1. Antoinette Frissell Bacon, known professionally as Toni Frissell, was an American photographer.
18 Facts About Toni Frissell
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Toni Frissell was known for her innovations in fashion photography, World War II photographs, and portraits of famous Americans, Europeans, children, and women from all walks of life.
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Antoinette Frissell was born in New York in 1907 to Lewis Fox Frissell and Antoinette Wood Montgomery.
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Toni Frissell's brothers were Phelps Montgomery Frissell and Varick Frissell, who became a filmmaker and died in Newfoundland during the filming of The Viking in 1931.
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When Toni Frissell was young, she was passionate about theater, but after performing in two roles in Max Reinhardt productions, she realized it was not for her.
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Toni Frissell photographed many leading figures in these fields for Sports Illustrated.
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Toni Frissell was fired because of her poor spelling, but was encouraged by Vogue's fashion editor Carmel Snow to take up photography.
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Toni Frissell used it to cope with the illness of her mother, the death of her brother Varick Frissell, and the end of her engagement to Count Serge Orloff-Davidoff.
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Toni Frissell's first published picture was in Town and Country magazine.
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Toni Frissell worked with many other famous photographers of the day.
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Toni Frissell first worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue in 1931.
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Toni Frissell was one of the first fashion photographers to set photos outside the studio, setting a trend in the field.
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Toni Frissell's style continued in this 'plein air' way throughout her career.
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In 1941, Toni Frissell volunteered her photographic services to the American Red Cross.
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Toni Frissell's moving photographs of military women and African American fighter pilots in the elite 332d Fighter Group were used to encourage public support for women and African Americans in the military.
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Toni Frissell was hired in 1953 as the first woman on the staff of Sports Illustrated.
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Toni Frissell died of Alzheimer's disease on April 17,1988, in a Long Island nursing home.
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Toni Frissell was survived by their daughter Sidney, and their son Varick.