Perry Ellis at Brown's
Photograph
1985 (photographed)
1985 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Weber, Bruce. 'Perry Ellis at Brown's, 1985'. Published in British Vogue, November 1982.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Perry Ellis at Brown's (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Weber, Bruce. 'Perry Ellis at Brown's, 1985'. Published in British Vogue, November 1982. |
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| Gallery label | ‘Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography’, 2014. Label text:
Bruce Weber (b.1946)
Bellport
1983
The human form dominates the clothing in Weber’s photographs. His choice of model defines his style as much as carefully controlled lighting. Like Baron George Hoyningen-Huene and Horst P. Horst in the 1930s, he draws inspiration from classical sculpture. His most famous advertising campaigns of the 1980s featured athletic male models.
Gelatin silver print
Given by Bruce Weber
Museum no. PH.330-1985
(07 03 2014) |
| Credit line | Copyright Bruce Weber / Conde Nast |
| Object history | Bruce Weber is the best known exponent of a style of male glamour which was highly influential in the fashion world during the 1980's. Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld and Ralph Lauren have all employed his talents to define their brand image. Weber’s chiselled models are sexy yet innocent, sculptural but relaxed, and create an image of clean-cut, all-American athleticism. It is the human factor in Weber’s fashion images which is dominant, rather than the clothing; and his choice of models defines his style as much as his carefully controlled lighting. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.330-1985 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2003 |
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