Stunning Fashion Photography by Dan Wynn in the 1950s

   

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 EsquireNew YorkTravel + LeisureSeventeenTimeNewsweekHarper’s BazaarMcCall’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

 

Dovima, photo by Dan Wynn for Revlon, 1954

 

Fashion shot of model in belted summer dress, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1954

 

Janet Randy (left) and Linda Harper (right) in fashion shot by Dan Wynn, circa 1954

 

Jean Patchett and unidentified model, photo by Dan Wynn for Revlon ad, 1954

 

Mary Jane Russell, photo by Dan Wynn, 1955

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn for Revlon ad, 1955

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn for Revlon advertisement, 1955

 

Two models in dresses and matching jackets by unidentified designer, photo by Dan Wynn, 1956

 

Anne St. Marie, photo by Dan Wynn, 1957

 

Iris Bianchi, photo by Dan Wynn, 1957

 

Joanna McCormick, photo by Dan Wynn for Veto Deodorant ad, circa 1957

 

Lucinda Hollingsworth, photo by Dan Wynn for a Revlon ad, circa 1957

 

Mary Jane Russell, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Mary Jane Russell, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Model in dotted sleepwear, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Suzy Parker, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1957

 

Anne Gunning by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Carmen Dell' Orefice, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Dorian Leigh, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Dorian Leigh, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Dovima by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Gretchen Harris, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Gretchen Harris, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Gretchen Harris, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Gretchen Harris, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Jean Patchett, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Joan Collins, photo by Dan Wynn, 1958

 

Lois Gunas Wideman in a fashion shot by Dan Wynn, circa 1958

 

Lucinda Hollingsworth, photo by Dan Wyn for beauty advertisement, circa 1958

 

Fashion shot with unidentified model by Dan Wynn, circa 1959

 

Fashion shot with unidentified model by Dan Wynn, circa 1959

 

Ivy Nicholson, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1959