Born 1920 in Chicago, American editorial, portrait, and advertising photographer and film director Dan Wynn moved to New York in 1947 and got his editorial start at Seventeen, where he quickly became successful shooting fashion.
Fashion photography by Dan Wynn in the 1950s
During his career, his work was published in many American magazines, including Esquire, New York, Travel + Leisure, Seventeen, Time, Newsweek, Harper’s Bazaar, McCall’s and Woman’s Day. He also provided covers for books, record albums, and international magazines (sometimes with himself as his model).
Wynn was a long-standing member of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers). His photography was recognized with numerous awards from the New York Art Directors Club, Communication Arts and the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and in 1976 his photographs were included in The Family of Man photography exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Wynn died in 1995 at age 75. These stunning black and white photos are part of his work that Dan Wynn took fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1950s.
Ann Klem in striped dress, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1953
Fashion shot by Dan Wynn, circa 1953
Mary Jane Russell, photo by Dan Wynn, 1953
Carmen Dell’ Orefice, photo by Dan Wynn for Revlon, 1954
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