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H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on tour in Cheshire, England. Her Majesty was always prepared for the "Queen's Weather". 1968. Ⓒ Eve Arnold / Magnum Photos Cibachrome print by Eve's bespoke printer Danny Pope (@dp.thekeeper). 1984, dp archive. #queenelizabeth #evearnold @magnumphotos

Happy Malcolm X day 2022! Photo: Malcolm X during his visit to black Muslim owned enterprises in Chicago, Illinois. 1962. © Eve Arnold (Print by @dp.thekeeper 2022) #malcolmx #malcolmxday

When I was 16 Eve arranged for me to meet her bespoke printer Danny Pope. Danny was a pioneer of colour printing in 1980s and 90s and won several awards for his work. He had become close to Eve and he welcomed me in and generously spent a whole afternoon showing me some basics of printmaking. Fast forward nearly 30 years to 2021. I reached out to Danny to get his help with Eve’s archive and prints. I had fond memories of him and his glorious prints and we talked for nearly an hour on the phone. He shared with me his memories of Eve and his work with her. A few weeks later he sent me a piece he’d written about Eve that I’ve copied below. He also showed me a print that Eve had inscribed to him: “For Danny, Chinese cookie say: Great colour printer rare - cherish - and hold with love and thanks, Eve” Danny's memories of Eve: “Her apartment, resplendent in gifts and treasure that had been accumulated in her vast life, their presence creating a vitality in forming a new and joyful story that was revealed every time I came as I unveiled the latest prints that I had done for her. The prints carefully boxed and sleeved and bungee strapped to the back of my Bonneville that I parked outside the hairdresser beneath her apartment, on the many visits I made... usually daily, when working on an exhibition or book. I always came with the prints that I had finished working on the day before, a result of listening to Eve's desires and memories that seeing the transparencies in print form had created. Of course, Eve was a very special warm woman and an iconic photographer, and my memories are of listening to her many stories, the names mentioned were household names, yet it was stories of people. And however much she chatted, however silent I felt I was, thinking back it felt like she was listening. And that was the photographer in her, not one frame was taken of me, yet it now feels thousands had been. I felt a friend, and our working relationship was the production of her prints, never feeling her printer so to speak, just the translator of her memories." Photo: 1) Danny Pope modern print (2022). Marilyn Monroe during the filming of "The Misfits". 1960. © Eve Arnold

"Forget the rules" When I was 16, Eve gave me my first camera and a lesson in photography. I still have the camera. It’s a beautiful old Nikon FE (second image.) One of the things she said that stuck with me was: “Learn the rules and then forget them.” Eve explained that I needed to learn the technical details of how to use the camera, how to compose a frame, how to use light etc but that taking great photographs was not something that could be taught by rules. She explained to me that in her early days as a photographer she tried things out that you weren’t supposed to. “I didn’t know the rules and what ‘couldn’t be done.’” she told me. “So I went ahead and tried things out.” A good example of this is her very first photo story: Fashion in Harlem, 1950. At the time all fashion photography was highly produced, scripted and studios lit. Eve stumbled upon something new and fresh because she came with a beginners eye that wasn’t tainted by “how things should be done.” “What drove me and kept me going over the decades?” Eve asked in her book: In Retrospect (1995) “What was the motive force? If I had to use a single word, it would be ‘curiosity.’ Curiosity was a constant challenge. The very unpredictability of photography enthralled me. The possibilities were endless.” Starting on Monday I’m doing an email series called “21 days of Eve”. Every weekday (apart from bank holidays) I’ll write an email about Eve, her work and her life. I’ll try to include personal stories and how she has inspired me. I hope you enjoy reading these stories and I hope they inspire you also. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feelings as we go along, as well as anything you’d like me to talk about. You can hit reply on any of the emails to send me a message during the 21-day series. To forgetting the rules! Michael Arnold Photo: Behind the scenes. Fashion show, Abyssinian Baptist Church. Harlem, New York. 1950. © #EveArnold / @MagnumPhotos

