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Lisa Fonssagrives, the First Supermodel Vogue

Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn follow artist. Swedish (1911-1992) About the artist: Lisa Fonssagrives (May 17, 1911 - February 4, 1992), born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone was a Swedish fashion model widely credited as the first supermodel. She was born in Uddevalla, Sweden. Her father, a dentist who also painted, changed the family name from Anderson.

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Fonssagrives later appeared in some of Mr. Penn's most memorable fashion images, among them "Mermaid Dress" and "Woman With Roses," both taken in 1950, the year she became his wife.

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Regarded by many as the world's first supermodel, Swedish Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn was a woman whose many talents extended beyond her much-photographed beauty..

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LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN by DAVID SEIDNER David Seidner: How did you initially get from one's own hands while posing. And even though studios then. It was so hot that I just fainted. And Stockholm to Paris?

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Overview Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Exhibition History Title: Rochas Mermaid Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Paris Artist: Irving Penn (American, Plainfield, New Jersey 1917-2009 New York) Date: 1950, printed 1980 Medium: Platinum-palladium print Dimensions: Image: 19 7/8 x 19 11/16 in. (50.5 x 50 cm.)

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Among the models, Lisa Fonssagrives was a standout—in 1949, at age 38, she had become the first model to grace the cover of Time magazine, earning the title "Billion-Dollar Baby." The statuesque icon first captured Penn's attention at a 1947 photo shoot, and in the years that followed she became his muse and collaborator.

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Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, a leading fashion model in the 1940's and 50's, died Tuesday at New York Hospital. She was 80 years old and lived in Huntington L.I. She died of pneumonia, a family.

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Woman in Chicken Hat (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), New York. Irving Penn American. December 1, 1949 Not on view With the war and rationing over, in the late 1940s and early 1950s the pages of American fashion magazines exploded with chic styles from Paris, London, and New York. Penn responded to the new looks—the cinched waists, full skirts, and.

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Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, Morocco | The Art Institute of Chicago Open today 11-5 See all hours Copyright Condé Nast Publications, Inc. Woman in Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, Morocco 1951, printed 1983 Irving Penn American, 1917-2009 Discover More Video Interpreting the Collection

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Fashion & Art The World’s First Supermodel, Lisa Fonssagrives Penn

A lithe blonde with a pert, angled nose, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn (née Bernstone) trained as a ballerina and easily transitioned to modeling. Between 1940 and 1952, she appeared on the cover of.

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Cocoa-Colored Balenciaga Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) (A), Paris, 1950, printed June 1979 Irving Penn; Black & White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York, 1950, printed 1968 Irving Penn; Frederick Kiesler & Willem de Kooning, New York, May 4, 1960, printed June 1982 Irving Penn;

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1911-05-17 — 1992-02-04 Dancer, sculptor, photographer's model Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn was a trained dancer who was also a sculptor, a photographer, and a model. She is considered to have been the first supermodel in the world. Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn was born in Gothenburg in 1911.

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Overview Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Exhibition History Title: Woman with Roses (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn in Lafaurie Dress), Paris Artist: Irving Penn (American, Plainfield, New Jersey 1917-2009 New York) Date: 1950, printed 1968 Medium: Platinum-palladium print Dimensions: Image: 22 x 15 11/16 in. (55.9 x 39.9 cm.)

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Features Lisa Fonssagrives Penn 1911-1992 She was an extraordinary woman—wife, mother, partner, and inspiration. She was never trivial. There was a gravitas about her that imposed admiration and.

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In 1950, Penn was sent to Paris to photograph the haute couture collections for Vogue. He worked in a daylight studio with an old theater curtain as a backdrop, and was graced with an extraordinary model named Lisa Fonssagrives, whom he first encountered in 1947.