Norman Parkinson
Golfing at Le Touquet, 1939
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy dress at 'Villa Rolli", 1955
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
40h x 30w in.
60h x 40w in.
Norman Parkinson
Adele Collins, Vogue, 1959
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
Jerry Hall, Russia, 1975
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in.
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
In the Blazing Sun at George Airfield, 1951
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
New York, New York, Go Magazine, c. 1960-65
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in.
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
Audrey Hepburn at 'La Vigna', 1955
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Young Velvets, Young Prices, Hat Fashions III, 1949
C-Type Print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 20 in.
20 x 24 in.
30 x 40 in.
40 x 60 in.
Norman Parkinson
The Beatles at the President Hotel, 1963
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 20 in.
20 x 24 in.
30 x 40 in.
40 x 60 in.
Norman Parkinson
Capital Chic, 1960
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Ivy Nicholson, Traffic, 1957
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Cardin Hat over Paris, 1960
platinum print
19 1/2 x 25 in. Ed. of 21
gelatin silver print
Editions of 21
20 x 24 in.
30 x 40 in.
40 x 60 in.
Norman Parkinson
Audrey Hepburn on location at 'Villa Rolli', 1955
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)
Beauty Is All Embracing (First Vogue Nude in Colour), 1951
c-type print
Edition of 21
16h x 20w in
Norman Parkinson
Jerry Hall in Dior, Versailles, 1975
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Marc Bohan, Vogue, 1974
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Maxime de la Falaise, Vogue, 1950
c-type print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
Three Little Black Dresses, Queen, 1961
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Nude with Vogue, 1954
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 20 in.
20 x 24 in.
30 x 40 in.
40 x 60 in.
Norman Parkinson
Casual Town Quality, 1951
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
New York City Street Scene, 1963
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 20 in.
20 x 24 in.
30 x 40 in.
40 x 60 in.
Norman Parkinson
Iman & Jerry Hall, 1982
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
16 x 16 in.
20 x 20 in.
36 x 36 in.
48 x 48 in.
Norman Parkinson
Sea-shore Look, 1946
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson
Wenda and Ostriches, 1951
gelatin silver print (posthumous Estate stamped prints)
Editions of 21
20 x 16 in.
24 x 20 in.
40 x 30 in.
60 x 40 in.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990. Born in 1913, Norman Parkinson was apprenticed to a portrait photographer and by the age of twenty-one opened his own studio. He soon began to work for the British edition of Harper's Bazaar and throughout his long career he contributed to many publications, including Vogue, Queen, and Town and Country. His work became famous for the liveliness, spontaneity and humor of his photographs, as well as for the creative use of his outdoor locations. His work has the ability to capture accurately the spirit of the period in which he is working, always conveying amusement, and joie de vivre.
He pioneered epic storytelling in his images, taking portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of his predecessors and injecting an easy and casual elegance into the art. His photographs created the age of the supermodel and made him the photographer of choice for celebrities, artists, Presidents and Prime Ministers. He was a permanent fixture at historic moments photographing the British Royal Family, in private and public, as well as leading figures from the worlds of film, theatre, and music. Subjects include Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, Twiggy, Grace Coddington, David Bowie, Iman, Jerry Hall and countless others.
In a career that spanned seven decades, Parkinson dazzled the world and inspired his peers with sparkling inventiveness as a portrait and fashion photographer. He reinvented himself and fashion photography throughout his career, from his ground-breaking, spontaneous images of the 1930s, through the war years and the Swinging Sixties to the exotic locations of the 1970s and 1980s.
By the end of his life he had become a household name, the recipient of a CBE, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and the subject of a large-scale retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, London. And yet fewer than 200 of his photographs have ever been seen or exhibited outside of their initial publication and his archive of more than 500,000 images provides a historic record, rich to explore. Norman Parkinson passed away while on location in Singapore shooting for Town & Country in 1990.
Coe + Co Photography Gallery announces our participation in The Palm Beach Show. Presenting works by Andy Warhol, Terry O'Neill, Milton H Greene, Norman Parkinson, Nathan Coe, Dean West, Joachim Schmeisser, Alison Jackson, Steve McCurry, Andrew Blauschild, Reuben Wu, and Tyler Shields.
To mark the release of a new book of the legendary late fashion photographer Norman Parkinson's work, his long-time collaborator Grace Coddington reflects on what made him so unique.
