John de Mirjian

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John de Mirjian (4 July 1896 – 24 September 1928) was an Armenian American[1] glamour photographer, based in New York, and famous for his images of celebrities, sometimes in risque poses. His brother Arto de Mirjian continued the business after John's early death.

Biography[]

John de Mirjian was a glamour photographer in New York City; his studio was at 1595 Broadway. His fame began in 1922 and ended when he was killed in a car accident in New York in 1928; he was driving a Peerless roadster on the Jericho Turnpike in Long Island at 70 miles per hour, accompanied by the Broadway actress[2] Gloria Christy, when he lost control and the vehicle left the road. He published most of his work in the magazines Art Lovers and Artists and Models. His brother Arto continued the photographic business until 1950.[3][4][5]

He gained notoriety when the actress Louise Brooks sued him to prevent publication of his risque portraits of her.[6]

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See also[]

  • Elmer Russell Ball

References[]

  1. ^ "De Mirjian (Demirdjian), John". Lusadaran Armenian Photography Foundation. Retrieved 4 November 2019. See also Demirdjian.
  2. ^ "Gloria Christy". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "John de Mirjian". Broadway Photographs. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Obituary: John de Mirjian". The New York Times. 29 September 1928. p. 23.
  5. ^ "The mystery of photographer John de Mirjian". Louise Brooks Society. 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Follies girl, now in films, shocked by own Pictures". Daily Mirror. 30 November 1925. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005. Louise Brooks, late of the Follies, has startled Broadway with an injunction suit to restrain John De Mirjian, theatrical photographer, from further distribution of nude portraits which he has made of her.

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