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Golden Fox, Blue Fox, Marilyn Ambrose, Harper's Bazaar, Boa by Frederica, 1954
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2011.3.2
Title
Golden Fox, Blue Fox, Marilyn Ambrose, Harper's Bazaar, Boa by Frederica, 1954
Artist
Bassman, Lillian
Artist Nationality
American
Subject
Black-and-white photography
Gelatin silver print
Women photographers
Fashion
Coverage - Spatial
New York
Coverage - Temporal
Contemporary
1946 to present
Description
Commentary
: In
Golden
Fox
,
Blue
Fox
, a
photograph
which
appeared
in
Harper’s
Bazaar
in
November
1954
,
Marilyn
Ambrose
, a
prominent
model
of the
time
,
is
seen
intimately
, her
face
half
in
shadow
,
half
in a
soft
glow
of
light
.
Ambrose’s
visage
is
divided
into
well-demarcated
lips
,
nails
, and
highly
stylized
brows
and a
valance
of
white—a
testament
to
Bassman’s
interest
in
form
. This
contrast
in
Bassman’s
black-and-white
photography
illustrates
what
John
Galliano
has
recently
called
“painterly
strokes
of
light”
(1)
. The
fur’s
materiality
and
texture
are
accentuated
by a
sharper
focus
that
contrasts
with
Ambrose’s
almost
grainy
figure
and
skeletal
hand
,
reminding
the
viewer
that
although
this
is
art
,
it
is
still
fashion—and
hence
,
advertisement
. The
hand
across
Ambrose’s
forehead
and the
anonymous
tuxedoed
man
call
attention
to
Bassman’s
ability
to
capture
models
in
more
open
and
seemingly
candid
poses
, a
strength
Bassman
attributes
to
being
a
woman
photographer
with
whom
models
felt
at
ease
(2)
.
Bassman’s
hallmark
techniques
of
darkroom
manipulation
to
alter
photographs
,
which
include
using
brushes
to
blur
edges
and
ferrocyanic
acid
to
lighten
areas
of the
photograph
,
can
be
seen
especially
in the
background
,
which
floats
away
in a
romantic
style
. The
man’s
hand
and
smoking
cigarette
suggest
Bassman’s
knack
for
capturing
movement
and a
playful
departure
from the
portraiture
conventions
dominant
in
fashion
photography
at the
time
.
(1)
Lillian
Bassman
:
Women
.
Intro
.
Deborah
Solomon
.
New
York
:
Abrams
,
2009
,
pg
.
7
.
(2)
Rosenblum
,
Naomi
. A
History
of
Women
Photographers
.
New
York
:
Abbeville
Publishing
Group
,
1994
,
pg
.
230
.
Item
described
by
Catherine
Sweatt
,
Academic
Year
Wilson
Intern
,
2010-2011
.
Notes
Signed and numbered in pencil on verso.
Date
1954
Source
Silver gelatin print on paper; black and white photography; 11 in. x 14 in. (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Collection
Photography from the Scripps College Collection
Publisher
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
Rights
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College and the Peter Fetterman Gallery. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and ©Lillian Bassman Courtesy Peter Fetterman Gallery. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 and the Peter Fetterman Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave #A1, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Credit Line
Scripps College. Purchase made possible by the Jean and Arthur Ames Fund
Type
Image
Format
image/jp2
Object File Name
2011.3.2.jpg
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