Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Girls in the Windows

 Morning Briefing: Europe Edition

November 22, 2023


A Morning Read

Forty-one women in colored dresses each stand in a window of a building. There is a silver Rolls-Royce on the sidewalk, and two women in gowns are standing near it.
Ormond Gigli

Is “Girls in the Windows,” a 1960 shot by Ormond Gigli, the world’s highest-grossing photograph?

“The reason it’s successful is that there is product for people to own,” Ogden Gigli, the photographer’s son, said. “And they’re not worried that there are hundreds out there. They’re thinking that $10,000, $20,000, $30,000 isn’t a lot for one of the world’s best images.”

















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