Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988

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Photographer. Full name: Antoinette Montgomery Frissell Bacon (Mrs. Francis McNeill Bacon)

From the description of Toni Frissell correspondence, circa 1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980812

Biographical Note

  • 1907, March 10: Born, New York, N.Y
  • 1925: Graduated from Miss Porter's School, Farmington, Conn.
  • 1927 - 1930 : Actress, toured with Max Reinhardt's companies in United States and Europe
  • 1930 - 1931 : Caption writer, Vogue magazine, New York, N.Y.
  • 1931: First published photographs appear in Town and Country magazine
  • 1931 - 1942 : Fashion photographer, Vogue magazine
  • 1932: Married Francis McNeill Bacon III
  • 1941 - 1945 : Photographer for the American Red Cross, Women's Army Corps, U.S. Air Force, and the Office of War Information, United States and Europe
  • 1942 - 1967 : Freelance photographer, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Look, Vogue, and Sports Illustrated magazines
  • 1944: Photo illustrations published in A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson. New York: U. S. Camera Publishing Corp.
  • 1946: Photo illustrations published in The Happy Island by Sally Woodall Lee. New York: T. J. Maloney
  • 1948: Published Toni Frissell's Mother Goose. New York: Harper
  • 1953: First woman photographer hired by Sports Illustrated
  • 1970: Donated photographic archive to the Library of Congress
  • 1975: Published King Ranch 1939-1944: A Photographic Essay. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Morgan & Morgan
  • 1988, April 17: Died, Saint James, N.Y.

From the guide to the Toni Frissell Papers, 1931-1975, (bulk 1941-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf FRISSELL, TONI. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Toni Frissell Papers, 1931-1975, (bulk 1941-1970) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Record of photographers and models in Vogue, 1939-1940. Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Gladys Marcus Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American National Red Cross. corporateBody
associatedWith Astor family. family
correspondedWith Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977 person
associatedWith Churchill family. family
associatedWith Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 person
associatedWith Kennedy family. family
associatedWith Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 person
associatedWith Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. person
associatedWith Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994. person
correspondedWith Snow, Carmel, 1890-1961 person
associatedWith United States. Office of War Information. corporateBody
associatedWith Vanderbilt family. family
correspondedWith Vanderbilt, Gloria, 1924- person
correspondedWith Vreeland, Diana person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Fashion
Fashion photography
Outdoor photography
Photography
Photography of sports
Photojournalism
Sports
War photography
Wedding photography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Photographers
Activity

Person

Birth 1907-03-10

Death 1988-04-17

Americans

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