Original oversize photograph of Jimmy Durante, 1951

N.p. N.p., Circa 1951. Vintage oversize satin finish photograph of actor Jimmy Durante in 1951. Stamp of 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" 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 emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

11 x 14 inches. Very Good plus, with a small crease and faint discoloration at the bottom left corner.

[Book #163153]