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Vogue to Murder Isn't Funny

In a photograph in profile by Erwin Blumenfeld for the famous Jan. 1, 1950, cover of Vogue, Jean Patchett’s immaculate red mouth, pencilled left eye and natural beauty mark became an icon for an entire decade.

 

It was copied for ads and paperback covers through the 1950s:

 

1954 - Esquire - Jayson shirt ad (Barton)

1955 - Pocket Books - TCOT One-eyed Witness (James Meese)

1958 - Ace Books - Murder Isn't Funny (Barton)

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Uploaded on June 22, 2016