Officer Of The Crown
Slim Aarons · 1957
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About this work
Officer Of The Crown, Kensington Palace 1957
A man with silver-gray hair stands upright before the camera in a red uniform coat heavily embroidered with gold, a blue sash across his chest and a row of medals on the left side. In his right hand he holds a long white staff. At the left of the frame a bronze equestrian statue rears on a black plinth; above him burns a crystal chandelier.
The Marquess of Cholmondley posed in 1957 at Kensington Palace, with staff and in ceremonial uniform, so the caption states. What gives the portrait its tension is the pairing left and right: the dark equestrian statue in full motion and the man standing perfectly still. The staff draws a vertical line between the two. The red and gold of the coat stand out even more against the muted brown of the hall.
- Photographer
- Slim Aarons
- Collection
- Slim Aarons
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City
- London
- Year
- 1957
- Reference
- 3163514
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
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