ENDS TONIGHT: Magnum Square Print Sale. LINK IN BIO. Buy this estate-stamped, museum-quality 6x6” print of Marlene Dietrich by Eve Arnold for $100 / £100 / €110. Magnum photographers will be donating 50% of their proceeds from the sale to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC has been working in Ukraine since 2014. --- This photo of Marlene Dietrich is from Eve's first ever celebrity assignment. As the quote below shows Eve already had in mind that she wanted to break away from the "traditional Hollywood still". Unretouched Women: Marlene Dietrich at the recording studios of Columbia Records. New York City, USA. 1952. “The traditional Hollywood still was to try to flatter and titillate as much as possible, so that in lighting you would light as if you were lighting up a cigarette pack. You would light for the eyes and the legs and the breasts. And so each little bit became something special. You never got a sense of the person. It was just that commodity that was being sold. In the early 50s I was just beginning as a photographer and I got a crack at trying to get away from that traditional look. I got a call from Marlene Dietrich asking me to come to Columbia Records where she was recording all those songs that she made famous during the Second World War. I walked in and the studio was very stark. It was like a big barn. There was no lighting. She was sitting on a stool singing away. And I just wanted the reality of that situation. I didn’t want to flatter her.” – Eve Arnold, Omnibus: Eve Arnold. BBC TV documentary, 1977 #marlenedietrich #evearnold #printsale #freeukraine @icrc #squareprint #nowar #peace #ukraine

This week only: Magnum Square Print Sale. Link in Bio. Buy this estate-stamped, museum-quality 6x6” print of Marlene Dietrich by Eve Arnold for $100 / £100 / €110. Magnum photographers will be donating 50% of their proceeds from the sale to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). These proceeds will help fund the ICRC’s humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance in Ukraine as well as other fragile contexts. --- This photo of Marlene Dietrich is from Eve's first ever celebrity assignment. As the quote below shows Eve already had in mind that she wanted to break away from the "traditional Hollywood still". Unretouched Women: Marlene Dietrich at the recording studios of Columbia Records. New York City, USA. 1952. “The traditional Hollywood still was to try to flatter and titillate as much as possible, so that in lighting you would light as if you were lighting up a cigarette pack. You would light for the eyes and the legs and the breasts. And so each little bit became something special. You never got a sense of the person. It was just that commodity that was being sold. In the early 50s I was just beginning as a photographer and I got a crack at trying to get away from that traditional look. I got a call from Marlene Dietrich asking me to come to Columbia Records where she was recording all those songs that she made famous during the Second World War. I walked in and the studio was very stark. It was like a big barn. There was no lighting. She was sitting on a stool singing away. And I just wanted the reality of that situation. I didn’t want to flatter her.” – Eve Arnold, Omnibus: Eve Arnold. BBC TV documentary, 1977 #marlenedietrich #evearnold #printsale #freeukraine @icrc #squareprint #nowar #peace #ukraine

Happy Women's Day 2022! Prints by Eve's bespoke printer @dp.thekeeper Eve is often talked about as a "Woman Photographer". Eve made the point in her book The Unretouched Woman that: 'My colleagues were not spoken of in inverted commas; they were not “career men” or “men photographers.” ...It was then that I started my project, photographing and talking to women. I became both observer and participant. I photographed girl children and women; the rich and the poor; the migratory potato picker on Long Island and the Queen of England.' We clearly still have a way to go with gender equality but I know that if Eve has become an inspiration to other women she would delighted. I have often heard women say things like: "If Eve could do what she did in the 1950's when even a women having a career was frowned upon then imagine what I can do." Here's to all the amazing women in my life including my wife, my mother, my business partner, my sister, my step-mother and of course Eve! Photos: 1) Retired woman. China. 1979. 2) A London secretary in an apartment she shares with 3 other women. Knightsbridge, London. 1961 3) Marilyn Monroe during the filming of "The Misfits". Nevada, USA. 1960. All images © Eve Arnold / @Magnumphotos #internationalwomensday #womensday #womenempowerment #evearnold #photojournalism

