Genevieve Naylor's fashion photos
Postwar glamour, in stunning color
Alex Q. Arbuckle
1946-1956
Genevieve Naylor was born in Massachusetts in 1915, and moved to New York at the age of 18. There, she saw an exhibit of Berenice Abbott’s photographs, and became inspired to take up photography. She apprenticed for Abbott and shot for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Soon she became one of the first female photographers hired by the Associated Press. An assignment from the State Department took her to Brazil, where she created vivacious images that landed her a historic one-woman show at the Museum of Modern Art in 1945. After the war, she shot fashion assignments for magazines including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, producing a uniquely vivid body of work.
Visit Premier Exhibitions at 417 5th Avenue to see the past become present again at "Retronaut's New York." This pop-up exhibition of extraordinary, digitally restored photographs captures New York City at the turn of the 20th century. It's only open until May 15, so be sure to get down there before it’s gone.