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Richard Avedon characterized his improvised approach to fashion photography as “a vacation from life.” Dovima with Elephants originally appeared in a 14-page story on Paris fashions published in the September 1955 issue of Harper’s Bazaar (where Avedon was staff photographer from 1946 to 1965). Avedon photographed the model known as ...
Jun 16, 2017 · The relationship between Avedon and Dovima was one of the most inspired in fashion photography history. Avedon called her, “the most remarkable and unconventional beauty of her time.”. Dovima ...
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- Dovima Was One of the Most Famous Models of the 1950s—But She Died in Obscurity. Though the model used for the photograph, Dovima, is labeled a “supermodel” today, she was working several decades before the term was coined and popularized.
- That Evening Gown Helped Launch Yves Saint Laurent. The dress that Dovima dons in Avedon’s iconic image is itself reflective of a seismic moment in fashion history.
- It Established New Auction Records for Avedon, Twice. In 2010, Dovima With Elephants was included in “Avedon: Photographs from the Richard Avedon Foundation” sale held at Christie’s Paris.
Title: Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955 Artist: Richard Avedon (American, New York 1923–2004 San Antonio, Texas) Date: 1955, printed 1981
Dec 11, 2014 · Shot in August 1955 by Richard Avedon in the Cirque d’Hiver in Paris, “Dovima with the Elephants” featured the model wearing the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new ...
Description Not merely one of Avedon’s standout images, Dovima with Elephants is among the most iconic of all fashion photographs. With her slender frame and regal features, Dovima (born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba) was the epitome of 1950s elegance and the highest paid fashion model when Richard Avedon selected her for a photo shoot of Christian Dior’s fall collection in 1955.
May 11, 2017 · The magazine enters a golden age of fashion, photography, and literary genius. Photograph by Richard Avedon. Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955. By ...
