Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A photographer's scrapbook

A memoir by the photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), profusely illustrated with a comprehensive survey of her work in fashion, portraiture and nude photography. During her two-decade tenure at Harper's Bazaar--working with Diana Vreeland and Carmel Snow--Dahl-Wolfe "wed the American ideal of natural wholesomeness to a European standard of elegance," pioneering the use of natural lighting in fashion photography, shooting on location and outdoors. Her modernist outlook changed American visual culture, influencing a school of artists--namely Richard Avedon, Horst P. Horst and Irving Penn. Photographs and text by Louise Dahl-Wolfe; preface by Frances McFadden. 145 pages; b&w illustrations throughout; 8.25 x 9.5 inches.