1. Sven-Cösta Johansson (Sweden, 1913-1997), Anita Ekberg, 1959, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 9.25” x 11.75”
2. Fritz Henle (German, 1909 – 1993), Untitled, 1952, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.25” x 11”
3. Jerry Uelsmann (American, 1934 – 2022), Equivalent, 1964, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.25” x 9” on 20” x 16” board
4. Louis Stettner (American, 1922 – 2016), Farmer by the sea, Normandy, France, 1951, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 9.75”
5. Leonard McCombe (American, 1923 – 2015), Time Square Date, 1948, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.5” x 9.5”
6. Louis Stettner (American, 1922 – 2016), Penn Station, Girl Playing in Circles, 1954, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10.75” x 7.25”
7. Mario Giacomelli (Italian, 1925 – 2000), July, 1956, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 11.25” x 15”
8. Lev Borodulin (Russian-Israeli, 1923–2018), Ornament of Sport, Moscow, 1956, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 7.5” x 10”
9. Burt Glinn (American, 1925 – 2008), Queen Elizabeth Visits America, 1957, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 9”
10. Guenter Schuettler (German- American, 1933-2012), Boys at US Air Force Base, Spain, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10.5” x 13.75”
11. John Bryson (American, 1923 - 2005), Marilyn Monroe and her hairdresser Agnes Flanagan on the set of “Let’s Make Love”, 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10.5”
12. Elliott Erwitt (American, 1928 – 2023), Marilyn Monroe and the cast of “The Misfits”, Reno, Nevada, 1961, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 10.75” x 13.25”
13. Ted Russell (American, b. 1930), Marilyn Monroe in Korea, 1954, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 14” x 11”
14. Douglas Kirkland (Canadian- American, 1934 – 2022), Marilyn Monroe Photo Session, 1961, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.5” x 9.5”
15. John Bryson (American, 1923 - 2005), Marilyn Monroe on the set of “Let’s Make Love”, 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 10”
16. Hans Namuth (German, 1915 – 1990), Jackson Pollock, 1950, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 19.5” x 15.5”
17. Philippe Halsman (American, 1906 – 1979), Clint Eastwood in “Magnum Force”, 1976, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.25” x 9.75”
18. Philippe Halsman (American, 1906 – 1979), Edward Steichen, 1960, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 10.5”
19. Philippe Halsman (American, 1906 – 1979), Albert Einstein in his Study at Princeton, 1947, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 10.25”
20. Yousuf Karsh (Armenian– Canadian 1908 – 2002) Ernest Hemingway, 1957, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.75” x 10.25”
21. Marc Kaczmarek (French), Alexey Brodovitch, 1966, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.5” x 10.5”
22. Jorge Lewinski (Polish- British, 1921 – 2008), David Hockney & The Room, Tarzana, 1967, 1968, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 13.75” x 11.5”
23. Cecil W. Stoughton (American, 1920-2008), Cellist Pablo Casals at the Kennedy White House, 1961, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 12.75” x 19.25”
24. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.25” x 4”
25. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.5” x 4.375”
26. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 4.125” x 6.25”
27. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 4” x 6.25”
28. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, 1958, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.5” x 4.25”
29. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 4.375” x 6.5”
30. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 4.375” x 6.5”
31. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.5” x 4.25”
32. W. Eugene Smith (American, 1918 – 1978), Untitled, from the series “As from My Window I Sometimes Glance…”, c. 1957-58, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, 6.25” x 3.375”
THE CAROL CARLISLE COLLECTION
After nearly a 35-year career, Carol Carlisle retired as Managing Editor of Popular Photography magazine, where she was celebrated for her keen eye and ruthless sense of perfection. It was her reputation as an insightful and meticulous editor that brought both her, and the magazine, such an outstanding reputation. She was also acclaimed for her work as a photographer, with her images published many times in the magazine and on the cover.
What the photography world did not know about Carol during her lifetime, however, was that she was an avid collector of almost anything that delighted her eye. She saw beauty and artistic significance, often where others did not. In that spirit, she sometimes ‘rescued’ images that were submitted to the magazine, but impractical to return and headed for destruction.
She amassed more than 1200 such prized prints. Each represents a rare piece and specific moment in time, mostly from the 60s and 70s that, if not for her collector’s and conservationist’s eye, might have been lost forever. These images embody the spirit of the woman whose ‘waste not, want not’ approach to life and impressive aesthetic sense led her to save these prints from oblivion.
Carol reveled in spotting and saving each important image for posterity, but she also made the people she worked with a high priority, always reaching out to make a difference. For many years, she served with Volunteer Service Photographers, a non-profit organization that was set up in hospitals, youth groups, and senior citizen centers to teach photography for rehabilitation, career development or just for fun.
Carol dedicated her life to educating her readers about photography, and by sharing this art with the broader public. She devoted every other waking minute to her children: the late Claudia Lapierre, Jaye and Lee Smith and her 11 grandchildren and great grandchildren all of whom are grateful for having shared in the gift of her passion.
