Abbe, Kathryn (1919–)
Abbe, Kathryn (1919–)
American photographer. Born Sept 22, 1919, New York, NY; dau. of Frank and Katherine (O'Rourke) McLaughlin; twin sister of Frances McLaughlin-Gill; studied photography with Walter Civardi, painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at New School for Social Research; m. James Abbe Jr. (photographer); children: 3.
Won Vogue's "Prix de Paris" contest (1941); began working with the magazine's fashion photographer Toni Frissell (1942); contributed photos of actors, musicians, and children to Good Housekeeping, Better Homes and Gardens and Parents; with sister Frances McLaughlin-Gill, published a book on twins (1980).
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