Horst P. Horst who simply went by Horst was born August 14, 1906. He was best known for his photographs of women and fashion work done for Vogue. He became associated with the magazine in November of 1931 when his first photograph was published in the French edition. Horst rented as apartment in New York in 1937 and while there met Coco Chanel Chanel and began to photograph her fashions. This lasted for three decades. In 1940, Horst applied for United States citizenship and in 1942 passed an Army physical and joined on July 2, 1943. While Horst is best known for his photographs of women and fashion, he is also recognized for his photographs of interior architecture, still lifes, and environmental portraits. In the mid 1970’s he began working for House & Garden as well as Vogue. The four images I posted were chosen because I felt two had a dramatic feel but still contained a look of simplicity while the other two were both quirky and bazaar. The image with the women surrounding the table with the magnifying glass on the very tiny man reminds me of little children, mainly little boys, attempting to burn a bug on a hot summer day.
