Frissell, Toni, 1907-1988

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1907-03-10
Death 1988-04-17
Americans,

Biographical notes:

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)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • 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

Occupations:

  • Photographers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration