Born 1935 in Bari, Italian neorealist photographer and photojournalist Chiara Samugheo was known as the first female professional photographer in Italy. She photographed film stars and celebrities during the 1950s and 1960s there.
Classic beauties photographed by Chiara Samugheo in the 1950s and 1960s
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and is archived at the Centre des études et Archives de la Communication (CSAC) of University of Parma.
Samugheo died in Bari in 2022, at the age of 86. These stunning photos are part of her work that Chiara Samugheo took portraits of classic beauties in the 1950s and 1960s.
Joan Collins by Chiara Samugheo, circa 1950s
Kim Novak, photo by Chiara Samugheo, circa 1950s
Brigitte Bardot photographed by Chiara Samugheo for ‘A Woman Like Satan’, 1958
Elizabeth Taylor, photo by Chiara Samugheo, circa 1958
Claudia Cardinale, Rome, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1959
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