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Benjamin Strauss and Homer Peyton: Celebrity portraits
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1.Strauss-Peyton
1919
Mary Pickford (America's Sweeyheart)

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16674
2.Strauss-Peyton
1920
Zulieka Anastasia Reilly

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16675
3.Strauss-Peyton
1917
Lillie Langtry

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16677
4.Strauss-Peyton
1913
Margaret Illington

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16678
5.Strauss-Peyton
1916
Valeska Suratt

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16679
6.Strauss-Peyton
1916 (ca)
Ted Shawn

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16680
7.Strauss-Peyton
1919 (ca)
Grace La Rue

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16681
8.Strauss-Peyton
1919
Enrico Caruso

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16682
9.Strauss-Peyton
1920 (ca)
Girl in Modern Dress Suit

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16683
10.Strauss-Peyton
1921 (ca)
Jackie Coogan

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16684
11.Strauss-Peyton
1920s
Bette Davis

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16685
12.Strauss-Peyton
1927
Bert Tucker (son of Sophie Tucker)

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16686
13.Strauss-Peyton
1926
Fisher and Gilmore

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16687
14.Strauss-Peyton
1924
John Philip Sousa (Composer and conductor)

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16688
15.Strauss-Peyton
1920s
Douglas MacArthur

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16689
16.Strauss-Peyton
1925
Model in Evening Wear

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
The model is the well known actress Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977). [Thanks to Pete James for pointing this out - email: 31 August 2009.]
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16690
17.Strauss-Peyton
1925 (ca)
Man with Drawn Suit

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
This is the only Strauss-Peyton image to feature this technique.
 
LL/16691
18.Strauss-Peyton
1927 (ca)
Rex Ingram (Dog)

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
LL/16692
19.John McCormack
1924
Benjamin Strauss and Homer Peyton

Gelatin silver print
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
This photograph was included in the book "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).
 
This photograph was taken by the famous tenor John McCormack and his inscription reads "My first performance as a professional photographer."
 
LL/16676
20.Strauss-Peyton
2006
Book cover for "Strauss-Peyton: Celebrity and Glamour" with an essay by Gail Buckland (Stephen White Editions, 2006).

Book cover
Private collection of Stephen White
Courtesy of the Stephen White Collection II
 
The cover used a 1920s portrait of the young Bette Davis (born Ruth Elizabeth David).
 
LL/16673
   
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