The Modern Eye of a 1930s Photographer

The influence of the early fashion and commercial photographer Paul Outerbridge on the artists of his time, and for generations afterward, is difficult to overstate: Marcel Duchamp even kept one of his photos in his studio. His careful composition and witty eye — and, crucially for the era, his experiments with color — lend a striking modernity to photos eight or more decades old, like this one: “Girl in Bathing Suit,” c. 1936.

From “Impossibly Modern 1930s Fashion and Ad Photos” by Alexandria Symonds for The New York Times, 2016

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