Dovima with the
Elephants [August 1955] by Richard Avedon
• • • • • • DOVIMA • • • • • •
• • Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba [11 December 1927 — 3 May
1990], later known as Dorothy Horan — — but best known as Dovima— — was a model during the 1950s.
• • Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered by an editor at Vogue on the sidewalk of
New York, and had a photo shoot with Irving Penn the following day.
• • Dovima worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown
with circus elephants — "Dovima with
the Elephants" — taken at the Cirque d' hiver, Paris (August 1955) has become an icon.
• • GOWN: Dovima is wearing the first evening
dress designed for Christian Dior by his
new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.
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• • • • • • RICHARD AVEDON • •
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• • Born in New York City, Richard Avedon
[15 May 1923 — 1 October 2004] was a superior photographer.
• • Richard Avedon capitalized on his early success
in fashion photography and expanded into the realm of fine art.
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• • IMAGE SIZE: 7 inches X 8 1/2 inches (approximately)
• • CONDITION: VERY GOOD — NO creases; very limited handling of this page
• • MAT SIZE: 11 inches X 14 inches
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