Fernand Fonssagrives
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. He was the first husband of the legendary model Lisa Fonssagrives. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ His later pictures of female nudes with patterns of light on their skin. He was also a popular fashion photographer in the 1940s and 1950s when he took pictures for Town and Country and Harper's Bazaar magazines. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He married his first wife Lisa in 1935 and both became dancers, but he said he had to give that up after he was injured in a diving accident. Fortunately for the world of art and fashion he turned to photography and the world gained not only a first class photographer, but what many would say was the first supermodel. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ They divorced and in 1950 and Lisa married the photographer Irving Penn. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ His second wife Diane Capron, a professional figure skater and teacher also ended in divorce. The native Frenchman lived the last 30 years of his life in Little Rock, Arkansas. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He is survived by a daughter from his first marriage, Mia Fonssagrives-Solow ,who is a costume designer and a son from his second marriage, Mark Fonssagrives. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
June 8: June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining.... 1910: 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).... 2003: 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the:... Fernand Fonssagrives related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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