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Nov 1, 2011 · As the result of artistic, institutional, and technological conditions that converged from the mid-1920s through the early 1930s, this new mode of publicity photography materialized, dramatically...
From its beginnings in traditional portraiture to the daring and avant-garde looks of today's photographers, glamour photography has evolved to reflect both cultural shifts and technological breakthroughs.
ABSTRACT: During the first half of the 1930s, the idea of glamour was changing. Early in the decade, the term referred to a particular category of character or star: the sophis-ticated, mysterious woman. But this type came to be represented in a recognizable way, turning glamour into a visual style that could be copied—within Hollywood and beyond.
Jun 5, 2015 · Although the concept of glamour had been part of Western culture since the 18th century, the term as applied to Hollywood came about in the 1930s to describe a style of photograph that captured the otherworldly beauty embodied by film stars.
Sep 26, 2017 · After publishing “Fashion as Photograph: Viewing and Reviewing Images of Fashion” in 2008, which examined why the genre deserves intellectual scrutiny, she’s now releasing “Fashion Photography:...
This aesthetic and institutional shift connected the somewhat ambiguous idea of glamour and the evolving technologies of publicity photography perfected by Edward Steichen and his peers in the late 1920s.
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May 30, 2017 · Developments at the start of the twentieth century, in studio, lens and lighting technologies, made effective sharp focus, short depth-of-field and close-up shots all possible, and consequently the iconic Hollywood glamour photograph format, exemplified by the work of photographers such as George Hurrell and Ruth Harriet Louise, quickly became ...
