Original oversize photograph of Eartha Kitt, 1954

N.p. N.p., Circa 1954. Vintage borderless oversize satin finish portrait photograph of actress and singer Eartha Kitt in 1954. Stamp of noted Latvian-American photographer Philippe Halsman on the verso.

Photographer Philippe Halsman began his career working for French fashion magazines such as "Vogue," gaining renown for his unusually close-cropped, sharp portraiture. During World War II he would flee to the United States, and began working with "Life" magazine in 1942. He is perhaps best remembered for his work with surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in the late 1940s, and for his photographs of celebrities in the 1950s jumping, which he called "jumpology."

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between émigré photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

13.5 x 11 inches, archivally matted in an 8-ply white mat measuring 20 x 16 inches. Very Good plus.

[Book #163070]