Past becomes Present in Colorized Photographs

The Art of Colorist Olga Shirnina –

Edwardian girls in color

Color Restored Vintage Fashion

There are many apps these days which claim to colorize, with a click of a button, your old black & white photographs,
but these compare poorly to the work of a real artist. I’ve seen many good colorists over the years, but none compare to the artistry of Russian woman Olga Shirnina, who has perfected it. Working under the name Klimbim, her work has gone viral over the past few years when she began breathing new life into Russian history, from the Romanov family archive to the Red Army. My personal favorites are her colorized portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Che Guevera.

Glamourdaze chooses, of course to highlight her colorizing work on historical photos of women from the Edwardian era, the early Hollywood era and some iconic women from the 1940s and 1950s. While we adore monochrome photographs, and feel they deserve their own place in photographic art, Olga’s work has added real humanity to those old faded images from the past.

Edwardian Women in Color

1910-Washington-DC-group-of-ladies
1910-Washington-DC-group-of-ladies
Edwardian-Fashion-in-color
Edwardian Fashion in color

Edwardian girls in color

Edwardian lady in color - Lily Elsie
Edwardian lady in color – Lily Elsie

1920s Women in Color

1920s women in color

1920s women in color
Gloria Swanson and Josephine Baker
Louise Brooks and Clara Bow in Color
Louise Brooks and Clara Bow in Color
Adrienne-Ames and Tallulah Bankhead
Adrienne Ames and Tallulah Bankhead

1930s Hollywood Era in Color

1930s Hollywood women in color
1930s Hollywood women in color – Myrna Loy
1930s Hollywood women in color - Fay Wray
1930s Hollywood women in color – Fay Wray
1930s Hollywood women in color - Greta Garbo
1930s Hollywood women in color – Greta Garbo
1930s Hollywood women in color - Marlene Dietrich
1930s Hollywood women in color – Marlene Dietrich

1940s Women Monochrome to Color

Ava Gardner - Color 1940s swimwear portraits
Ava Gardner – Color 1940s swimwear portraits
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford - Strange Cargo 1940
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford – Strange Cargo 1940

The most stand out photos for me are those of Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, a beautiful princess who became Queen of Iran and wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlav. She passed away in 2013 and is buried in Cairo.

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Fawzia Fuad of Egypt – Color Portraits
Rita Hayworth in Gilda - Color
Rita Hayworth in Gilda – Color

You can view all her work on Flickr.

That’s all !
©Glamourdaze 2018

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