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  glbtq >> arts >> Scavullo, Francesco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Scavullo was a life-long New Yorker, born in Staten Island on January 16, 1929.
Scavullo turned Gia Carangi, a lesbian teen-ager from Philadelphia, into one of the first "super-models." When a heroin addiction made it almost impossible for Carangi to find work, Scavullo continued to employ her.
Scavullo created memorable images for posters for movies, including one of Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson for A Star is Born (1976, directed by Frank Pierson), and for Broadway shows, such as a portrait of Julie Andrews in Blake Edwards's Victor Victoria (1995).
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 Lucie Awards 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Francesco Scavullo's iconic American fashion photography is one of the chief dominating influences on American fasion and beauty today.
Scavullo was also responsible for numerous memorable film and Broadway posters, and record albums, such as Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson for "A Star is Born," a portrait of Julie Andrews for "Victor Victoria," and Diana Ross' album "Diana" featuring her with wet hair, wet T-shirt, and torn jeans.
Scavullo died in New York City on January 6, 2004, at the age of 82, leaving behind a vast, rich, and highly influential body of work.
www.lucieawards.com /press/04photos/bio/Scavullo.html   (494 words)

  
 Francesco Scavullo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Scavullo (January 16, 1921 - January 6, 2004) was a fashion photographer known popularly for his covers of Cosmopolitan Magazine and his portraits of celebrities.
In 1975, his portrait of an unclothed young Brooke Shields caused controversy.
Scavullo also produced the photograph for the album cover of the 1976 film A Star Is Born.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francesco_Scavullo   (119 words)

  
 Francesco Scavullo | Martin Lawrence Galleries
As his technique matured, it was clear that Francesco Scavullo brought a new sensibility to fashion photography, celebrating the sexuality of women and the strength of their desires.
Scavullo created memorable images for movie posters including one of Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson for A Star is Born (1976), and for Broadway shows such as a portrait of Julie Andrews in Blake Edwards's Victor Victoria (1995).
Francesco Scavullo worked until the very end of his life, and both his passion for photography and his artistry remained strong.
www.martinlawrence.com /scavullo.html   (599 words)

  
 Good Bye ~ Francesco Scavullo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Scavullo was one of five children born on January 16, 1921 on Statton Island.
Francesco is renowned for his enamel on canvas photo silkscreens, portraits such as the one of Grace Kelly to your right.
Scavullo spoke the language and the words were silently spoken as the true joy of his talent spoke to us all.
www.brazenhussies.com /public_html/goodbye/scavullo.html   (1247 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Francesco Scavullo, 82; defined 'Cosmo Girl'
Scavullo was preparing for an assignment when he complained of feeling weak and collapsed, his companion, Sean Byrnes, said.
Scavullo was also recognized for his photographs of children.
Scavullo was most known for the photos he did for Cosmopolitan.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/01/07/francesco_scavullo_82_defined_cosmo_girl   (350 words)

  
 Francesco Scavullo - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Born on Staten Island, NY, on January 16, 1921, Scavullo was the son of a cooking..
As a child Scavullo began honing his glamorous photographic style shooting his sisters and their friends, liberally applying makeup and redoing their hair so that they resembled the movie stars he worshiped; he claimed a room in the family home for a studio and darkroom, and as a teen worked as a photographer's apprentice.
By the age of 19, Scavullo was so successful that his father purchased him a four-story carriage house in Manhattan's East Side that remained his home and studio for the next 50 years.
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 Francesco Scavullo, famed fashion photographer, dies at 81   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Scavullo was preparing for an assignment when he complained of feeling weak, and then collapsed, Sean Byrnes said.
Album cover photographs Scavullo took include those for Diana Ross' "Diana," showing her with wet hair, a wet T-shirt and no makeup, and Edgar Winter's "They Only Come Out at Night," the first rock 'n' roll cover with full drag makeup, according to his Web site.
Scavullo had been preparing for an exhibit in Miami at the end of the month and was working on a limited-edition series of portfolios.
www.wfts.com /entertainment/stories/0401/040107scavullo.shtml   (440 words)

  
 Independent, The (London): Obituary: Francesco Scavullo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Scavullo brought a new voluptuousness into fashion photography, celebrating the sexuality of women's bodies and the strength of their desires.
So great was Scavullo's control of the medium that in November 1980 he photographed her for a Vogue fashion spread, "The Start of Something Pretty", when her heroin addiction had made her virtually unemployable.
Francesco Scavullo, portraitist and fashion photographer: born New York 16 January 1921; married 1952 Carol McCallson (marriage dissolved 1955); died New York 6 January 2004.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040113/ai_n9686396   (1223 words)

