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 1 Collection or Record:
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" .