Louise Dahl-Wolfe

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Louise Dahl-Wolfe was a pioneering American fashion photographer renowned for her innovative use of natural light and location shooting, which helped redefine modern fashion imagery in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fashion photographer
human
photographer
portrait photographer
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1920s
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-11-19
dateOfDeath 1989-12-11
educatedAt California School of Fine Arts
employer Harper’s Bazaar
ethnicGroup American of Norwegian descent
familyName Dahl-Wolfe
fieldOfWork fashion photography
portrait photography
genre editorial photography
fashion
givenName Louise
hasPhotographed Bette Davis
Lauren Bacall
Marlene Dietrich
Vivien Leigh
hasWorkInCollection International Center of Photography
surface form: International Center of Photography, New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art
surface form: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Museum of Modern Art
surface form: Museum of Modern Art, New York
influenced Irving Penn
Richard Avedon
modern fashion photography
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement modernism
name Louise Dahl-Wolfe self-link
notableFor depicting active, independent women in fashion images
helping redefine mid-20th-century fashion imagery
innovative use of natural light in fashion photography
location shooting for fashion editorials
outdoor color fashion photography
pioneering use of location backdrops instead of studio sets
notableWork Harper’s Bazaar
surface form: Harper’s Bazaar fashion photographs
occupation commercial photographer
photographer
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
placeOfDeath New Jersey, United States
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Meyer Wolfe
usedMedium photography
workedFor Alexey Brodovitch
surface form: Harper’s Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch
workPeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s

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Harper’s Bazaar notableContributor Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Louise Dahl-Wolfe name Louise Dahl-Wolfe self-link