{"id":8579,"date":"2011-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/8579\/f-c-gundlach-the-middle-east-in-the-50s-and-60s"},"modified":"2011-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"f-c-gundlach-the-middle-east-in-the-50s-and-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/8579\/f-c-gundlach-the-middle-east-in-the-50s-and-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"F.C. Gundlach: The Middle East in the 50&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"F.C. Gundlach (b. 1926, Hessen) is one of the foremost fashion photographers from the 1950&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s. His iconic photographs have been seen in magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and others. His vast repertoire documents and provides a keen visual commentary on the evolution and perception of fashion trends, aesthetics, and femininity. The gallery will be exhibiting vintage photographs from the 50&#8217;s and 60&#8217;s when Gundlach traveled to the Middle East, specifically Lebanon and Egypt. The photos he took during his visit truly capture the &#8220;golden age&#8221; of these two countries during that time.    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"463881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8579-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-463881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8579-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8579-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8579-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8579.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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