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Gasthof Post Pool (February 1979)

Slim Aarons

Open edition
Colour Lambda Print
Approx. 27" x 18"
Slim Aarons/ Hulton Archive/ Getty Images
1979
GI2015C30

Guests lounging by the indoor swimming pool of the Gasthof Post in Lech, Austria. Copyright Getty Images.

Slim Aarons

American photographer Slim Aarons (1916-2006), born George Allen Aarons, is best known for his work photographing the American aristocracy and celebrities of Hollywood.  At 18 years old, Aarons enlisted in the U.S. Army and soon became a combat photographer for the Second World War.  Aarons returned to America after the war finished, and, having witnessed the grim reality of conflict, decided to concentrate on photographing the colourful, sun-dazed glamour of celebrities, jetsetters, and socialites. Aarons’ work is admired for his brilliant use of natural light and awareness for great compositions.