Editing Francesco Scavullo (section)

==Biography==
Scavullo was born January 16, 1921, on [[Staten Island]], New York City. He also lived in [[Midtown Manhattan]] at E 52nd Street.<ref>https://www.mgross.com/books/focus/bonus-chapters/francesco-scavullo/</ref> He used his father's camera to photograph his sisters, who would model for him. He began working{{when|date=January 2021}} for a studio that produced fashion catalogs and soon moved to ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]].'' Scavullo spent three years as [[Horst P. Horst]]'s assistant, studying Horst's techniques.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/01/07/francesco_scavullo_82_defined_cosmo_girl/ |title=Francesco Scavullo, 82; defined 'Cosmo Girl' |first=Madison J. |last=Gray |date=2004-01-07 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> He created a cover for ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' in 1948 that won him a contract with the magazine. Scavullo soon opened his own studio in Manhattan,<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/francesco-scavullo-37804.html |title=Francesco Scavullo |first=Val |last=Williams |date=2004-01-13 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> and was married to model Carol McCallson from 1952 to 1955.<ref name=NYT/>

[[File:GoodHousekeepingJuly1967.JPG|thumb|right|''Good Housekeeping'' cover from July 1967 with photo of Alana Collins (later [[Alana Stewart]]) by Scavullo]]
Scavullo's 1969 photograph of singer [[Janis Joplin]] with a cigarette in her hand was exhibited at the [[Amon Carter Museum]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. The museum poster refers to Joplin, who died in 1970, as having a "free-spirited fervor of the counterculture revolution."<ref>Exhibit at [[Amon Carter Museum]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], Texas</ref>

Scavullo befriended a young teenager from [[Philadelphia]], future supermodel [[Gia Carangi]], whose career he was largely responsible for launching.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} When Carangi's [[heroin]] addiction made it impossible for her to find work later, Scavullo continued to employ and support her until her eventual death from complications of [[AIDS]].<ref name=obit /> Scavullo himself was diagnosed as [[manic-depressive]] in 1981.<ref name=NYT/>

Scavullo created shots for various movie posters, album covers and Broadway shows, including one for ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star is Born]]'' (featuring [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]]), [[Judy Collins]]' ''[[Hard Times for Lovers]],'' a portrait of [[Julie Andrews]] for [[Blake Edwards]]' ''[[Victor Victoria]]'',<ref name=obit />  the cover and poster photos of [[Kiss (band)|KISS]]' 1979 album ''[[Dynasty (Kiss album)|Dynasty]]'', photos of [[Donna Summer]] for her ''[[Once Upon a Time (Donna Summer album)|Once Upon A Time]]'' and ''[[Live and More]]'' double albums and later ''[[Summer: The Donna Summer Musical]]''. In 1981, Scavullo was commissioned by [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]] to photograph the dancers of the [[American Ballet Theatre]], which formed the basis of an exhibition that was later shown in a nationwide tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/scavullo_f_A.pdf |title=Scavullo, Francesco |first=Linda |last=Rapp |publisher=glbtq.com |date=2004 |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> In addition, he photographed the underground Warhol super star [[Tally Brown]] for his book Francesco Scavullo 1948-1984.

Scavullo photographed [[Duran Duran]] in the 1980s, with his work featured on various releases including the cover of "[[The Wild Boys (song)|The Wild Boys]]" single. He appeared in the band's tour documentary ''[[Sing Blue Silver]].''{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Scavullo's work has been used on the covers of ''Seventeen'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'', ''[[Newsweek]]'' and ''[[Rolling Stone]].'' He published several books, from ''Scavullo on Beauty'' (1976) to ''Scavullo Nudes'' (2000).<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/07/arts/francesco-scavullo-fashion-photographer-dies-at-82.html |title= Francesco Scavullo, Fashion Photographer, Dies at 82 |last=Nemy |first=Enid |date=2004-01-07 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref>

Scavullo died on January 6, 2004 (ten days before his 83rd birthday) of [[heart failure]] at the age of 82 while on his way to a New York photo shoot with a then up-and-coming CNN news anchor, [[Anderson Cooper]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VGUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63 |title=A beautiful eye: remembering superstar photographer Francesco Scavullo, who helped to define an era |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2004-02-17 |magazine=The Advocate |access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> Scavullo was survived by his partner in life and art, Sean Byrnes.