LACMA unveiled an installation of Vanity Fair Portraits (1913-2008) in what amounted to the
first major exploratory exhibition to meld together the magazine's historic archive of rare vintage prints with its tantalizing
collection of contemporary photographs from leading media artists of the day.
The exhibition runs October 26th through
March 1st at the 2009 Hammer Building.
According to the curators, the insightful foray explores the myriad ways in
which photography and celebrity have interacted and transformed each other in an almost mystical way.
The landmark exhibition at LACMA features portraits published during an earlier period between 1913 thru
1936 - in conjunction with - a select few pieces from a later more contemporary time frame at Vanity Fair 1983 to the present
day.
The Los Angeles presentation, which sponsored by Burberry, is the only U.S. stop on an international
tour.
Photographers in the scintillating exhibition include Cecil Beaton, Harry Benson, Julian Broad, Imogen Cunningham,
Annie Leibovitz, Man Ray, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Edward Steichen, Mario Testino, and Bruce Weber.
Stills
posted here are representative of the work of a handful of artists in the stellar show.
A collaboration between Vanity Fair and the National Portrait Gallery
