Dahl-Wolfe, Louise (1895-1989)
Dates
- Existence: 1895-1989
Biography
Louise Dahl-Wolfe was born in Alameda, California in 1985. She studied interior design at the San Francisco Institute of Art. In 1928, she married the sculptor Meyer Wolfe. Dahl-Wolfe began a career in photography in the early 1930s. Vanity Fair published her photograph, "Tennessee Mountain Woman," in 1933. Encouraged by this, Dahl-Wolfe moved to New York and opened a photography studio. Carmel Snow, editor of Harper's Bazaar hired Dahl-Wolfe as a staff fashion photographer for Harper's Bazaar in 1936. A year later, Dahl-Wolfe's work was included in the Museum of Modern Art's first photography exhibition. Dahl-Wolfe was an early supporter of color photography and she insisted that the colors in her photographs be as true to life as possible, resulting in vibrant works. Dahl-Wolfe left Harpers Bazaar in 1958 and began freelancing. She accepted work from Vogue and Sports Illustrated until her retirement in 1960. Louise Dahl-Wolfe passed away in December, 1989 at the age of 94.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elihu Rose fashion photographs
This collection is comprised of black and white fashion photographs. Two are by Louise Dahl Wolfe (signed on verso) and one by Henry Clarke (signed and stamped on verso). Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Suzy Parker in Dior hat, black and white photograph, 28 x 36 cm, 1953. Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Mary Jane Russell in Dior dress, black and white photograph, 28 x 36 cm, 1951. Henry Clarke, Sophia Loren, black and white photograph, 41 x 51 cm, 1959.
Symposium records, 2007
Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2007 Symposium "Focus on Fashion Journalism." The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Meghan Grossman, "Fashion in the Desert Sun: Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Diana Vreeland;" Mai Vu, "Picture Perfect? Retouching Practices in Fashion Photography;" Kristena Graebar, "Joe Eula."
Symposium records, 2016
Includes the papers and presentation delivered at the 2016 Symposium The names of the presenters and the title of their presentations contained in this folder are: Rebecca Love "Economic Crisis and the Bloomingdale's Experience" ; Samuel Neuberg "Dressing for Revolution: An Analysis of Dress in 'The Memoirs of Madame de la Tour du Pin'" ; Laura Donovan "New Women, New Clothes: Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Fashion Photography, and World War II" .