Lillian Bassman

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Lillian Bassman was an influential American fashion photographer and art director known for her experimental, high-contrast, and painterly images that helped redefine mid-20th-century fashion photography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art director
fashion photographer
human
photographer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1917-06-15
dateOfDeath 2012-02-13
employer Harper's Bazaar NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
familyName Bassman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork art direction
editorial photography
fashion photography
genre black-and-white photography
fashion editorial photography
givenName Lillian NERFINISHED
hasPhotographicStyle abstracted silhouettes
cropped compositions
graphic high contrast
soft focus
influenced contemporary fashion photography
knownFor experimental darkroom techniques
high-contrast imagery
painterly photographic style
redefining mid-20th-century fashion photography
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedIn New York City NERFINISHED
movement fashion photography
modern photography
name Lillian Bassman NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableStudent Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
notableWork experimental darkroom fashion images
high-contrast fashion photographs
painterly fashion images
occupation art director
fashion photographer
graphic designer
placeOfBirth Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
New York City
placeOfDeath Manhattan NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
New York City
sexOrGender female
spouse Paul Himmel NERFINISHED
workedFor Harper's Bazaar art department NERFINISHED
Junior Bazaar NERFINISHED

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