JULIE NEWMAR (ca. 1960) Portrait by Peter Basch

New York: Peter Basch Studios, [ca. 1960]. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin borderless print still photo. Publishing specifications are written on the verso. Basch has hand-signed the print and his ink stamp also appears. There is only minor corner wear, near fine.

Julie Newmar was a favorite subject for portrait photographer Peter Basch in the late-1950s and early-1960s. Before her fame as Catwoman on television’s Batman, she was known as a dancer in film, for television roles and for her performance in LI’L ABNER, during which time this sexy but demure evening gown portrait was taken.