THE PORT Washington Public Library has brought together some of fashion’s most illustrious photographers in a new interactive virtual exhibition, entitled The Reflected Eye: Fashion through the Lens of the Photographer.
Curated by historian and co-founder of IconicFocus modelling agency Patty Sicular and Vanessa Nastro, special collections librarian at the Port Washington Public Library, the two-part exhibit will delve into the history of fashion’s most iconic images, with each artist detailing its backstory in their own words.
Raft, 1959. William Helburn
Part exhibit and part documentary, The Reflected Eye features both portraits and on-the-job snapshots from 37 photographers covering more than 90 years, including Erwin Blumenfeld, Melvin Sokolsky, Neal Barr, William Helburn, Alexi Lubomirski, Anthony Barboza, Chen Man, Thomas Kublin and many more.
Doe Eye, New York, 1950. Erwin Blumenfeld
Bubble on the Seine, 1963. Melvin Sokolsky
The exhibit, on view from April 1, will also include in-depth documentary-style video interviews with notable fashion curators, historians, and editors, recorded and produced by journalist Lucy Lara and Mexico-based photographer, Rames Xelhuantzi.
David Bowie – Cool in Chelsea, 1977. Clive Arrowsmith
Susan Von Haaren in Pierre Cardin, 1970. Neal Barr
“The image people see has immense work that went into it; photographers, their assistants, models, creative directors, editors, hair, makeup, stylists, model agents, designers, set designers or location scouts, not to mention the dress and accessories designers,” says Sicular. “It’s a thrill for me to be working with Vanessa Nastro and her team at the Port Washington Library.”
by Joshua Hendren
The Reflected Eye: Fashion through the Lens of the Photographer – a virtual exhibit in two parts is sponsored by the Port Washington Public Library and curated by Patty Sicular and Vanessa Nastro
Part I Premieres April 1, 2021