Dele, Bernie et moi, Chicago, 1937 Tirée vers 1980 Épreuve argentique personnelle d'époque, 163x240 mm Dele and Me and Bernie in Chicago, 1937 Printed ca.1980 for John's Book Vintage gelatin silver print, 163x240 mm This photo of Life is Bernard "Bernie" Hoffman photographing Dele as I looked on with adoration, was then taken by Bill Vandivert, another Life photographer who later became a founder of Magnum. Her name was Mary Adele Crosby, and she was the most popular girl in the Freshman class that entered the University of Chicago in the fall of 1935. She was called either "Cros" (she liked to croon like Bing Crosby) or just Dele. We fell in love after a fraternity dance on Valentine's Day, 1936, and never parted until she died of multiple sclerosis in 1964. Dele was a lot of fun. In the fall of 1937, I was hired to work for one week as an assistant to Life magazine's Chicago staff photographer Bernard "Bernie" Hoffman. He and his wife invited Dele and me to their South side apartment for a photo "jam session" with Bill Vandivert, Life's other Chicago-based photographer. The results were hilarious.
Dele, Bernie et moi, Chicago, 1937 Tirée vers 1980 Épreuve argentique personnelle d'époque, 163x240 mm Dele and Me and Bernie in Chicago, 1937 Printed ca.1980 for John's Book Vintage gelatin silver print, 163x240 mm This photo of Life is Bernard "Bernie" Hoffman photographing Dele as I looked on with adoration, was then taken by Bill Vandivert, another Life photographer who later became a founder of Magnum. Her name was Mary Adele Crosby, and she was the most popular girl in the Freshman class that entered the University of Chicago in the fall of 1935. She was called either "Cros" (she liked to croon like Bing Crosby) or just Dele. We fell in love after a fraternity dance on Valentine's Day, 1936, and never parted until she died of multiple sclerosis in 1964. Dele was a lot of fun. In the fall of 1937, I was hired to work for one week as an assistant to Life magazine's Chicago staff photographer Bernard "Bernie" Hoffman. He and his wife invited Dele and me to their South side apartment for a photo "jam session" with Bill Vandivert, Life's other Chicago-based photographer. The results were hilarious.
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