LONDON.- The Michael Hoppen gallery announced an
exhibition of work by one of America’s foremost fashion photographers Fernand
Fonssagrives. Once the highest paid photographers in the world, he was
ambivalent about the acclaim he received in his chosen field, preferring to
remain anonymous. Little was written about him, even at the peak of his success.
He was linked to the early ‘Design Laboratory’ classes of Alexey Brodovitch, and
was a key member of the close knit group of photographers now celebrated as ‘The
New York School’. On view 14 January through 23 February, 2010.