- Francesco Scavullo
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name = Francesco Scavullo
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birthdate = birth date|1921|1|16|mf=y
location =Staten Island ,New York City ,New York
deathdate = death date and age|2004|1|6|1921|1|16|mf=y
deathplace =New York City ,New York
nationality = American
field =Fashion photography
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awards =Francesco Scavullo (
January 16 ,1921 –January 6 ,2004 ) was an American fashion photographer best known for his work on the covers of "Cosmopolitan" and his celebrity portraits.Biography
Born in
Staten Island , Scavullo began to pursue his fascination with images of beauty by picking up his father's camera and taking snapshots, using his sisters as models. After graduating from high school in 1945, Scavullo began working for a studio that produced fashion catalogs. He soon moved on to "Vogue". Scavullo spent three years asHorst P. Horst 's assistant, studying Horst's techniques. [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-01-07-scavullo-obit_x.htm|title=Photographer Francesco Scavullo dead at 81|date=2004-01-06|publisher=usatoday.com|accessdate=2008-07-29] In 1948, he created a cover for "Seventeen" that won him a contract with the magazine. Scavullo's soon opened his own studio in Manhattan.cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/francesco-scavullo-549260.html|title=Francesco Scavullo|date=2004-01-13|publisher="The Independent"|accessdate=2008-07-29]Some of Scavullo's more controversial work included a "Comospolitan" centerfold of a nude
Burt Reynolds , and photographs of a youngBrooke Shields that some considered overly sexual. He also befriended a young teenager fromPhiladelphia , future supermodelGia Carangi , whose career he was largely responsible for launching. Later, when Carangi's heroin addiction made it impossible for her to find work, Scavullo continued to employ her and support her until her eventual death from complications relating toAIDS .Scavullo also created shots for various movie posters, album covers and Broadway shows, including one for "A Star is Born" (featuring
Barbra Streisand andKris Kristofferson ), as well as a portrait ofJulie Andrews forBlake Edwards ' "Victor/Victoria ". In 1981, Scavullo was commissioned byMikhail Baryshnikov to photograph the dancers of theAmerican Ballet Theatre which formed the basis of an exhibition that was later shown in a nationwide tour. [cite web|url=http://www.glbtq.com/arts/scavullo_f.html|title=Scavullo, Francesco (1929-2004) |publisher=glbtq.com|accessdate=2008-07-29]Scavullo's work has also been used in the covers of "Seventeen", "
Harper's Bazaar ", and "Rolling Stone ". He also published several books, from 1976's "Scavullo on Beauty" to 2000's "Scavullo Nudes". [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E5DA1031F934A35752C0A9629C8B63|title= Francesco Scavullo, Fashion Photographer, Dies at 82|last=Nemy|first=Enid|date=2004-01-07|publisher="New York Times"|accessdate=2008-07-29]Death
Scavullo died of
heart failure at the age of 82, while on his way to a photo shoot with a then up-and-coming CNN news anchor,Anderson Cooper . [cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_Feb_17/ai_n6008640|title=A beautiful eye: remembering superstar photographer Francesco Scavullo, who helped to define an era|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|date=2004-02-17|publisher="The Advocate"|accessdate=2008-07-29]References
External links
* [http://www.scavullo.com/ Francesco Scavullo's official website]
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NAME= Scavullo, Francesco
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Fashion photographer
DATE OF BIRTH=January 16 ,1921
PLACE OF BIRTH=Staten Island ,New York City ,New York
DATE OF DEATH=January 6 ,2004
PLACE OF DEATH=New York City ,New York
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