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At 18 years old, Aarons enlisted in the U.S. Army, worked as a photographer at West Point, and later served as a combat photographer in World War II and earned a Purple Heart. Aarons said combat had taught him the only beach worth landing on was "decorated with beautiful, seminude girls tanning in a tranquil sun."

After the war, Aarons moved to California and began photographing celebrities. In California, he shot his most praised photo, Kings of Hollywood, a 1957 New's Year's Eve photograph depicting Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper, and James Stewart relaxing at a bar in full formal wear. Aaron's work appeared in Life, Town & Country, and Holiday magazines.

Aarons never used a stylist, or a makeup artist. He made his career out of what he called "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."

An oft-cited example of this approach is his 1970 Poolside Gossip shot at Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House, with owner Nelda Linsk as one of the models in the photo.

"I knew everyone," he said in an interview with The (London) Independent in 2002. "They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them." Alfred Hitchcock's film, Rear Window (1954), whose main character is a photographer played by Jimmy Stewart, is set in an apartment reputed to be based on Aarons' apartment.


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Photography, Alice In Acapulco, Slim Aarons

Alice In Acapulco

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 76 cm

$3,710

Photography, Bahamas Speed Week, Slim Aarons

Bahamas Speed Week

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101 x 76 cm

$3,710

Photography, Nicely Coiffed, Slim Aarons

Nicely Coiffed

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76 x 101 cm

$3,710

Photography, Slim And Sphinx, Slim Aarons

Slim And Sphinx

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76 x 76 cm

$3,710

Photography, Porto Ercole Harbour, Slim Aarons

Porto Ercole Harbour

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76 x 101 cm

$3,710

Photography, Poolside Pairs, Slim Aarons

Poolside Pairs

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$4,574

Photography, Saint-Tropez, Slim Aarons

Saint-Tropez

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, San Diego Gulls, Slim Aarons

San Diego Gulls

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, Scottsdale Arizona, Slim Aarons

Scottsdale Arizona

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

$3,941

Photography, Scottsdale Home, Slim Aarons

Scottsdale Home

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Skaal House In Stowe, Slim Aarons

Skaal House In Stowe

Slim Aarons

Photography - 30.5 x 30.5 cm

$2,496

Photography, Skiers at Gstaad, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Gstaad

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Skiers At Gstaad, Slim Aarons

Skiers At Gstaad

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

$3,941

Photography, Skiers at Gstaad, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Gstaad

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Skiers at Sugarbush, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Sugarbush

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,891

Photography, Skiers at Sugarbush, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Sugarbush

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Skiers in St Moritz, Slim Aarons

Skiers in St Moritz

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm

$3,941

Photography, Staying at the Carlton, Slim Aarons

Staying at the Carlton

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Summer Home, Slim Aarons

Summer Home

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Swimming pool on the beach, Slim Aarons

Swimming pool on the beach

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

$3,941

Photography, South Africa Swimming Pool, Slim Aarons

South Africa Swimming Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, South Africa Swimming Pool, Slim Aarons

South Africa Swimming Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm

$3,941

Photography, Swimmer and Sunbather, Slim Aarons

Swimmer and Sunbather

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Swimmers at Las Brisas, Slim Aarons

Swimmers at Las Brisas

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Sports Car Couple, Slim Aarons

Sports Car Couple

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Squaw Valley Snow, Slim Aarons

Squaw Valley Snow

Slim Aarons

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, Squaw Valley Snow, Slim Aarons

Squaw Valley Snow

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm

$2,993

Photography, St Moritz, Slim Aarons

St Moritz

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm

$2,993

Photography, St Moritz, Slim Aarons

St Moritz

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm

$3,941

Photography, Taking The plunge, Slim Aarons

Taking The plunge

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Taormina, Slim Aarons

Taormina

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Taormina, Slim Aarons

Taormina

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Swimming In The Bahamas, Slim Aarons

Swimming In The Bahamas

Slim Aarons

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, Swimming in The Bahamas, Slim Aarons

Swimming in The Bahamas

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Teddy Stauffer In Acapulco, Slim Aarons

Teddy Stauffer In Acapulco

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Snowmass Village, Slim Aarons

Snowmass Village

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

$3,941

Photography, Soho Waiters’ Race, Slim Aarons

Soho Waiters’ Race

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm

$3,941

Photography, Tennis in San Diego, Slim Aarons

Tennis in San Diego

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Tuscan Holiday, Slim Aarons

Tuscan Holiday

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm

$3,614

Photography, Vail Skiers, Slim Aarons

Vail Skiers

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm

$3,941

Photography, Vermont Winter, Slim Aarons

Vermont Winter

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, White Pagoda, Slim Aarons

White Pagoda

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Algarve Hotel Pool, Slim Aarons

Algarve Hotel Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm

$2,993

Photography, Algarve Hotel Pool, Slim Aarons

Algarve Hotel Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Armando’s Beach Club, Slim Aarons

Armando’s Beach Club

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Armando’s Beach Club, Slim Aarons

Armando’s Beach Club

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Armando’s Beach Club, Slim Aarons

Armando’s Beach Club

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Caroline And Pet, Slim Aarons

Caroline And Pet

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Caroline And Pet, Slim Aarons

Caroline And Pet

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Château Saint-Martin, Slim Aarons

Château Saint-Martin

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm

$2,993

Photography, Château Saint-Martin, Slim Aarons

Château Saint-Martin

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm

$3,343

Photography, Clifftop Pool, Slim Aarons

Clifftop Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Clifftop Pool, Slim Aarons

Clifftop Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm

$3,343

Photography, Pool At El Cuarton, Slim Aarons

Pool At El Cuarton

Slim Aarons

Photography - 61 x 50.8 cm

$2,496

Photography, Pool At El Cuarton, Slim Aarons

Pool At El Cuarton

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm

$2,993

Photography, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Slim Aarons

Saint Kitts And Nevis

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Slim Aarons

Saint Kitts And Nevis

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, The Meridian Club, Slim Aarons

The Meridian Club

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 61 cm

$2,496

Photography, The Meridian Club, Slim Aarons

The Meridian Club

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm

$2,993

Photography, Charter Ketch, Slim Aarons

Charter Ketch

Slim Aarons

Photography - 61 x 61 cm

$2,496

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Who is the artist?

At 18 years old, Aarons enlisted in the U.S. Army, worked as a photographer at West Point, and later served as a combat photographer in World War II and earned a Purple Heart. Aarons said combat had taught him the only beach worth landing on was "decorated with beautiful, seminude girls tanning in a tranquil sun."

After the war, Aarons moved to California and began photographing celebrities. In California, he shot his most praised photo, Kings of Hollywood, a 1957 New's Year's Eve photograph depicting Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper, and James Stewart relaxing at a bar in full formal wear. Aaron's work appeared in Life, Town & Country, and Holiday magazines.

Aarons never used a stylist, or a makeup artist. He made his career out of what he called "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."

An oft-cited example of this approach is his 1970 Poolside Gossip shot at Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House, with owner Nelda Linsk as one of the models in the photo.

"I knew everyone," he said in an interview with The (London) Independent in 2002. "They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them." Alfred Hitchcock's film, Rear Window (1954), whose main character is a photographer played by Jimmy Stewart, is set in an apartment reputed to be based on Aarons' apartment.

What is Slim Aarons’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Aerial Visual Artists, American Icons

When was Slim Aarons born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1916