The Wilson Todd photographs are a rare collection of exquisitely-printed, vintage photos from the early 20th century. These images capture the true essence of the roaring 20's.
Printed on fine art archival paper from the period, by Wilson Todd, these vintage prints showcase Todd as a master printer and consummate photographic artist.

The Wilson Todd original prints have exacting detail with rich, silky blacks, beautiful mid-tones and bright highlights. In addition to central photographic images, Wilson Todd's unique artistry and exceptional technique created prints that include custom, photographic-printed borders with a textural quality. The detail in these original images makes these prints some of the most beautiful, museum-quality original works of photographic art from the period.

Wilson Todd images feature subjects in stunning poses using light and expression in a manner unlike contemporaries of the period. Todd's skills in mastering the use of light on the human form demonstrate his ability to see and shape art within the photographic studio environment. His lighting style, highly advanced for the period, continues to set a standard for contemporary photography and studio lighting. Todd's ability to masterfully pose, light, photograph and print artists from the early 1900's provides an exceptional artistic and historical record of the period and timeless art for all time.

Protected and stored in a private collection for more than 70 years, recently these images have been shared in limited venues. In 2000, B&W Magazine published its millennium issue featuring Wilson Todd as the photographer to represent the 1920's. In 2002, the St. Louis Art Museum dedicated an entire gallery to the Wilson Todd collection.

Wilson Todd himself photographed many of his contemporaries in art and theatre. In fact a wood block carving by renowned artist, Werner Drewes, is a portrait of Wilson Todd. Original studio registers from the period lists Drewes as a Todd Studios client with Todd and Drewes trading work in 1926. This is just one of Todd's many historical clients. Please read Wilson Todd's Bio page for a full description.