Great job, Clint. Personally, I love the sophistication of Cole Porter and Noël Coward, and it was great to see them both in this collection. Do you know of a good biography of Horst? Thanks Larry
Thanks, Larry. I haven’t read much on Horst. The books about or by him are—I think—mostly out of print. I would definitely recommend watching the interview linked above (he’s so charming and humble) and looking around the internet for articles or books about him and his stunning work. I’m fascinated by his relationship with Cecil Beaton, another icon. But a far more prickly pear than the delicate peach Horst seems to have been. lol
G'day Clint, was this the same montage as you posted on YT? If so what are YT bitching about, copyright or......if the very slight glimpse of male reproductive organs sent the YT bots into a hissy fit it's nothing you can't see in a museum statues?
Strange how in the 30's onwards they used cigarettes and smoking as a tool to 'enhance' a photograph or a situations atmosphere. I did like his flower photography too. It made me chuckle at his Barbara Cartland look a like, sat in red clothing, against red upholstery and red curtains (drapes to you 🇺🇸) That should have been titled 'Lady in Red' 😎 Overall, the lad made good in the end. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
G'day, Doug...the version I uploaded to YouTube omits all the bits the bots don't like. Dunno wtf their problem is this time? It's frankly pissing me off. Tired of Google/YouTube's prudish bot bullshit. Such a bunch of hypocritic clutch-the-pearl girls. Grrrrr.
As for smoking, Horst and many of his compatriots were smokers who preferred shooting in studios (until later in life) so I'm sure they liked the look (and smell?) of the smoke in the bright, moody lights. And, dunno if you know who Diana Vreeland was. She's the "Lady In Red." She ran Vogue for years and was responsible for The Met Gala and other fashion-forward stuff. Not a classically "pretty" woman but one whose influence on the beauty industry lives on. Great doc about her, if you're ever interested: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/diana-vreeland-the-eye-has-to-travel
Thank you, Ray…some of Horst’s images are part of the visual iconography I grew up with. I knew his name but only in the last week have I looked into the man behind the images. If you’re interested, the 1981 interview with him is fascinating. What a smart, humble man. He makes up for the interviewer imo. :-)
Same. Didn't realize so many consider the corset shot THE image of the 20th century. The story behind it--it was the last photo he took in Paris before fleeing on the last boat to the US before WWII--is inspiring. If you have a chance, I recommend watching the 1981 interview that's linked in the post. Horst was kind, humble, talented man. And gay as a goose too. :-)
Great job, Clint. Personally, I love the sophistication of Cole Porter and Noël Coward, and it was great to see them both in this collection. Do you know of a good biography of Horst? Thanks Larry
Thanks, Larry. I haven’t read much on Horst. The books about or by him are—I think—mostly out of print. I would definitely recommend watching the interview linked above (he’s so charming and humble) and looking around the internet for articles or books about him and his stunning work. I’m fascinated by his relationship with Cecil Beaton, another icon. But a far more prickly pear than the delicate peach Horst seems to have been. lol
G'day Clint, was this the same montage as you posted on YT? If so what are YT bitching about, copyright or......if the very slight glimpse of male reproductive organs sent the YT bots into a hissy fit it's nothing you can't see in a museum statues?
Strange how in the 30's onwards they used cigarettes and smoking as a tool to 'enhance' a photograph or a situations atmosphere. I did like his flower photography too. It made me chuckle at his Barbara Cartland look a like, sat in red clothing, against red upholstery and red curtains (drapes to you 🇺🇸) That should have been titled 'Lady in Red' 😎 Overall, the lad made good in the end. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
G'day, Doug...the version I uploaded to YouTube omits all the bits the bots don't like. Dunno wtf their problem is this time? It's frankly pissing me off. Tired of Google/YouTube's prudish bot bullshit. Such a bunch of hypocritic clutch-the-pearl girls. Grrrrr.
As for smoking, Horst and many of his compatriots were smokers who preferred shooting in studios (until later in life) so I'm sure they liked the look (and smell?) of the smoke in the bright, moody lights. And, dunno if you know who Diana Vreeland was. She's the "Lady In Red." She ran Vogue for years and was responsible for The Met Gala and other fashion-forward stuff. Not a classically "pretty" woman but one whose influence on the beauty industry lives on. Great doc about her, if you're ever interested: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/diana-vreeland-the-eye-has-to-travel
Thank you for introducing Horst to me, though some of these I have seen before in my life. So, artistically composed and lit - excellently!
Thank you, Ray…some of Horst’s images are part of the visual iconography I grew up with. I knew his name but only in the last week have I looked into the man behind the images. If you’re interested, the 1981 interview with him is fascinating. What a smart, humble man. He makes up for the interviewer imo. :-)
His photos are so much a part of my visual lexicon that I quite missed who had taken them. Thanks for gathering them together.
Same. Didn't realize so many consider the corset shot THE image of the 20th century. The story behind it--it was the last photo he took in Paris before fleeing on the last boat to the US before WWII--is inspiring. If you have a chance, I recommend watching the 1981 interview that's linked in the post. Horst was kind, humble, talented man. And gay as a goose too. :-)