Large archive of fashion photographs of black women by African American photographer Arthur E. Grobes
[Philadelphia]: [No Publisher], 1970s-1980s.
Ca. 1970s-1980s. A large archive of fashion photography of Black women by African American photographer Arthur E. Grobes (1931-2020). 153 loose photographs, 107 of them shot in color and measuring 9.75" x 8, and 46 in black and white measuring 7"x5. Most with a single mount remnant on the verso, otherwise very nice. Images depict women in a range of clothing from business wear, evening wear, club wear, gowns, dresses and fashion to swim wear. Most bear no stamping or credits, but several show inked rubber stamps of Grobes. A image shot in color shows a woman reading the 30th Anniversary issue of Playboy, which first appeared in 1953.It is assumed the images shot in black and white are from a slightly earlier time (1970s) based on fashions and hair styles. A fantastic collection. Item #140945216
Price: $9,500