Enid Boulting is photographed wearing a Helena Geffers suit for a British Vogue photoshoot in March of 1950. Boulting was the face of Biba Cosmetics in the late sixties and appeared on four British Vogue covers. 

This image captures an unpublished full frame of Della Oake as she is photographed for the May 1950 cover of British Vogue. Oake was the first British model to be featured in American Vogue and is considered one of the quintessential porcelain-skinned beauties of the 1950s.  

Model Charlotte Stribling (also known as Fabulous) backstage at a local fashion show at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem, New York City in 1950.

Two young models check their make-up backstage at a local fashion show at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem, New York City in 1950.

 Marilyn Monroe in the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom in New York City.

Over the Labor Day weekend in 1955 Monroe was on the North Shore, staying at Norman and Hedda Rosten’s cottage in Port Jefferson. Eve Arnold, who was then living in Miller Place, took Monroe to a playground in Mt. Sinai. Monroe brought along three bathing suits and a copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses, which she kept in her car.

Over the Labor Day weekend in 1955 Monroe was on the North Shore, staying at Norman and Hedda Rosten’s cottage in Port Jefferson. They were artistic college friends of Arthur Miller’s, who’d Monroe had been seeing since she moved to Manhattan even though they were both still married at the time. 

 Marilyn Monroe in the bullrushes in Long Island, New York.

Williams took these shots of Chicago streets from the moving vantage of a public bus, capturing moments of beauty and submerged drama in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Americans.

Williams took these shots of Chicago streets from the moving vantage of a public bus, capturing moments of beauty and submerged drama in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Americans.

Williams took these shots of Chicago streets from the moving vantage of a public bus, capturing moments of beauty and submerged drama in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Americans.

Williams took these shots of Chicago streets from the moving vantage of a public bus, capturing moments of beauty and submerged drama in the day-to-day lives of ordinary Americans.

British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss and his wife Katie Moss are photographed beside his Aston Martin DB2 at the Silverstone British Grand Prix on July 19, 1958. Although he did not win that day's race, Moss won a total of 16 Formula One Grands Prix over the course of his storied career. 

James Dean poses during a photoshoot for the television play, Keep Our Honor Bright in New York City in 1954. The production was one of the early screen appearances of James Dean who died less than two years later.

Dinah Washington is photographed playing the drums as she kills time waiting for Max Roach to show for a rehearsal at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958.  The show would be where Washington would introduce her new take on classic Bessie Smith material.

Paul Desmond is photographed smoking a cigarette behind the scenes of American television show Playboy's Penthouse. The show was hosted by Playboy founder and then-editor/publisher Hugh Hefner and first broadcasted on October 24, 1959.

Sarah Vaughan is photographed performing on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival in Chicago in 1957. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", she won four Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been referred to as one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century.

Marlon Brando poses for a feature in the Saturday Evening Post on June 6, 1953.The interview detailed Brando's unique take on Hollywood and his unconventional method of acting that would lead him to become one of the most influential actors of the 20th century.

Mahalia Jackson, often referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". This photo-shoot was commissioned by DownBeat magazine and the story was published in December 11, 1958.

Mahalia Jackson is photographed singing alongside Duke Ellington at Newport Jazz Festival in July of 1958. The two musicians performed songs from their recent album entitled Black, Brown, Beige. for an audience of 13,000 fans over two days.  

Mahalia Jackson is photographed singing alongside Duke Ellington at Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1958. The two musicians performed songs from their recent album entitled Black, Brown, Beige. for an audience of 13,000 fans over two days.

Thelonious Monk is photographed performong on stage at Newport Jazz Festival in 1958. The pianist and composer had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire.

Jean Patchett is photographed wearing a black and white striped swimsuit and floppy hat during a photoshoot in 1953. A leading model for over three decades, Patchett was one of the most booked and best known models of that era.

Marilyn Monroe poses during an editorial photo-shoot for Look magazine in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles in 1953. This photoshoot would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship between the photographer and his subject.