Arthur Elgort (born June 8, 1940) is an American fashion photographer best known for his work with ''

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'' magazine.

Life and career

Elgort was born in

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, to Sophie (née Didimamoff) and Harry Elgort (April 10, 1908 – October 23, 1998), a restaurant owner.http://divergentsociety.net/divergentmovie/ansel-elgorts-live-stream/ ; stated at 22:05 He is of

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heritage. Raised in New York City, he attended

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and

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, where he studied painting. He lives in New York City with his wife, Grethe Barrett Holby, who is a producer, stage director, choreographer, and dramaturge, and three children, including actor and singer

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. Elgort began his career working as a photo assistant to Gosta "Gus" Peterson. Elgort's 1971 debut in ''British Vogue'' created a sensation in the Fashion Photography world where his soon-to-be iconic "snapshot" style and emphasis on movement and natural light liberated the idea of fashion photography. In September 2008, he told ''

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'' that he credited '' Mademoiselle'' for his big break: "They were really brave and gave me a chance. It was the first time I was shooting a cover instead of a half-page here or there." He worked for such magazines as ''International and American Vogue, Glamour, GQ, Rolling Stone, and Teen Vogue'', and shooting advertising campaigns with fashion labels as

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, Valentino, and Yves Saint Laurent. He still works for fashion publications, as well as working on his most recent 2009 advertising campaigns with Via Spiga and

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with

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. His work is exhibited in the permanent collections of the

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in New York, in the

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in London and in the Museum of Fine Arts in

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. In 2011, Elgort won the CFDA Board of Directors' Award. His nephew is stand-up comedian

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, the son of Elgort's brother.

Books

* * Photographs of several super models like

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, and

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* *

Films

Elgort made several films, including ''Colorado Cowboy'' that follows legendary cowboy, Bruce Ford, and which won the award for Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. * ''Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story'' * ''Colorado Cowboy: The Bruce Ford Story'': Winner Best Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival 1994

Exhibits

* "Arthur Elgort 1970-2010", ''Staley Wise Gallery''

References

External links

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Arthur Elgort
at ArtNet
Arthur Elgort archive
at Teen Vogue.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Elgort, Arthur 1940 births Living people American people of Russian-Jewish descent American Ashkenazi Jews Fashion photographers Hunter College alumni Jewish American artists People from Brooklyn Photographers from New York (state) Stuyvesant High School alumni 21st-century American Jews