Glamorous Portraits Of Famous Personalities Of 1920s and 1930s From Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair is a monthly magazine that features culture, fashion, celebrities, and gossips. The first version of Vanity Fair was published from 1913 to 1936 by Condé Nast in the United States. The magazine was popular in the 1920s and 1930s, selling over 90 thousand copies a month. However, in the mid-1930s, advertising revenues were decreased due to the great depression. And eventually, in December 1935, the Vanity Fair merged into Vogue. Several renowned photographers worked in Vanity Fair, and the magazine was a pioneer in the art of celebrity photography. Several famous personalities from business, art, politics, and Hollywood were featured in the magazine. Have a look at these fascinating portraits of celebrities and famous personalities published in the magazines of the 1920s and 1930s.

#1 Clara Bow, 1930.

Edward Steichen

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#2 John Barrymore, 1920.

Adolph de Meyer

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#3 Charlie Chaplin, 1921.

Adolph de Meyer

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#4 Tallulah Bankhead, 1923.

Ira L. Hill

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#5 Norma Shearer, 1926.

Charles Sheeler

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#6 Greta Garbo, 1926.

Arnold Genthe

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#7 Rudolph Valentino, 1926.

Edward Steichen

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#8 Self-portrait of photographer Edward Steichen, 1929.

Edward Steichen

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#9 Claudette Colbert, 1930.

Toni Von Horn

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#10 Fredric March, 1930.

Lusha Nelson

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#11 Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1930.

Barré

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#12 William Powell, 1930.

Barnaba

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#13 Carole Lombard, 1930.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#14 William Haines, 1930s.

Edward Steichen

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#15 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Joan Crawford, 1931.

Edward Steichen

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#16 Clark Gable, 1931.

Edward Steichen

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#17 Gloria Swanson, 1931.

Toni Von Horn

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#18 Anna May Wong, 1931.

Edward Steichen

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#19 Josephine Baker, 1931.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#20 Winston Churchill, 1932.

Edward Steichen

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#21 Josef von Sternberg, 1932.

Edward Steichen

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#22 Cecil Beaton, 1933.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#23 Fred Astaire, 1933.

Edward Steichen

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#24 Myrna Loy, 1933.

George Hurrell

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#25 Leopold Stokowski, 1933.

Edward Steichen

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#26 Gary Cooper, 1934.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#27 Spencer Tracy, 1934.

Imogen Cunningham

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#28 Leslie Howard, 1934.

Edward Steichen

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#29 Katharine Hepburn, 1934.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#30 James Cagney, 1934.

George Hoyningen-Huene

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#31 Clifton Webb, 1934.

Lusha Nelson

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#32 Thomas Mann, 1934.

Edward Steichen

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#33 Jean Harlow, 1935.

George Hurrell

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#34 Bette Davis, 1935.

Maurice Goldberg

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#35 Louis Armstrong, 1935.

Anton Bruehl

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#36 Cesar Romero, 1935.

Lusha Nelson

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