About Henry Clarke
Lived 1918 – 1996 (aged 77). Henry Clarke was an American photographer and fashion photographer.
Henry Clarke (c. 1917 – April 26, 1996) was an American fashion photographer, known particularly for his work for Vogue.
Clarke was born in Los Angeles in about 1917. He worked in the 1940s as a window dresser for I. Magnin, luxury department store in San Francisco before becoming a background and accessorising assistant at the Vogue New York studio, where he learned to photograph by observing the different styles of Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn and Horst P. Horst. He died on April 26, 1996, at the Anglo-American Hospital in Le Cannet, France, at the age of 77.
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Who was Henry Clarke?
American photographer (191?-1996)
When was Henry Clarke born?
Henry Clarke was born on 16 December 1918 in Los Angeles.
When did Henry Clarke die?
Henry Clarke died on 26 April 1996 in Cannes.
What was Henry Clarke's occupation?
Henry Clarke was a photographer and fashion photographer.
What nationality was Henry Clarke?
Henry Clarke was American.
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· DBpedia: Henry Clarke (photographer)
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