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Commercial portrait, fashion, and commercial photographer, notably of ballet, gay artists, and nudes.  Celebrity photos published in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.
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Commercial portrait, fashion, and commercial photographer, notably of ballet, gay artists, and nudes.  Despite his extensive collection of homoerotic and male nude photographs, he could not exhibit them because of the laws at the time.  Celebrity photos published in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.  Collection is held at the Kinsey Institute.

Revision as of 16:06, 15 July 2013

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1907 - 1955

Occupation

Photographer

Notable Achievements

Description

Commercial portrait, fashion, and commercial photographer, notably of ballet, gay artists, and nudes. Despite his extensive collection of homoerotic and male nude photographs, he could not exhibit them because of the laws at the time. Celebrity photos published in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Collection is held at the Kinsey Institute.