. She worked as a textile designer and fashion illustrator before working at Harper’s Bazaar in 1946. In 1949 she photographed her first Paris couture collection, which lead to her distinguished career photographing the foremost models of her day. Renowned for her innovative work in the darkroom, Ms. Bassman experimented by printing through unique materials, burning in on certain areas, or bleaching sections of the photograph to create images that appeared to be a cross between a watercolor and a photograph. Her photographs have been featured internationally in gallery and museum exhibitions in New York, Milan, Paris, and London and as the focus of magazine articles, lectures, and books highlighting her incredible life and body of work.
