Four photographs of Norman Parkinson at ISEM Fashion Business School

ISEM Fashion Business School has acquired the rights to 4 photographs belonging to the work of the famous fashion photographer, Norman Parkinson, which will decorate the new headquarters of the school. The photographs have been installed as large panels in the Fashion Library and in the management offices of ISEM, all located on the main floor of the building.

Among the selected photographs, "Take off to Paris" (1960) shows American model Nena von Schlebrügge posing for the August issue of The Queen magazine. Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish model and dancer, stars in the image "The American Collections" for the September issue of Vogue America in 1949.

The other two photographs feature Wenda Parkinson, the photographer's wife, and were published in different editions of Vogue magazine. The first image shows Wenda photographed in New York in 1949. This photo was on the cover of the October issue of Vogue America and in the November issue of the British edition of the same magazine. The second photograph of Wenda Parkinson was also published in the British edition of Vogue in March of that year.

Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) is one of the most renowned fashion photographers of the 20th century. A pioneer in the use of storytelling in his images, he was able to introduce with great skill a subtle and casual elegance in the art of photography. In addition to supermodels, his work includes images of celebrities and artists, such as Audrey Hepburn, David Bowie or The Beatles, as well as presidents and prime ministers of his time. For more than seven decades, his work appeared in publications such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar or Town & Country, where he even starred on several covers.