Helburn, William

A native New Yorker, William Helburn became a photographer after serving in the U.S. Army. Upon returning home from World War II, a partner s chance encounter with Fernand Fonssagrives turned him toward fashion photography. He attended Alexander Brodovitch s famous Design Laboratory and went on to shoot for Harper s Bazaar, Life, Esquire, Town & Country, Ladies Home Journal, McCall s, and Charm. He was a first-call photographer for the top advertising firms of the era, including Altman- Stoller; Delehanty, Kurnit & Geller; Young & Rubicam, and Doyle Dane Bernbach. Helburn won numerous advertis...