Horst P Horst
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Born in Germany on August 14, 1906
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Horst Paul Albert Borhmann
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Studied at Hamburg in 1920's
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Moved to Paris and studied architecture
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While in Paris he met Baron George Hoyningen-Huene and became his assistant
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in 1937 he lived in an apartment in New York City and met Coco Chanel and photographed her fashion for 3 decades
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In 1938 he met Valentine Lawford and adopted a son, Richard J Horst
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He joined the army in 1943 and became an army photographer
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In 1945 he took pictures of Harry Truman and very first lady in post war period at the White House invitation
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In the 1960's he began photographing "lifestyles of international high society" as well as in the 1970's he began working for House & Garden magazine in addition to Vogue
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Had 9 photos published in "Life" magazine
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He did this until he died at age 93
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Mostly photographed fashion
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Became a photographer for Vogue with many of his pictures being the cover page
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Also photographed architecture, and still lifes
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He thought lighting and studio props was very important for a good photo
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Most photos are in black and white and seen as elegant
