George Hoyningen-Huene

George Hoyningen-Huene

Baron George Hoyningen-Huene (1900 - 1968) was a seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Russia to Baltic German and American parents and spent his working life in France, England and the United States.

Europe

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on September 4, 1900, Hoyningen-Huene was the only son of Baron Barthold Theodorevitch von Hoyningen-Huene (1859-1942), a Baltic nobleman and military officer, and his wife, Emily Anne "Nan" Lothrop (1860-1927), a daughter of George Van Ness Lothrop, an American minister to Russia. (The couple was married in Detroit, Michigan, in 1888.) He had two sisters. Helen (died 1976) became a fashion designer in France and the United States, using the name Helen de Huene. Elizabeth (1891-1973), also known as Betty, also became a fashion designer (using the name Mme. Yteb in the 1920s and 1930s) and married, first, Baron Wrangel, and, second, Lt. Col. Charles Norman Buzzard, a British Army officer.

During the Russian Revolution, the Hoyningen-Huenes fled to first London, and later Paris. By 1925 George had already worked his way up to chief of photography of the French Vogue. In 1931 he met Horst, the future photographer, who became his lover and frequent model, and traveled to England with him that winter. While there, they visited photographer Cecil Beaton, who was working for the British edition of Vogue. In 1931, Horst began his association with Vogue, publishing his first photograph in the French edition of Vogue in November of that year.

United States

In 1935 Hoyningen-Huene moved to New York City where he did most of his work for Harper's Bazaar. He published two art books on Greece and Egypt before relocating to Hollywood, where he earned his wedge by shooting glamorous portraits for the film industry.

Hoyningen-Huene worked before anything resembling contemporary flash photography was known. Working in huge studios and with whatever lighting worked best. There is something about the texture of his black and whites that one seldom finds in contemporary work. Beyond fashion, he was a master portraitist as well from Hollywood stars to other celebrities.

He also worked in Hollywood in various capacities in the film industry, working closely with George Cukor, notably as special visual and color consultant for the 1954 Judy Garland movie "A Star Is Born". He served a similar role for the 1957 film "Les Girls", which starred Kay Kendall and Mitzi Gaynor and the Sophia Loren film "Heller in Pink Tights".

He died at 68 years of age in Los Angeles.

Publications

*"Eye for Elegance - George Hoyningen-Huene" (exhibition catalogue) International Center of Photography and Congreve Publishing Company, 1980.
*"The Photographic Art of Hoyningen-Huene" by William Ewing, George Hoyningen-Huene. Thames & Hudson, 1998.

Filmography

Miscellaneous crew - filmography(1960s) (1950s)

* "The Adventures of Hajji Baba" (1954) color consultant
* "A Star Is Born" (1954) special color design advisor
* "Bhowani Junction" (1956) color consultant
* "Les Girls" (1957) color coordinator
* "It Started in Naples" (1960) title designer
* "Heller in Pink Tights" (1960) color coordinator and technical advisor
* "Let's Make Love" (1960) color coordinator... also known as The Billionaire... also known as The Millionaire
* "A Breath of Scandal" (1960) color advisor... also known as Olympia (Italy)
* "The Chapman Report" (1962) color consultant - designer, title designer
* "A New Kind of Love" (1963) color coordinator - designer

Costume designer - filmography

* "A Breath of Scandal" (1960) ... also known as Olympia (Italy)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • George hoyningen-huene — Cet article fait partie de la série Photographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George Hoyningen-Huene — (auch Georg Freiherr von Hoyningen Huene; * 4. September 1900 in Sankt Petersburg; † 12. September 1968 in Los Angeles) war einer der bedeutendsten Modefotografen der 1920er und 1930er Jahre. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George Hoyningen-Huene — Le baron Georg von Hoyningen Huene dit George Hoyningen Huene (Saint Pétersbourg 1900 Los Angeles 1968) est un photographe de mode fécond des années 1920 et 1930. Il est né en Russie dans une famille allemande de la Baltique. Son père est le… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • George Hoynigen-Huene — George Hoyningen Huene Cet article fait partie de la série Photographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hoyningen-Huene — Armoiries des Hoyningen Huene La famille von Hoyningen Huene est une famille de la noblesse allemande de la Baltique qui subsiste toujours. Expulsée par la révolution russe et les réformes foncières de la nouvelle république estonienne en 1919,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hoyningen-Huene — Stammwappen derer von Hoyningen Hoyningen, auch Hoiningen bzw. Hoyningen genannt Huene, ist der Name eines baltischen Adelsgeschlechts. Die Familie, deren Zweige zum Teil bis heute bestehen, gelangte später auch in Hessen und Preußen zu Besitz… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hoyningen — Huene ist der Name folgender Personen: Armin von Hoyningen Huene, bekannter als Peter Berlin (* 1942), deutsch amerikanischer Pornodarsteller Dietmar von Hoyningen Huene, Rektor der Hochschule Mannheim George Hoyningen Huene (1900 1968), russisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Huene — ist der Name folgender Personen: Friedrich von Huene (1875–1969), deutscher Wirbeltierpaläontologe Karl von Huene, Freiherr von Hoiningen (1837–1900), preußischer Politiker Hoyningen Huene Professor Dr. Paul Hoyningen Huene,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • George V. N. Lothrop — George Van Ness Lothrop (August 8, 1817 ndash;1897) was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851. Lothrup was born in Easton, Connecticut, the son of Howard Lothrop and… …   Wikipedia

  • Hoynigen-Huene — George Hoyningen Huene Cet article fait partie de la série Photographie …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”