Frederick Eberstadt, Photographer and Psychotherapist, Dies at 97 – WWD
Frederick Eberstadt, who chronicled Unused York’s social scene for WWD and others, died July 29. He used to be 97.
His people showed his loss of life, mentioning the motive as worn presen. He’s survived by means of his two kids, Nicholas Eberstadt and Fernanda Eberstadt. He used to be married to journalist, writer and socialite Isabel Eberstadt till her loss of life in 2006.
A way photographer with a 2d office as a psychotherapist, Eberstadt additionally labored for Richard Avedon early in his occupation.
Artwork patron Frederick Eberstadt and spouse, editor Isabel Eberstadt, at a birthday celebration honoring the past due editor James Jones and his utmost album, “Whistle.”
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His daughter recalled the week Marilyn Monroe got here to all set in a raincoat and headband — which rendered her unrecognizable. “A drab, mousy lady in a headscarf and a dingy raincoat stood outside the door, carrying a shopping bag with what he assumed was a delivery,” Fernanda Eberstadt stated in an electronic mail.
“He grabbed the bag and told her next time to use the back elevator. Avedon came up behind him and said, ‘Oh Marilyn, so good to see you!’ After an hour of hairdressers and makeup, the iconic Marilyn emerged — and beamed her full power for three hours of shooting. For my mother, this was a story about a certain kind of star’s gift for self-transfiguration — as well as a dig at his own reflexive snobbery,” she persevered.
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