After we were talking about Lillian Bassman the other day, our friend Marc Rochkind (see below for a link to his blog) found a nifty article about her in the April, 1951 issue of Popular Photography which he has now scanned and put online. The article, by Walter Ian Fishman, is called "A Woman's Camera in a Woman's World." There are a few dated touches, like the line about the "girl and man," which sounds odd and patronizing now, but overall it's a fascinating look at Lillian Bassman at work.
Thanks so much for scanning and posting this article, Marc! What a terrific time capsule.
Posted by: Ken Tanaka | Monday, 20 July 2009 at 12:18 PM
Thanks for this! It almost makes up for the delayed EP-1 review. Enjoy!
Posted by: hookstrapped | Monday, 20 July 2009 at 01:40 PM
Thanks. I'd forgotten how much better the writing and art direction was in magazines from the 1950's. Wonderful piece.
Posted by: kirk tuck | Monday, 20 July 2009 at 02:36 PM
It does make up for the delayed EP-1 review!
Thanks for the link.
Posted by: Robin P | Monday, 20 July 2009 at 05:06 PM
Those are some pretty racy pictures for 1951. This ten year old would have been captivated.
Posted by: Dave Kee | Monday, 20 July 2009 at 10:34 PM
No wonder Ms Bassman became a fan of Photoshop! That's some pretty hard-core processing she's got going in those pictures.
Thanks, Marc, for scanning these!
Posted by: Miserere | Tuesday, 21 July 2009 at 07:53 AM