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Lillian Bassman (June 15, 1917 – February 13, 2012) was an American photographer and painter. Early life and background. Her parents were Jewish intellectuals who emigrated to the United States from Ukraine (then in Russia) in 1905 and settled in Brooklyn, New York.
Lillian Bassman was a famed American fashion photographer renowned for her work at Harper’s Bazaar magazine. View Lillian Bassman’s 405 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Feb 14, 2012 · Lillian Bassman, a magazine art director and fashion photographer who achieved renown in the 1940s and ’50s with high-contrast, dreamy portraits of sylphlike models, then...
Biography. A New York City native, Lillian Bassman studied textile design in high school and modeled for the Art Students League. She joined the Works Progress Administration as a painting assistant in 1934, and when it was discontinued in 1939, studied fashion illustration at Pratt Institute and worked as a textile designer.
Atlas Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition by Lillian Bassman (1917-2012). Bassman was a fashion photographer and art editor at Harper’s Bazaar in the 1950s – 1970s, renowned for her high contrast images of society women, actresses and models.
Jul 17, 2009 · In the early 1970s Lillian Bassman, among the most important fashion photographers of the 20th century, made the decision to dispose of her career, quite literally.
Feb 14, 2012 · It is with great sadness that we report the passing of legendary fashion photographer Lillian Bassman who succumbed to natural causes yesterday at the age of 94. Bassman got her start as a photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, working there from the late ‘40s until the mid-‘60s.
