Near East (Inscribed By Beaton To Louise Dahl Wolfe)

London: B. T. Batsford LTD, 1943. First Edition 2nd Printing. Orange Cloth. Good/Very Good. 9 " Tall. Black and White Photographs. Vi, 150 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Yellow. Second Printing, "Summer 1943", A Few Months After The First Printing Of "Spring 1943". Inscribed From Beaton To Photographer Louise Dahl Wolfe "With Best Wishes From Cecil Beaton New York 1944". Book Quite Worn, Some Discoloration To Cloth, Small Frays At Ends Of Spine, Hinge Completely Cracked Before Title Page (Neatly). Dust Jacket Priced 12S6p Net, With A 2" Completely Closed Tear At Each Side Of The Top Edge Of The Panel, With Neat Interior Tape Reinforcement. Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895 - 1989) Was An American Photographer. She Is Known Primarily For Her Work For Harper's Bazaar, In Association With Fashion Editor Diana Vreeland. She Began Her Studies At The California School Of Fine Arts (Now The San Francisco Institute Of Art), Where She Studied Design And Color With Rudolph Schaeffer, And Painting With Frank Van Sloan. After Graduating, Dahl-Wolfe Worked In Designing Electric Signs And Interiors. In 1921, Dahl-Wolfe Met With Photographer Anne Brigman, Who Inspired Her To Take Up Photography. From 1927 To 1928, Dahl-Wolfe Traveled With Photographer Consuelo Kanaga, Who Furthered Her Interest In Photography. In 1928 She Married The Sculptor Meyer Wolfe, Who Constructed The Backgrounds Of Many Of Her Photos. Dahl-Wolfe Was Known For Taking Photographs Outdoors, With Natural Light In Distant Locations From South America To Africa In What Became Known As "Environmental" Fashion Photography. Compared To Other Photographers At The Time Who Were Using Red Undertones, Dahl-Wolfe Opted For Cooler Hues And Also Corrected Her Own Proofs, With One Example Of Her Pulling Proofs Repeatedly To Change A Sofa's Color From Green To A Dark Magenta. She Preferred Portraiture To Fashion Photography. Notable Portraits Include: Mae West, Cecil Beaton, Eudora Welty, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Orson Welles, Carson Mccullers, Edward Hopper, Colette And Josephine Baker. She Is Known For Her Role In The Discovery Of A Teenage Lauren Bacall Whom She Photographed For The March 1943 Cover Of Harper's Bazaar. One Of Her Favourite Subjects Was The Model Mary Jane Russell, Who Is Estimated To Have Appeared In About Thirty Percent Of Dahl-Wolfe's Photographs. She Was A Great Influence On Photographers Irving Penn And Richard Avedon. One Of Her Assistants Was Fashion And Celebrity Photographer, Milton H. Greene. From 1933 To 1960, Dahl-Wolfe Operated A New York City Photographic Studio That Was Home To The Freelance Advertising And Fashion Work She Made For Stores Including Bonwit Teller And Saks Fifth Avenue. From 1936 To 1958 Dahl-Wolfe Was A Staff Fashion Photographer At Harper'S Bazaar. She Produced Portrait And Fashion Photographs Totaling 86 Covers, 600 Color Pages And Countless Black-And-White Shots. She Worked With Editor Carmel Snow, Art Director Alexey Brodovitch And Fashion Editor Diana Vreeland, And Traveled Widely. From 1958 Until Her Retirement In 1960, Dahl-Wolfe Worked As A Freelance Photographer For Vogue, Sports Illustrated, And Other Periodicals. The Full Archive Of Dahl-Wolfe's Work Is Located At The Center For Creative Photography (Ccp) At The University Of Arizona In Tucson, Which Also Manages The Copyright Of Her Work.