New England Skiing
Slim Aarons · 1955
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About this work
New England Skiing, North Conway 1955
Two women recline against slanted skis held upright by ski poles, like two deck chairs in the snow. Their eyes are closed, their faces turned to the sun. A woven hat hangs on the tip of one ski. Behind them stands a wooden house with white window frames; the snow lies piled high.
According to the caption, two women recline on improvised sunbeds at the Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire, in 1955. Slim Aarons photographed from snow level, so that the skis run diagonally through the picture and the poles stick up like props. In black and white it becomes a study in lines: stripes in the clothing, lengths of the skis, boards of the house.
- Photographer
- Slim Aarons
- Collection
- Slim Aarons
- Country
- USA
- Year
- 1955
- Reference
- 55896563
The photographer
Photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places.
George Allen Aarons, born in New York, served as a military photographer in World War II and subsequently transitioned to print journalism. Whereas he previously documented the war, he deliberately chose the opposite subject: the leisure time of the rich and famous, in breathtaking settings.
His most famous photograph, The Kings of Hollywood (1957), encapsulates what he sought in all his portraits: glamour, charisma, and celebrity, captured in a relaxed manner.
Aarons won the trust of the people he photographed, thereby gaining access to some of the most intimate and candid portraits of the twentieth century. In 2007, Getty Images published the book Poolside With Slim Aarons , crowning his legacy.
- Born October 29, 1916 , New York
- Died May 29, 2006 , Montrose, NY
- Hulton Archive / Getty Images
