Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Idyll' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Palm Beach Idyll 1963 C-Print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. A couple sunbathing by the sea at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military...
1960s Modern Lambda Landscape Photography
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