I've been wanting to write about this photograph for the past few years. Let me tell you a secret. It was taken by Avedon, and in the proof sheets (and I'm sure I saved a copy of this somewhere) Jackie's heels tore holes in the backdrop paper which later had to be cropped and edited out.
I loved the high heel holes. It humanized the moment. Also, in this same photoshoot, her children came running to her and hugging her legs. Still "Mummy," even in Duchesse Satin.
Pigtown Design is the musings of Meg Fairfax Fielding, a Baltimore-based writer, photographer and fund-raiser, who explores design, architecture, culture, and current events in Baltimore and around the world.
That which we elect to surround ourselves with becomes the museum of our soul and the archives of our experiences... Thomas Jefferson, Architect & U.S. President
For the most ordinary event to become an adventure, all you have to do is talk about it...
Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money. - Albert Hadley1921-2012
The ornament of a house is the friends that frequent it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
And forever beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely photograph - the pose, the dress, the hair, the serene face - thanks!
ReplyDeleteperhaps the most iconic of the style icons. (I have a client who name her children Caroline, Patrick and John.
ReplyDeleteIt seems everyone loves her.la
I've been wanting to write about this photograph for the past few years. Let me tell you a secret. It was taken by Avedon, and in the proof sheets (and I'm sure I saved a copy of this somewhere) Jackie's heels tore holes in the backdrop paper which later had to be cropped and edited out.
ReplyDeleteI loved the high heel holes. It humanized the moment. Also, in this same photoshoot, her children came running to her and hugging her legs. Still "Mummy," even in Duchesse Satin.
My Grandfather-in-law handled all of her art purchasing. He's got some amazing photos of her NYC apartment...
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