Eve’s work is currently featured in an exhibition - “Being Human: great photographers tell the world”,
Musei San Dominico, Forli, Italy. September 30th 2021 - January 30th 2022. @terradelbuonvivere
“Among the 314 photographs on display, we can point out the legendary images of Lee Miller in Hitler's bathtub, the amazing series of masks by Inge Morath, made with Saul Steinberg, the iconic faces of peasants during the Great Depression by Dorothea Lange, the surprising shoot by Eve Arnold on a fashion show in Harlem in the 1950s and the revolutionary shots by Annie Leibovitz (@annieleibovitz) for an epochal edition of the Pirelli Calendar.”
- From exhibition website
Photos:
1. Fashion in Harlem. Two young black models check their make-up backstage at the Abyssinian Church. Harlem, New York. 1950. Ⓒ Eve Arnold / @magnumphotos
2. Exhibition posters outside the museum:
a) By Dorothea Lange: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California. 1936.
b) By Eve Arnold: (same as caption 1.)
3. By Eve Arnold (inside the exhibition):
a) Fashion in Harlem. Model Charlotte Stribling aka 'Fabulous' waits backstage for the entrance cue to model clothes designed and made in the Harlem community. The venue is the Abyssinian Church, Harlem, New York. 1950.
b) Two young black models check their make-up backstage at the Abyssinian Church. Harlem, New York. 1950.
c) Charlotte Stribling aka 'Fabulous' foes stretching exercises between modelling appearances at the Abyssinian Church. 1950.
d) Harlem. Hair and beauty classes for young black women. Harlem, New York. 1950.
4. By Eve Arnold (inside the exhibition):
a) Behind the scenes. Fashion show, Abyssinian Baptist Church. Harlem, New York. 1950.
b) Two young black models check their make-up backstage. Harlem, New York. 1950.
c) Half in and half out of a dress she made herself, this model has just finished showing it off and is preparing to go home.1950.
d) Hair and wig consultant discusses coiffure problems with a mother and daughter at the Rose Meta hair and beauty salon. 1950.
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