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Bob Landry (1913-1960)
Lot 68 A Life photographer, Bob Landry, was commissioned to do a story on this rising star and took a number of pictures of her dressed in a black and white silk negligée kneeling on what appears to be a hotel bed. The editors liked the pictures but they thought they were to risqué to be a cover shot. This pin-up, published in the August 1941 issue, became one of the most popular pin-ups for the American soldiers of WWII.

Bob Landry (1913-1960)

Rita Hayworth, 1955

Closed20 May 2016

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GBP 7,500

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Bob Landry (1913-1960)
Rita Hayworth, 1955
gelatin silver print
signed, dated and dedicated ‘To my dearest pal – the original’ in ink (image); signed in ink and variously annotated label with affixed stamped 'Oct 1955' Editorial Modern Photography labels (frame backing board)
image: 19 ¼ x 15 3/8 in. (48.9 x 39 cm.)
sheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.)

Slim Aaron;
Slim Aaron's daughter, Anne;
acquired from the above by the present owner.