Horst P. Horst, born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann, (August 14, 1906 - November 18, 1999) was a photographer best known for his photographs of women and fashion taken while working for Vogue. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ...

Biography

Horst was born in Weissenfels-an-der-SaaleGermany, to Max and Klara Bohrmann. His father was a successful merchant. In his teens, he met dancer Eva Weidemann at the home of his aunt's, and this aroused his interest in avant-garde art. In the late 1920s, Horst studied at Hamburg Kunstgewerbeschule, leaving there to go to Paris to study under the architect Le Corbusier. A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Resources ArtLex. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Notre Dame du Haut Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887–August 27, 1965) was a Swiss architect famous for what is now called the International Style, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Theo van Doesburg. ...

In Paris, he befriended many people in the art community and attended many galleries. In 1930 he met Vogue photographer Baron George Hoyningen-Huene, and traveled to England with him that winter. While there, they visited photographer Cecil Beaton, who was working for the British edition of Vogue. In 1931, Horst began his association with Vogue, publishing his first photograph in the French edition of Vogue in November of that year. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Baron George Hoyningen-Huene was a seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1932, his first exhibition was hung in La Plume d'Or in Paris. It was reviewed by Janet Flanner in The New Yorker, and this review, which appeared after his exhibit was over, made Horst instantly famous. Horst made a portrait of Bette Davis the same year, the first in a series of famous personages he would photograph during his life. Within two years, he had photographed Noel Coward, Yvonne Printemps, Lisa Fonssagrives, Natasha Paley, Cole Porter, Esla Schiapparelli, and others. Janet Flanner (March 13, 1892 - November 7, 1978) was an American writer and journalist who served as the Paris correspondent of the New Yorker magazine from its inception in 1925 until she retired in 1975. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also singer named Betty Davis. ... Noël Coward Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life, and Peirce is the correct spelling) (December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Yvonne Printemps, born July 25, 1895 in Ermont, Île-de-France, France - died January 19, 1977 in Paris, France, was a singer and actress. ... Lisa Fonssagrives Lisa Fonssagrives was a supermodel of the 1940s and 1950s and while today we think a Giselle Bunchen has been on quite a few magazines covers, Lisa was on over 200 Vogue covers - alone. That means for 18 years she was on almost every cover. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. ...

In 1937, Horst rented an apartment in New York, and while residing there met Coco Chanel. He would photograph her fashions for three decades. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (August 19, 1883 - January 10, 1971) was a French fashion designer and perfume creator. ...

In 1940, Horst applied for United States citizenship. In 1942 he passed an Army physical, and joined the Army on July 2, 1943. On October 21 he received his United States citizenship as Horst P. Horst. He became an Army photographer, with much of his work printed in the forces' magazine Belvoir Castle. In 1945 he photographed United States President Harry S. Truman, with whom he became friends, and he photographed every First Lady in the post-war period at the invitation of the White House. In 1947, Horst moved into his house in Oyster Bay, New York. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now usually a state), and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ... This article is about the year. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bella Kocharian, Laura Bush, Liudmila Putina and Zorka Purvanova – first ladies of Armenia, the United States, Russia and Bulgaria respectively in 2003. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the 1960s, encouraged by Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, Horst began a series of photos illustrating the lifestyle of international high society. From this point until nearly the time of his death, Horst spent most of his time traveling and photographing. In the mid 1970s, he began working for House and Garden magazine as well as for Vogue. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Diana Vreeland on the cover of Andy Warhols Interview magazine. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... House & Garden (sometimes House and Garden, but the magazine uses the ampersand) is a magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ...

Work

Horst is best known for his photographs of women and fashion, but is also recognized for his photographs of interior architecture, still lifes, especially ones including plants, and environmental portraits. His work frequently reflects his interest in Surrealism and his regard of the ancient Greek ideal of physical beauty. A still life is a work of art which represents a subject composed of inanimate objects. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subjects usual environment, for example their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subjects life and surroundings. ... Surrealism is a cultural, artistic, and intellectual movement oriented toward the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative faculties of the unconscious mind. For many surrealists, this has been associated with the intent to bring about personal, cultural, political and social revolution. ... Beauty also refers to the bottom quark, a flavor of quark in particle physics. ...

His method of work typically entailed careful preparation for the shoot, with the lighting and studio props (of which he used many) arranged in advance. His instructions to models are remembered as being brief and to the point. His published work uses lighting to pick out the subject; he frequently used four spotlights, often one of them pointing down from the ceiling. Only rarely do his photos include shadows falling on the background of the set. Horst rarely, if ever, used filters. While most of his work is in black & white, much of his color photography includes largely monochromatic settings to set off a colorful fashion. After making the photograph, Horst generally left it up to others to develop, print, crop, and edit his work.

One of his most famous portraits is of Marlene Dietrich, taken in 1942. She protested the lighting that he had selected and arranged, but he used it anyway. Dietrich liked the results and subsequently used a photo from the session in her own publicity. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Publications

Books featuring Horst's photography:

• 1944 Photographs of a Decade
• 1946 Patterns from Nature - a collection of plant still lifes
• 1984 Horst, His Work and His World
• 1971 Salute to the Thirties (A Studio Book)
• 1991 Horst - Sixty Years of Photography - this book contains a selection of his work, including his most famous photographs.
• Horst Portraits : 60 Years of Style
• 1993 Horst : Interiors
• 1997 Horst P Horst: Magician of Lights
• Spezial Fotografie: Portfolio No. 24

External links

• Horst P. Horst, the artist's official website.