Francesco Scavullo

(American, 1921–2004)

grace kelly silver by francesco scavullo

Francesco Scavullo

Grace Kelly silver, 1984

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heather stewart white by francesco scavullo

Francesco Scavullo

Heather Stewart White, 1991

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brooke shields, gold by francesco scavullo

Francesco Scavullo

Brooke Shields, gold, 1984

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elizabeth taylor, silver by francesco scavullo

Francesco Scavullo

Elizabeth Taylor, silver

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Biography

Timeline

1921
Born in Staten Island, NY
1945
Hired as a photography apprentice at Becker Studios in NY, NY
Assistant to photographer Horst P. Horst at "Vogue"
1946
Wored for fashion Illustrator Jerry Plucer
Photographer for "Seventeen" magazine
1948
Began Scavullo Studio, proprietor and photographer
1952 - 1956
Married to Carol McCallson
1965 - 1995
Photographed every cover of "Cosmopolitan" magazine
1978
Actor and visual consultant for the motion picture "Lipstick"
1984
Became co-owner, TC&S production company
1988
Began Scavullo Gallery, New York, NY
2004
Died in New York, NY

Exhibitions

2009
"The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (group)
2008
"The Presence of Portraits," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, ON (group)
2007
"Scavullo Portfolio," Fountain Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2006
"Francesco Scavullo: A Photographic Retrospective," The Gallery at New World States, New York, NY (solo)
2005
"From the Source, Fashion Photographs," Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto, ON (group)
2004
"The Future Has a Silver Lining: Genealogies of Glamour," Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Zurich (group)
"Francesco Scavullo," Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy (solo)
2002
"A Thousand Hounds: A Walk with the Dogs through the History of Photography," Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL (group)
1982
"Francesco Scavullo Photographs: American Ballet Theatre," Andrew Crispo Gallery, NY and the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS (solo)

Literature

2000
"Scavullo Nudes" by David Leddick
1984
"Scavullo: Francesco Scavullo Photographs, 1948-1984" by Francesco Scavullo with Sean M. Byrnes
1982
"Scavullo Women" by Francesco Scavullo with Sean M. Byrnes
1977
"Scavullo on Men" by Francesco Scavullo
1976
"Scavullo on Beauty" by Francesco Scavullo