Pamela Minchin, Harper's Bazaar, July 1939 Pamela Minchin on the Isle of Wight, 1939
PHOTOGRAPHER: NORMAN PARKINSON
Norman Parkinson's July 1939 Harper's Bazaar photoshoot with Pamela Minchin is a classic embodiment of his innovative 'action realism' in fashion photography. On the Isle of Wight, he captured Minchin in a Fortnum and Mason swimsuit, with his signature style of spontaneous elegance and choreographed spontaneity, breaking away from the era's static studio poses. His work marked a shift, bringing a naturalistic energy to fashion imagery that influenced generations of photographers.
Gelatin Silver Print
Limited edition of 21 + 3 Printer's proofs.
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LITERATURE
Harper's Bazaar, July 1939;
Pepper, Photographs by Norman Parkinson: Fifty Years of Portraits and Fashion, Gordon Fraser, 1981, p. 25, pl. 10;
Parkinson, Lifework, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983, p. 36;
Bailey and Harrison, Shots of Style, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985, p. 122;
Harrison, Parkinson Photographs 1935-1990, Conran Octopus, 1994, pl. 49.
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Pamela Minchin, Harper's Bazaar, July 1939 Pamela Minchin on the Isle of Wight, 1939
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