Lisa Fonssagrives as photographed by Edgar de Evia in his home in the Rhinelander Mansion

Lisa Fonssagrives (May 17, 1911 – February 4, 1992), born Lisa Anderson in Sweden, was a supermodel, dancer, fashion designer, photographer and sculptor. Image File history File links LisaFdeE.jpg Summary Photograph taken by Edgar de Evia of super model Lisa Anderson Fonssagrives-Penn http://www. ... Image File history File links LisaFdeE.jpg Summary Photograph taken by Edgar de Evia of super model Lisa Anderson Fonssagrives-Penn http://www. ... (1910-2003) photographer partner of Robert Denning He is best know for his Tissot-like effects using soft focus and diffusion. ... The Rhinelander Mansion sometimes called The Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo Mansion was named a National Historic Landmark in 1980. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Brazillian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an image created by focusing light onto material having a light-sensitive coating. ... An Italian Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA). ...

Biography

Lisa Fonssagrives has been credited as the first supermodel^[1]; no model has surpassed her number of Vogue magazine covers^{[citation needed]}. Her image appeared on the cover of many magazines during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s from Town & Country, Life and the original Vanity Fair. Fonssagrives' early training in ballet added to her grace and poise. She moved from Sweden to Paris to train for ballet. Fonssagrives once described herself as simply a "good clothes hanger"^[1]. Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in several countries around the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Town & Country is an American magazine focusing on high society and fashion. ... Edward Steichens portrait of Greta Garbo. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Act 4 of Swan Lake: choreography by Petipa and Nureyev, music by Tchaikovsky. ... -1...

She was an inspiration for fashion photographers which included George Hoyningen-Huene, Man Ray, Horst, Erwin Blumenfeld, George Platt Lynes, Richard Avedon, and Edgar de Evia. She married Parisian photographer Fernand Fonssagrives in 1935; they divorced. She later married photographer Irving Penn in 1950. Baron George Hoyningen-Huene was a seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976) was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. ... 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. ... Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 - 1969) was an American photographer. ... self portrait of George Platt Lynes George Platt Lynes (15 April 1907 – 6 December 1955) was an American fashion and commercial photographer. ... Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. ... (1910-2003) photographer partner of Robert Denning He is best know for his Tissot-like effects using soft focus and diffusion. ... Fernand Fonssagrives (June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was a photographer known for his beauty photography in the early 1940s. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Irving Penn (b. ...

Asked how she maintained her figure and 17-inch waistline, she always insisted on the importance of eating in small quantities ^{[citation needed]}. She would at times consume as many as ten tiny meals a day ^{[citation needed]}. To her, a tiny meal might mean only six grapes, a single slice of cheese, one cracker and half a glass of wine ^{[citation needed]}.

She went on to become a sculptor and was represented by the Marlborough Gallery in Manhattan. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

Lisa Fonssagrives died at the age of 81, survived by her second husband and daughter Mia Fonssagrives-Solow, a costume designer.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Rosemary Ranck, "The First Supermodel", The New York Times February 9, 1997online retrieved September 24, 2006

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Bibliography

• Gross, Michael: Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, New York: W. Morrow, 1995, ISBN 0-688-12659-6
• Seidner, David (ed): Lisa Fonssagrives: Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography, New York: Vendome Press, 1996, ISBN 0-86565-978-8