Vogue Artists

Bert Stern

Bertram “Bert” Stern was born in Brooklyn in 1929 and became one of the most prolific fashion and portrait photographers working during the 1950’s and 1960’s primarily for Vogue but also for major brands, such as Smirnoff vodka, for which his advertising campaigns are considered icons of photography and design. Stern also had a prolific career as a director of television advertising commercials and documentary work, most notably, Jazz on a Summer’s Day, a film which he co-directed, focused on the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Stern is best remembered for his Last Sitting photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken for Vogue right before the star’s death.

Horst P Horst

Horst P. Horst, born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann in Weisenfels, Germany in 1906. In 1929, Horst moved to Paris to apprentice with the architect, Le Corbusier By 1931, Horst was shooting for Vogue regularly and he continued to work for Vogue until the 1980’s, Horst’s seminal fashion work during the 1930’s and 1940’s, relying heavily on a novel use of highlight and shadow, was enormously influential and is still being copied today.

Cecil Beaton

Born in 1904 in Hampstead, England, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton became not only one of the leading creators of early and mid-twentieth century fashion and portrait photography, but was also prolific as a painter, interior designer, diarist and Academy Award winning stage and costume designer for films and the theater.

Erwin Blumenfeld

Born in Berlin in 1897, Erwin Blumenfeld lived throughout Europe before eventually emigrating to the United States. Blumenfeld’s work with early versions of color film, mixed with unique lighting and printing techniques, and totally innovative compositions and perspectives, were revolutionary at the time and his work continues to be enormously influential.

Clifford Coffin

Born in 1913, British photographer Clifford Coffin’s images for Vogue have become icons of post-war and mid-century fashion photography. Although Coffin’s lifestyle was considered very out-of-bounds for the time, his images maintained a structure and restraint that perfectly represented the culture he was living and working in.

John Rawlings

Born in Ohio in 1912, John Rawlings worked for Vogue and Conde Nast for over four decades, including 200 covers for Vogue and Glamour.  Rawlings classic approach, both in his photography and his personal style, was the perfect fit for 1950’s America, where old school glamour mixed with the advent of the great American automobile. Rawlings also occasionally experimented with graphic compositions that were so successful, they are still copied today.

Henry Clarke

Born in Los Angeles in 1917, Henry Clarke’s  fashion photography for Vogue in the 1950’s and 1960’s perfectly reflected the rapid changes occurring in culture and fashion during this period. Clarke’s 50’s era work is restrained and classical in nature, while his 60’s era work exudes a freedom and joy reflective of the youthquake movement and the advent of affordable jet travel.

Carl Eric Erickson

Born in Joliet, Illinois in 1891, illustrator Carl “Eric” Erickson made his debut in Vogue in 1916 and over the next five decades became a preeminent contributor to the magazine, doing numerous covers and feature drawings. Eric’s signature style was considered the epitome of excellence in illustration.