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Harry Benson (born 1929); 'Diana Vreeland';
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Harry Benson (born 1929) 'Diana Vreeland', 1980 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed, titled, dated, and editioned '6/35' in ink in the margin, framed. 12 1/4 x 10 in. (31.1 x 25.4 cm.) sheet 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Staley-Wise Gallery, New York Literature Harry Benson, Harry Benson: Photographs, Brooklyn, 2009, p. 136 Note 'Diana Vreeland had a great sense of drama and style and didn't want to be in this world unnoticed. As editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine she was arguably the most powerful woman in American fashion in the 20th century. When I first met her in the 60s, in her office, she showed me two photographs and asked what I thought was the difference between them. Before I could answer, she said, 'Take a look at the eyes, the eyes. This girl's are alive and the other one's are dead. That's the difference.'' - Harry Benson, Harry Benson: Photographs For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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Harry Benson (born 1929) 'Diana Vreeland', 1980 Gelatin silver print, printed later; signed, titled, dated, and editioned '6/35' in ink in the margin, framed. 12 1/4 x 10 in. (31.1 x 25.4 cm.) sheet 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28 cm.) Footnotes: Provenance Staley-Wise Gallery, New York Literature Harry Benson, Harry Benson: Photographs, Brooklyn, 2009, p. 136 Note 'Diana Vreeland had a great sense of drama and style and didn't want to be in this world unnoticed. As editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine she was arguably the most powerful woman in American fashion in the 20th century. When I first met her in the 60s, in her office, she showed me two photographs and asked what I thought was the difference between them. Before I could answer, she said, 'Take a look at the eyes, the eyes. This girl's are alive and the other one's are dead. That's the difference.'' - Harry Benson, Harry Benson: Photographs For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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