  
 The Milla Nook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
After only a few moments with Scavullo you forget you are speaking with a seasoned man of great accomplishments, for he speaks of his passion with all the exuberance of that same ten year old boy from decades ago.
Visit almost any web site on Francesco Scavullo and the same quote comes up in the captions stating that he is 'the dominant photographic influence on American fashion and beauty.' I asked him what he attributed this to.
In addition to his published work, Francesco's photographs are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
www.milla.by.ru /miscavullo.htm   (2043 words)

  
 Globeinvestor.com: Fond Farewell for Famed Photographer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The funeral for Francesco Scavullo, the world-renowned fashion and celebrity photographer will be held 10 AM Friday January 9, 2004 at Church St. Jean Baptiste on the corner of 76th and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, New York.
Scavullo was the first to feature an African-American model for the cover of a major magazine, in fact insisting on it, and was the first to publish a beauty book for the everyday woman.
Scavullo will be laid to rest in his beloved South Hampton where he was a well-known and long time resident.
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 Famed photographer Scavullo dies at 82 -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
Francesco Scavullo, the American fashion photographer who helped shape the look of Cosmopolitan's distinctive magazine covers, died Tuesday as he prepared for his next photo assignment.
Scavullo was one of the world's most sought-after fashion photographers, shooting covers for Seventeen, Vogue and Glamour.
Besides magazine covers, Scavullo was known for his enamel-on-canvas photo silkscreens, including portraits of numerous celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Ross and Madonna.
www.gay.com /news/article.html?2004/01/07/2   (372 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Francesco Scavullo
Scavullo learned the craft of photography from his mentor, then opened his own studio.
Scavullo's images are part of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
Scavullo died on Jan. 6 from heart failure.
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 OBIT-Scavullo, 1st Writethru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Francesco Scavullo, famed fashion photographer, dies of heart failure at 82
Francesco Scavullo with a silk-screen photo of Grace Kelly, made by Scavullo.
NEW YORK (AP) - Fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo, who shot covers for Cosmopolitan magazine for more than 30 years, died Tuesday morning of heart failure, his companion said.
www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/Entertainment/040106/e010659A.html   (283 words)

  
 Scavullo, Francesco --  Encyclopædia Britannica
This is illustrated in his works by walls that are broken by niches, in dynamic forms that produce wavelike effects, and in external turrets that seem to add movement.
Italian artist Francesco Guardi was one of the outstanding Venetian landscape painters of the rococo period, an age that produced refined, graceful, and brilliantly decorated works of art and architecture.
Francesco Guicciardini's ‘The History of Italy' is the most valuable work on Italy written during late Renaissance.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9398134   (550 words)

  
 Famed photographer Francesco Scavullo dies in New York | News | Advocate.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo, who shot covers for Cosmopolitan magazine for more than 30 years, died Tuesday morning of heart failure, his companion said.
Byrnes said his partner's work was guided by his love of beauty and children--themes Scavullo himself cited in a 1985 interview with the Associated Press.
But Scavullo was best known for the photos he did for Cosmopolitan.
www.advocate.com /news_detail_ektid3557.asp   (382 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Scavullo: Photographs 50 Years: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Francesco Scavullo created the images that most of us carry around with us that "define" the celebrities that have made an impression on us.
Scavullo has an obvious love for people that carries from one thoughtful portrait to the next.
Scavullo's experiences with manic depression, and his joy in doing his photography while in the manic state.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810941805?v=glance   (942 words)

  
 Renowned photographer Francesco Scavullo dies. 07/01/2004. ABC News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
World-renowned fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo has died in New York at the age of 82.
Scavullo's works are included in the permanent collections of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A family spokesman says Scavullo had been well and his death from heart failure was unexpected.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/s1021570.htm   (121 words)

  
 Scavullo.com - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
cknowledged to be the dominant photographic influence on American fashion and beauty, Francesco Scavullo has photographed almost every celebrated man, woman and child in the world today.
Francesco is renowned for his enamel on canvas photo silkscreens, portraits and still lifes.
Scavullo resides on New York's Upper East Side with his King Charles Spaniel, Luca.
www.scavullo.com /bio1.html   (271 words)

