Lillian Bassman

(American, 1917–2012)

margie cato, junior bazaar by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Margie Cato, Junior Bazaar, 1950

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night bloom, anneliese seubert, paris, the new york times by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Night Bloom, Anneliese Seubert, Paris, The New York Times, 1996

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betty threat, new york, harper's bazaar by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Betty Threat, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1957

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born to dance, margie cato in a dress by emily wilkins, new york by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Born to Dance, Margie Cato in a dress by Emily Wilkins, New York, 1950

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it's a cinch, carmen, new york, harper's bazaar by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

It's a Cinch, Carmen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1951

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"krönung des chic", jada, dress by thierry mugler, for german vogue, december by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

"Krönung des Chic", Jada, dress by Thierry Mugler, for German VOGUE, December, 1998

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antasy on the dancefloor, barbara mullen, dress by christian dior, paris by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

antasy on the Dancefloor, Barbara Mullen, dress by Christian Dior, Paris, 1949

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night bloom", ensemble by haute couture givenchy by john galliano, anneliese seubert, paris, for the new york times magazin, march by lillian bassman

Lillian Bassman

Night Bloom", Ensemble by Haute Couture Givenchy by John Galliano, Anneliese Seubert, Paris, for The New York Times Magazin, March, 1996

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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)