About This Image

Stamped, verso, "Credit: / Ralph Crane / from Black Star / Graybar Building, New York"

Caption pasted verso, "Legs, an all important item in chessecake, must be accompanied by an alluring smile, and Schafer....asks her [the model] to look...and smile."

Cropping notations in pencil, verso

A.L. "Whitey" Schafer was a well-known Hollywood studio photographer who made glamour portraits in the style of Hurrell and others.

Ralph Crane (1913-1988) spent his early career as a freelance photographer for The New York Times and the Worldwide Photo Agency. He later contributed to European newspapers and agencies including Camera Press and Black Star. In 1941 he emigrated to the United States and in 1951 he became a staff photgrapher for LIFE Magazine.

Photographer Whitey Schafer and Model, Hollywood
Ralph Crane Photographer Whitey Schafer and Model, Hollywood

Price $450

Main Image
Description

Ref.# 2279

Medium Gelatin Silver Print

Photo Date 1930s

Dimensions 8 x 7.5 in. (203 x 191 mm)

Photo Country United States (USA)

Photographer Country United States (USA)

Company
Charles Schwartz Ltd.



 

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