More fashion mileage per dress, Barbara Vaughn, Harper’s Bazaar, New York
(1956)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
43.1 × 60.9 cm (image) 50.8 × 56.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023
© Estate of Lillian Bassman
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Lillian Bassman began her career as a painting assistant at the Works Progress Administration, and studied fashion illustration and textile design at Pratt Institute in the late 1930s. In 1940 the famed art director of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Alexey Brodovitch, offered her a scholarship to study under him. This led to her role as art director of the magazine’s spin-off Junior Bazaar. There she worked with photographers such as Richard Avedon and Robert Frank, and in 1947 began working as a freelance photographer in fashion and advertising.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
New York, New York, United States
Edition
ed. 13/25
Accession Number
2023.9
Department
International Photography