Born 1883 in Alfred, Maine, American photographer James Abbe became known for taking many photographs of theater and movie performers starting in 1917. In the late 1920s, he gained a reputation in news photography, and known for his fashion photography, including celebrated work for American Vogue.
Classic beauties taken by James Abbe in the 1920s
Abbe's most celebrated portraits include his rare double portraits of silent film stars Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natasha Rambova, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, as well as dancers including the Dolly Sisters and Anna Pavlova, all taken in the 1920s.
Reflecting the changing fashions in magazines content, Abbe became one of the first photojournalist to submit his work in photo-essays to major publications, including The London Magazine, Vu and the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. He also took photographs during the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis' rise in Germany.
These stunning photographsJames Abbe shot classic beauties that defined theJazz Age fashion.
Dora Duby
Dora Duby
Dorothy Dickson
Elissa Landi
Eve Curie
Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray
Gladys Cooper and Ivor Novello
Gloria Swanson
Jean Nash
Jean Nash
June Tripp
Marguerite Namara
Marguerite Namara
Mary (Ryan) Nash
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Natacha Rambova
Natacha Rambova
Natacha Rambova
Selena and Josephine Royale
Spinelly
Spinelly
The Dolly Sisters
The Dolly Sisters
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