  
 Welcome to Lelands.com - Lot 365 . 1984 Brooke Canvas Photo Silkscreen by Francesco Scavullo (57x52”)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Monmouth piece is from the renowned series of canvas photo silkscreens that Scavullo was famous for.
Signed at the top “Scavullo 84” this is beautifully framed to 57x52” and would absolutely make any room, transforming it onto a trendy NYC loft or regal mansion.
Francesco Scavullo is acknowledged to be the dominant influence on American fashion and beauty.
www.lelands.com /bid.aspx?lot=365&auction=405   (219 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Scavullo Nudes: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Photographer Francesco Scavullo has helped to create the look of an entire era with his glamorous fashion work.
Francesco Scavullo is best known for his portraits and fashion photography.
Scavullo's strength in these images was to see the "real" person rather than an idealized person, I found most of the images looking much too shiny and vibrant to be anything other than an idealization.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0810941953   (1018 words)

  
 Scavullo Nudes
Francesco Scavullo is one of the leading image-makers of the last half century-a photographer whose celebrity portraits and glamorous fashion work helped create the look of an entire era.
Scavullo's subjects include both men and women and range from supermodels (Linda Evangelista, Stephanie Seymour, Jerry Hall) and movie stars (Rene Russo, Sylvia Miles) to dancers, musicians, denizens of the demimonde, and personal friends of the photographer.
FRANCESCO SCAVULLO's images have appeared on movie posters, albums, and the covers of Rolling Stone, LIFE, Time, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Mademoiselle, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan, among other magazines.
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 National Gallery
Francesco Scavullo, famed fashion photographer, dies of heart failure at 81
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World renowned photographer Francesco Scavullo, known for his portraits and fashion photography, died of heart failure on Tuesday in his New York apartment, according to a friend of the fam...
Francesco Scavullo, 81 Photo: George De Sota/Getty Images The late photographer Francesco Scavullo is seen in this 2000 photo taken in New York.
archive.wn.com /2004/01/07/1400/nationalgallery   (691 words)

  
 Book Review:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Not all the photos are revealing, although the subjects we are led to believe were all nude.
No doubt the vast market of men and women who like to view naked bodies will be attracted by the low cost of this collection, but they may find the work disappointing.
No denying that Scavullo is among the elite fashion photographers in America, but these photos of supermodels, dancers, hairdressers, society figures, artists, musicians don't represent his best work.
www.aspp.com /bookreviews/reviews/scavullo.html   (161 words)

  
 SCAVULLO: FRANCESCO SCAVULLO PHOTOGRAPHS 1948-1984 - COLLECTIBLE BOOK FOR SALE
Scavullo, Francesco (Photographer) & Burns, Sean M. (Author).
Presents the finest photographs of one of the most talented Italian fashion and lifestyle photographers of his generation, whose work remains one of the class acts of its kind.
This book was published at the height of Scavullo's fame and at the peak of his creative powers.
www.modernrare.com /books/7939   (236 words)

  
 TIME Asia Magazine: Milestones -- Jan. 19, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
FRANCESCO SCAVULLO, 82, fashion photographer who could make plain women look beautiful and fashion models look like Cosmo girls; in New York City.
Scavullo's work was published in Rolling Stone, TIME, Sports Illustrated and Harper's Bazaar, but he was best known for photographing more than 300 Cosmopolitan covers from 1965 to 1997 in which Scavullo's lights and lenses, and his team's exacting attention to skin, hair and costume, produced a look that became unique to the magazine.
Scavullo did celebrity portraits, glamorized Watergate figure Martha Mitchell for a 1974 cover of New York magazine and shot Burt Reynolds in the nude for a 1972 Cosmo centerfold.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501040119-574961,00.html   (673 words)

  
 Scavullo, Francesco - Scavullo Books at Real Groovy New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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A comprehensive retrospective from celebrated fashion portrait photographer Francesco Scavullo, whose images have graced the pages of "Vogue", "Harper's Bazzar", "Time" and "Newsweek", and whose subjects have included Catherine Deneuve, Muhammed Ali and Isabella Rossellini.
If you need assistance with ordering goods, please refer to our information for first time customers.
www.realgroovy.co.nz /books/isbn/0810981823   (385 words)

  
 The Fashion Bookstore - Francesco Scavullo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
This is the definitive retrospective book on one of the world's greatest living fashion and portrait photographers.
Francesco Scavullo's name is synonymous with beauty and glamour; his photographs have graced the covers and inside pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Time, and Newsweek.
His portraits of Catherine Deneuve and Muhammad Ali, Isbella Rossellini and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and fashion photographs of Veruschka and Iman, are representative of the range of work to be found in this gorgeous book.
balletbookstore.com /fashion/photo15.htm   (209 words)

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