People of Ukraine. These two photos are from Eve's trip to Ukraine in 1975. She was sent by the Sunday Times for a story on USSR. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people and the majority of Russian people who oppose this war. The following is a list of ways you can help (Courtesy of @peter_marlow_foundation). Even the smallest donation will be making a difference. - https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/ - https://SAVELIFE.IN.UA/EN/ A few additional charities that are also raising funds for Ukraine - @msf_fr - @britishredcross - @chooselove - @unicef Photos: 1) Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Kiev, Ukraine. 1975. 2) A newly married couple before the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kiev, Ukraine. 1975 #standwithukraine #ukraine #nowar #evearnold #magnumphotos

We have a fantastic (and rare!) opportunity to join the team supporting Eve's work and legacy. This is a flexible, remote position (some travel to London) with lots of varied responsibilities - no two days are ever the same! We're looking for a talented virtual / administrative / executive assistant who is a dab hand at... well everything! The right person for the job will take over our administrative systems, set up new systems and make sure everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Click the link in the bio to read more about the role and to apply. If you know someone who loves to organise events, manage diaries and appointment schedules, keep websites ticking over, do a little bookkeeping, respond to queries or ideally all of the above, please let them know about this opportunity. Eve’s life's work and legacy is close to my heart. Eve was a dear friend and mentor to me growing up. I’m passionate about ensuring her work is preserved and promoted for future generations. But there’s a lot of work to be done, including scanning of her negatives, contact sheets and correspondences, editing her work for exhibitions and publications, updating her social media accounts and website. I’ve reached the point where I need an assistant. If you know someone in or near London, UK who might love this role (and be excellent at it) please pass this onto them.  Link in bio. Michael Arnold Photo: Eve Arnold. Self-portrait, improvised in a studio. USA. 1948. © Eve Arnold / @Magnumphotos

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.    #evearnold #dorothealange #ingemorath #annieleibovitz #essereumane #harlemfashion

@isabellarossellini during the filming of "White Nights" Finland. 1984. © Eve Arnold / @magnumphotos Isabella Rossellini kindly gave her permission to be featured in the latest Eve Arnold poster collection (link in bio). Isabella also shared a memory of working with Eve on the set of the film “White Nights”: “This photo was taken the day I did my first love scene in a film. I was offered a closed set which means anyone who doesn’t need to be on the set when a difficult scene is been shot is asked to leave. For a situation like this, a crew of approximately 120 people can be shrunk into 5 people! Eve was on special assignment for Magnum photo agency to take on-set pictures and she wanted to be among these absolutely necessary people which included the director, the camera man, the sound man and my love scene partner Gregory Hines. I was glad to have Eve around. Eve took photo’s barefoot to make sure she was noticed and that she did not intrude. As a photo reporter she seizes images instead of arranging them and so, if she saw me even noticing the camera she stopped. I loved her presence around me. She had photographed Marilyn Monroe and Joan Crawford and she knew much more than I of the hardships of certain scenes. Her feminine presence and sensibility, both of which are present throughout her work, reassured me. On that day she felt like my guardian angel.” - Isabella Rossellini The five images in this poster collection have been digitally remastered by bespoke printer, Danny Pope (@dp.thekeeper). Danny was Eve’s colour printer for many years and came to understand the exact qualities Eve wanted to bring out in her prints. The aim with this collection was to recreate the analogue look and feel of the original dark room prints within the digital realm. This is something Danny is an expert in. Michael Arnold: “Growing up around Eve I saw Danny’s prints all the time. For me they are synonymous with Eve’s work. I just forget sometimes that most people don’t get to see the original prints. And on a computer screen it’s just not the same. Danny’s done a beautiful job of bringing the depth, vibrancy and warmth of his dark room prints to these posters."

Father Gregory Wilkins, Director of the society of the sacred mission at Kelham. Nottinghamshire. England. 1963.  © Eve Arnold / @magnumphotos #EveArnold #photography #photojournalist #priest