10 Facts About Deborah Turbeville

Deborah Lou Turbeville was an American fashion photographer.

Deborah Turbeville's photographs appeared in numerous publications and fashion advertisements, including ads for Bloomingdale's, Bruno Magli, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Macy's.

Deborah Turbeville was born in 1932 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, into a wealthy family in New England that desired to be both distinguished and isolated, but paradoxically suffered from this isolation.

Deborah Turbeville had an older brother called Tom, who lived in New York on Riverside Drive at the same time Deborah Turbeville was living there.

Deborah Turbeville's photographs are recognizable by their grain, by their colors of pastel, sepia, or black and white, and by the image blurring.

Deborah Turbeville exposes the lie that with technique and determination an artist who seeks to create imaginative content resonates ambiguities.

However, unlike the "urban erotic underworld" portrayed by her contemporaries, Deborah Turbeville's aesthetic tended towards "dreamy and mysterious," a delicate female gaze.

Deborah Turbeville was the only woman and only American among this trio.

Deborah Turbeville was even scared of them, as she could not have the smallest preconceived idea of them.

Deborah Turbeville died from lung cancer at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan on October 24,2013, at the age of 81.