SOKOLSKY MELVIN (1933 ) Model in bubble Paris

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SOKOLSKY, MELVIN (1933- )
"Model in bubble, Paris." Silver print, 9x8 inches (22.9x20.3 cm.), sheet size 13 3/4x11 inches (34.9x27.9 cm.), with Sokolsky's signature and negative date (1963), in pencil, on verso. 1963; printed later

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This iconic photograph from his 'Bubble' series was created by fashion photographer Melvin Sokolsky for the Harper's Bazaar 1963 Spring Collection. The series, inspired by The Garden of Earthly Delights and Surrealism, depicts model Simone D'Aillencourt in large bubbles floating through the Paris cityscape. The plexiglass bubble was hung from a crane in various locations throughout Paris.