Vintage Period
Vanity Fair was originally launched in 1913 by the visionary publisher Condé Nast, coinciding with the birth of modernism, the dawning of the Jazz Age and the introduction of avant-garde art to the American public. The magazine engaged with this vibrant modern culture; it commented upon and championed all that was at the forefront of change and innovation in the arts.
Its early period lasted until 1936 when economic conditions enforced a suspension of publication. Throughout, Vanity Fair remained a magazine in tune with its time, promoting the work of contemporary artists such as Picasso, publishing essays by new literary talent such as DH Lawrence, and upholding the genre of celebrity portraiture through the progressive work of photographers such as Man Ray and Cecil Beaton.
