Lillian Bassman

(American, 1917–2012)

the cost of living, barbara mullen, dress by omar kiam for ben reig, new york by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

The Cost of Living, Barbara Mullen, dress by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig, New York, 1950

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golden fox, blue fox, marilyn ambrose, boa by frederica, new york, harper's bazaar by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Golden Fox, Blue Fox, Marilyn Ambrose, Boa by Frederica, New York, Harper's Bazaar, November 1954

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tra moda e arte: teresa in a gown by laura biagiotti and shoes by romeo gigli by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Tra Moda e Arte: Teresa in a gown by Laura Biagiotti and shoes by Romeo Gigli, 1996

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by night, shining wool and towering heel, evelyn tripp, suit by handmacher, new york, harper's bazaar by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

By Night, Shining Wool and Towering Heel, Evelyn Tripp, Suit by Handmacher, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1954

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kronung des chic, jada, hat by philip treacy, german vogue by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Kronung des Chic, Jada, hat by Philip Treacy, German Vogue, 1998

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barbara mullen, aboard le bateau mouche, chanel advertising campaign, paris by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Barbara Mullen, aboard Le Bateau Mouche, Chanel Advertising Campaign, Paris, 1960

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looking backward - the evenings ahead, betty biehn by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Looking Backward - The Evenings Ahead, Betty Biehn, 1956

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Biography

Timeline

1917
Born in Brooklyn, USA
1933
Studied at the Textile Highshool in New York, USA
1934
Became assistant painter at the Works Progress Administration
1939
Studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, USA
1945
Art Director for Junior Bazaar, gave projects to photographers Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, and Paul Himmel
1947
Appointed Art Director at Harper’s Bazaar
1996
Agfa Lifetime Achievement Award
Dem Art Directors Club Award
Photographed the Haute Couture collection for New York Times Magazine, German Vogue, and the Autumn Collection for Neiman Marcus
2012
Died in New York, USA

Exhibitions

2010
Retrospective, The Wapping Project, London, England (solo)
2006
Retrospective, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, USA (solo)
2005
Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
"A Touch of Mystery," Monika Mohr Galerie, Triennale der Photographie Hamburg 2005, Hamburg, Germany
2004
Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, USA
2003
Galerie f5,6, Munich, Germany
2002
Garden Prado, Madrid, Spain
1999
"Les dames de Bazaar," Rencontres de la photographie, Arles, France
1997
Peter Fetterman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, USA (solo)
1994
“Hommage a Lillian Bassman,” Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, France
Jane Jackso Gallery, Atlanta, USA (solo)
1993
Palais du Tokyo, Paris, France
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, USA (solo)