Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)

Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)

Couple bathing, editorial advertising shots for Lucky Strike cigarettes 1957.

Gelatin silver print on gloss paper with margins, image just under 12 inches by 12 inches.

Unique print,. marked on reverse with developers codes in crayon.

Provenance : Provenance :  Angela Williams Archive. Williams worked as an assistant to Parkinson in the early 1960's and was given a number of vintage prints after helping the photographer clear out his Twickenham studio when he moved to Tobago in 1963. The archive has been painstakingly researched by Williams who has identified models and locations, a number were exhibited at the Julia Margaret Cameron Museum in the Isle of Wight in 2011.

Parkinson was also a commercial photographer this was part of a shoot for Lucky strike cigarettes, the female is Millie Perkins an American. model and actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the film' The Diary of Anne Frank' 1959.

Good condition with minor handling creases.

Photo copyright Norman Parkinson.