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Joan Crawford
March 23, 2021

Today is the birthday of the wonderful actress Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur (1904-1977). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1945.
This photograph was taken by George Hoyningen-Huene in 1940.

Sudan Male Nude
March 7, 2021

A. E. Sudan Male Nude, photographed by George Hoyningen-Huene in the 1930’s.

Olga Spessivtseva and Serge Lifar
February 14, 2021

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Olga Spessivtseva and Serge Lifar in Bacchus and Ariadne, Paris, 1931. Photographed by George Hoyningen-Huene.

Colette Salomon
January 31, 2021

Actress Colette Salomon in a Bugatti T35.
”The Modern Woman” or ”La Femme Moderne” as reflected in George Hoyningen-Huene’s work for Vogue, 1927.