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Wenda Parkinson wearing Dior, 1952 — Limited Edition Print

Wenda Parkinson wears a Dior silk top and skirt during a 1952 photoshoot. The model first met photographer Norman Parkinson when she was appearing as an actress at The Arts Theatre Club. Parkinson photographed her for the first time in 1947 and after four years as a couple, the two married in 1951. 

£2,400.00
Original price £2,400.00 - Original price £6,000.00
Original price
£2,400.00 - £6,000.00
Current price £2,400.00
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  • Edition of 21
  • Stamped and authenticated by a representative of the Norman Parkinson archive
  • Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print

Before the advent of digital technology at the end of the twentieth century, the gelatin silver process had been the most commonly used method of making black and white prints since the 1890s. A negative image is transferred to light-sensitive paper that has four layers: a paper base, a white opaque coating of gelatin and barium sulfate that creates a smooth surface, the gelatin layer that holds the silver grains of the photographic image, and a protective gelatin overcoat. Properly exposed gelatin silver prints are quite stable if exhibited under controlled light conditions.

Until the 1970s, art photographers used this process almost exclusively to create high-quality black and white prints. Color photography was considered a commercial medium, not suited to serious artistic expression. Today, as fewer and fewer photographers are working in darkrooms, gelatin silver printing is quickly becoming an antiquated, historic process.

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Norman Parkinson

About the Artist

Norman Parkinson was the Twentieth Century’s most celebrated fashion photographer. He pioneered epic storytelling in his images, taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into the art.

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