American photographer Lillian Bassman (Lillian Bassman) is not accidentally called a photographer. Her works are really at the intersection of photography and fine art. The most famous works of Lilian are made in the genre of abstract expressionism.
The legendary Lillian Bassman
Lilian Bassman is the art director of Harper's Bazaar magazine and a legendary photographer. She was self-taught and sought, as she claimed, "to get rid of the heaviness in photography."
Glenda Bailey, editor of Harper's Bazaar magazine, said of Lillian:
After the peak of fame in the 1950s and 1960s, in the early 1970s Lillian retired from working in the fashion industry.
In the 1990s, Ms. Bassman's negatives were found, which she did not use for work, and these negatives were enough to publish two books and several exhibitions.
The legendary Lillian BassmanThe legendary Lillian BassmanThe legendary Lillian Bassman1. Dovima – Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba, New York, 1954. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian BassmanThe legendary Lillian BassmanThe legendary Lillian Bassman2. Carmen in a corset Warner's, 1951. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman3. Mary Jane Russell, New York, 1951. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman4. Anneliese Suber in a Galliano dress, Paris, 1996. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman5. Susie Parker, 1955. (Lilian Bassman/Staley-Wise Gallery)
The legendary Lillian Bassman6. Barbara Mullen in a dress by Jaquez Fath, Paris, 1949. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman7. Photo from Harper's Bazaar, 1947. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman8. Lisa Fonsagrives, New York, 1961. (Lilian Bassman)
The legendary Lillian Bassman9. Sunny Harnett in a suit by Charles James, Harper's Bazaar, 1955. (Lilian Bassman)