In 2017, filmmaker Fritz Mitchell released a documentary about Aarons, called Slim Aarons: The High Life. [9] In the documentary it is revealed that Aarons was Jewish and grew up in conditions that were in complete contrast to what he told friends and family of his childhood. Aarons claimed that he was raised in New Hampshire, was an orphan, and had no living relations. After his death in 2006, his widow and daughter learned the truth that Aarons had grown up in a poor immigrant Yiddish-speaking family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. As a boy his mother was diagnosed with mental health issues and admitted to a psychiatric hospital, which caused him to be passed around among relatives. He resented and had no relationship with his father and had a brother, Harry, who would later commit suicide. Several documentary interviewees postulate that if Aarons's true origins had been known, his career would have been unlikely to succeed within the restricted world of celebrity and WASP privilege his photography glamorized. [ citation needed] Death [ edit ] Slim Aarons (born George Allen Aarons; October 29, 1916 – May 30, 2006) was an American photographer noted for his images of socialites, jet-setters and celebrities. His work principally appeared in Life, Town & Country, and Holiday magazines. [1] Early life [ edit ] Long Branch IV - Aerial Beach Photography - Jersey Shore - Wall Art - Home Decor - New Jersey - NJ - Coastal Living She was freezing and mad. It looks idyllic now, but to get it just right in a cold and dirty pool took a while.” Walker, Tonya (2008). "Rich, Attractive People In Attractive Places Doing Attractive Things". Virginia Commonwealth University. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

Can't remember the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuthIt’s not the wealth that interests me specifically, it’s the carefree attitude that comes with it, and how Slim Aarons has managed to translate it – positively. There’s no denying his most iconic photos are of attractive people, doing attractive things, in attractive places – but I think for fans of his work today, there’s such a fascination with this period of distinct class, carefree love and expenditure that drives so much interest. The home was built for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., who was also the first owner of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater home in Pennsylvania. Photo: Daniel Solomon/Vista Sotheby’s International Realty

Slim Aarons Roman Restaurant Print Poster, Vintage Print, Photography Prints, High Society Photo Print, Museum Quality Photo Print Fine Art Amalfi Coast Print - Positano Italy Ocean Beach Framed Print Photography Portrait Home Wall DecorSlim, one of the most influential photographers of his generation, started during World War II when he served as a combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photographer for many magazines including Holiday, Town & Country, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Look, and Life. Many of the pictures in this book were originally commissioned by the legendary Frank Zachary who for many years was editor-in-chief of Holiday and then Town & Country. In 1997, Getty Images signed on to represent the Slim Aarons collection and now serves as the primary curator of his work. Palm Springs California poster print, Richard Neutra, Slim Aarons, Modern architecture wall art, Kaufmann House, Mid-century modern America POP ART - Warhol Banana print art poster colorful wall decor wall art Slim Aarons 60s pop art wall hanging dorm room decor Brooklyn art Like its predecessors, Once Upon a Time and A Place in the Sun , Poolside with Slim Aarons offers images of jet-setters and the wealthy, of beautiful, glittering people living the glamorous life. Yet this new collection of stunning photographs of the rich and well-connected “doing attractive things” in their favorite playgrounds has a new twist.