As promised, and long delayed, here are some more glamorous portraits of Barbara Stanwyck. As I was working on these, I couldn’t help wondering why we no longer see beautiful portraits of movie stars. How can we be satisfied with paparazzi shots of stars in sweatpants at the corner market? I don’t want to see beautiful people caught looking their worst. Bring back dazzle, photography as art, and great lighting!
Baby Face (1933)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Paramount general publicity 1943
Posted by iheartingrid on January 24, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Love these shots of Babs. She was a classy dame and all the rage in her day!
Posted by filmcamera999 on March 3, 2013 at 9:15 am
Reblogged this on filmcamera999 and commented:
wow! is that really barbara stanwyck? never seen her like this before!
Posted by Ugly Bug on March 3, 2013 at 9:20 am
Well, it sure ought to be! They’re from the book Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck by Ella Smith. The early portraits are fascinating, but all of them are stunning.