Lillian Bassman
Works
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Lillian BassmanMary Jane Russell, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1950 -
Lillian BassmanThe Art of Fashion, Neiman Marcus, 1996
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Lillian BassmanKronung des Chic, model unknown, hat by Philipp Treacy, German Vogue, 1998
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Lillian BassmanMary Jane Russell, New York, Harper's Bazaar, c. 1950
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Lillian BassmanBetty Threat, New York, Harper's Bazaar, c. 1957
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Lillian BassmanIt’s A Cinch, Carmen, lingerie by Warner's, New York, Harper’s Bazaar, September 1951
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Lillian BassmanBlowing Kiss, Barbara Mullen, New York, Harper’s Bazaar, c. 1958
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Lillian BassmanThe Cost of Living, Barbara Mullen, dress by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig, New York, Harper's Bazaar, March 1950
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Lillian BassmanBarbara Mullen, aboard Le Bateau Mouche, Chanel Advertising Campaign, Paris, 1960
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Lillian BassmanBarbara Mullen, New York, c. 1958
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Lillian BassmanAcross the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, Harper's Bazaar, April 1949
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Lillian BassmanBarbara Mullen, New York, Harper's Bazaar, c. 1958
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Lillian BassmanBlack - with One White Glove, Barbara Mullen, dress by Christian Dior, New York, Harper's Bazaar, 1950
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Lillian BassmanKronung des Chic, Jada, dress by Thierry Mugler, 1998
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Lillian Bassmanra Moda e Arte, Teresa, gown by Laura Biagiotti and shoes by Romeo Gigli, 1996
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Lillian BassmanGolden Fox, Blue Fox, Marilyn Ambrose, Boa by Frederica, New York, Harper's Bazaar, November 1954
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Lillian BassmanKronung des Chic, Jada, hat by Philip Treacy, German Vogue, 1998
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Lillian BassmanKronung Des Chic, Jada, hat by Philip Treacy, Vogue Germany, 1998
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Lillian BassmanThe Night Fantastic, Anneliese Seubert, gown by Vivienne Westwood, New York Times Magazine, 1997
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Lillian BassmanWonders of Water, model unknown, New York, Harper’s Bazaar, 1959
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Lillian BassmanTouch of Dew, Lisa Fonssagrives, New York, Harper's Bazaar, May 1961
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Lillian BassmanNight and Day, Yasmeen Ghauri, gown and shawl by Emanuel Ungaro Parallèle, The Plaza Athénée, New York, The New York Times Magazine, 3 November 1996
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Lillian BassmanTunic Suit, Sunny Harnett, suit by Charles James, New York, Harper's Bazaar, July 1955
Exhibitions
News
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Lillian Bassman on View at the Brooklyn Museum
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams | 10 September 2021– 20 February 2022 11 September 2021The Brooklyn Museum’s Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams brings eight decades of high style to the storied establishment and includes work by iconic fashion photographers Lillian Bassman.Read more -
The Met: The New Woman Behind the Camera
28 June - 3 October 2021 28 June 2021The New Woman of the 1920s at the Metropolitan Museum of Art highlights the powerful expression of modernity by artists such as Dorothea Lange, Lillian Bassman, Dora Maar, Tina Modotti, and Lillian Bassman.Read more -
Modern Look: Photography and the American Magazine
Lillian Bassman in Jewish Museum exhibition 1 March 2021Through over 150 works, explore how photography, graphic design, and popular magazines converged to transform American visual culture from 1930 to 1960.Read more -
Art, Fashion, Sex: Richard Avedon’s Bohemian Coming of Age
Lillian Bassman in Vanity Fair 28 September 2020Lillian Bassman and her husband Paul Himmel opened their summer home in Cherry Grove, Fire Island to Richard and Doe Avedon, forecasting the future of culture and the modern American woman.Read more -
Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911-2011
Lillian Bassman, Herb Ritts at the Getty 10 July 2018Made for consumption in magazines and advertising, fashion photography—like fashion itself—is a reactive genre. To hold our attention, it is perpetually shifting shape in the...Read more -
Aipad’s Photography Show Grows Up
Edwynn Houk Gallery in The New York Times 30 March 2017Some art fairs evolve; others have growth spurts. This year the Photography Show has moved to Pier 94 on the Hudson from the Park Avenue...Read more -
Lillian Bassman’s Photography to Be Showcased at Edwynn Houk Gallery
Lillian Bassman in WWD 6 May 2016The artistically haunting fashion photography of Lillian Bassman will be spotlighted at the Edwynn Houk Gallery in a new exhibition that opens May 12. Four...Read more -
A Life Fashioning Art
Lillian Bassman in The New York Times 15 February 2012In her lifetime, Lillian Bassman's photographs went from fashion to fine art. Yet Ms. Bassman - who died on Monday in New York at the...Read more -
Femininity, Salvaged
Lillian Bassman in The New York Times 16 July 2009In the early 1970s Lillian Bassman, among the most important fashion photographers of the 20th century, made the decision to dispose of her career, quite...Read more
Art Fairs
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Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth D7 8 - 10 December 2023Edwynn Houk Gallery returns to Art Basel Miami Beach 2023, exhibiting vintage and contemporary artwork at Booth D7 from December 8 - 10.Read more -
The Armory Show 2023
Javits Center | Booth 118 8 - 10 September 2023Edwynn Houk Gallery is delighted to return to the Armory Show in 2023 at the Javits Center, Booth 118.Read more -
Art Basel 2023
Hall 2.0, Booth E5 15 - 18 June 2023Read more