Elihu Rose fashion photographs
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1959
Creator
- Clarke, Henry, 1918-1996 (1918-1996) (Person)
- Dahl-Wolfe, Louise (1895-1989) (Person)
- Rose, Elihu (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
American photographer
Biographical / Historical
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.
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Existence and Location of Originals
The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001
General
American photographer
General
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.
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Shell record
- Title
- Elihu Rose fashion photographs
- Date
- 2025-06-24
- Description rules
- Dacs; Isad(g); Lo C
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository