The longer I look at this photo of Lilyan Tashman, the less I’m able to say if it’s beautiful or terrifying.
I think she might be stealing my soul.
James Stewart later spoke of a scene in a car with Harlow in Wife vs. Secretary:
“Clarence Brown, the director, wasn’t too pleased by the way I did the smooching. He made us repeat the scene about half a dozen times…I botched it up on purpose. That Jean Harlow sure was a good kisser. I realized that until then I had never been really kissed.”
I cannot think you can make rules about these things. One can only have an idea of what seems good and beautiful, and then use any means to achieve it.
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from Flower Decoration |
from Elegance:The Seeberger Brothers and the Birth of Fashion Photography
by Sylvie Aubenas and Xavier Demange
Lucile Brokaw, Piping Rock Beach, Long Island
photo by Martin Munkácsi, 1933
© Martin Munkácsi Estate/Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
