Henrietta Tiarks, the Duchess of Bedford, Wedding Day (1961)

Society beauty Henrietta Tiarks (b. 19 ) was a leading debutantes of her day.  She married the then Marquess of Tavistock, Robin Russell, on 20 June 1961 at St Clement Danes in London, thereby becoming the Marchioness of Tavistock.

He succeeded his father, becoming the 14th Duke of Bedford, on 25 October 2002, at which point Henrietta, became Duchess of Bedford.

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Henrietta Tiarks wedding Day, 1961 via

Iconic 1960s Model Jean Shrimpton in New York by David Bailey (1962)

Jean Shrimpton’s (1942) was a fashion model and icon of Swinging London. Her  career rose to prominence through her work with photographer David Bailey.

Of Jean Shrimpton, Bailey said:

She was magic and the camera loved her too. In a way she was the cheapest model in the world – you only needed to shoot half a roll of film and then you had it. She had the knack of having her hand in the right place, she knew where the light was, she was just a natural.

Shrimpton’s first photo session with Bailey was in 1960 (either for Condé Nast’s Brides on 7 December 1960 or for British Vogue). She started to become known in the modelling world around the time she was working with Bailey.

Shrimpton has stated she owed Bailey her career, and he is often credited for discovering her and being influential in her career.

In turn, she was Bailey’s muse, and his photographs of her helped him rise to prominence in his early career.

David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, New York, 1962

David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, New York, 1962 via

David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, New York, 1962 via

David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, New York, 1962 via

David Bailey, Jean Shrimpton, New York, 1962 via

Horseplay with Yayoi Kusama in Woodstock (1967)

Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) is a Japanese artist and writer. Throughout her career she has worked in a wide variety of media, including painting, collage, soft sculpture, performance art, and environmental installations, most of which exhibit her thematic interest in psychedelic colors, repetition, and pattern. A precursor of the pop art, minimalist and feminist artmovements, Kusama influenced her contemporaries such as Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and George Segal and exhibited works alongside the likes of them.

In 1957, she moved to the United States, settling down in New York City where she produced a series of paintings influenced by the abstract expressionist movement. Switching to sculpture and installation as her primary media, Kusama became a fixture of the New York avant-garde during the early 1960s where she became associated with the pop art movement. Embracing the rise of the hippiecounterculture of the late 1960s,

Kusama came to public attention when she organized a series of happenings in which naked participants were painted with brightly colored polka dots.

Although largely forgotten after departing the New York art scene in the early 1970s, Kusama is now acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, and an important voice of the avant-garde.

Yayoi Kusama, Horse Play in Woodstock, 1967 via

Yayoi Kusama, Horse Play in Woodstock, 1967 via

Yayoi Kusama, Horse Play in Woodstock, 1967 via

The Portraits feat. Anne-Marie Edvina (1961)

These portraits of 21 year old Anne-Marie Edvina were made by 10 photographers for an exhibition in Paris. Using Anne as their only model, they were free otherwise to experiment with any lighting, make-up or printing techniques they wished. In so doing they showed that the camera can be as wonderfully changeable as a pretty girl (source).

Sabine Weiss Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Robert Doisneau Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Henry Moncey Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

William Klein Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina (Hair), 1961 via

Loomis Dean Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Frank Horvat Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Edouard Boubat Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Therese Le Prat Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Harry Ossip Meerson Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Lucien Lorelle Portrait of Anne-Marie Edvina, 1961 via

Natalie Wood in Mirror (1969)

Natalie Wood in Mirror by Jay Thompson, 1969 via

Bride (1966)

A photo from 1966 shows a bride in a long-sleeved style gown. (Gerti Deutsch / Getty Images) via