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Authors, works and languages of the image
Nina Leen
New Shoes, 1948
"New Shoes", 1948. © Nina Leen.
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Introduction
Originally shot for the pages of LIFE magazine, the image transcends its immediate documentary and commercial purpose to elevate itself into a pure formal investigation. Through a masterful play of bodily fragmentation and rigorous control of textures, Leen crystallizes a fundamental transitional moment not only in the history of fashion but also in the visual aesthetics of modern femininity.
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