Squaw Valley Snow
Slim Aarons · 1961
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About this work
Squaw Valley Snow, 1961
On a terrace, thick cushions of snow sit on every chair, on the table, the railing and the two lanterns, which look like white hats. Between the clumps the dark, wet floor gleams. Farther off, in the gray snowfall, a small group of skiers in red and blue jackets stands, and behind them pines and a ski lift vanish into the mist.
In January 1961 Slim Aarons captured the deserted, snowed-under cafe in Squaw Valley, California. The picture draws its strength from a reversal: the chairs where people should have been sitting have taken on shapes under the snow that suggest bodies, while the real people stand small and far away. Almost everything is white and gray. Only the skiers' jackets add a spot of color.
- Photographer
- Slim Aarons
- Collection
- Slim Aarons
- Country
- USA
- Area
- California
- City
- Squaw Valley
- Year
- 1961
- Reference
- 52433024
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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