The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography" opening day

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Explore the rich and varied history of fashion photography through "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography." More than 200 photographs by famous practitioners and lesser-known, yet influential, artists present a broad and diverse perspective on fashion photography and its trajectory from niche industry to powerful cultural force. The exhibition surveys the gradual recognition of fashion photography as an art form.

"Icons of Style" showcases a broad and diverse view of fashion and fashion photography - from elegant portraits made in the early 20th century to the trendsetting fashions of Beyoncé, David Bowie, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Jones, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa; to images that have graced the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, and Essence

Following the opening day, the exhibit will be on display until September 22.

Explore the rich and varied history of fashion photography through "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography." More than 200 photographs by famous practitioners and lesser-known, yet influential, artists present a broad and diverse perspective on fashion photography and its trajectory from niche industry to powerful cultural force. The exhibition surveys the gradual recognition of fashion photography as an art form.

"Icons of Style" showcases a broad and diverse view of fashion and fashion photography - from elegant portraits made in the early 20th century to the trendsetting fashions of Beyoncé, David Bowie, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Jones, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa; to images that have graced the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, and Essence.

Following the opening day, the exhibit will be on display until September 22.

Explore the rich and varied history of fashion photography through "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography." More than 200 photographs by famous practitioners and lesser-known, yet influential, artists present a broad and diverse perspective on fashion photography and its trajectory from niche industry to powerful cultural force. The exhibition surveys the gradual recognition of fashion photography as an art form.

"Icons of Style" showcases a broad and diverse view of fashion and fashion photography - from elegant portraits made in the early 20th century to the trendsetting fashions of Beyoncé, David Bowie, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Jones, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa; to images that have graced the pages of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, and Essence.

Following the opening day, the exhibit will be on display until September 22.

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WHERE

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/icons-style-century-fashion-photography

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