Joan Crawford was photographed in December, 1948, for Collier’s Magazine. The American publication was founded in 1888 by Irish immigrant Peter Collier, and was launched as a magazine of “fiction, fact, sensation, wit, humor, and news.” Karsh photographed several people for Collier’s. See the Sittings here.

A new book about Joan Crawford has just been released by Simon and Schuster – Joan Crawford: A Biography is written by Bob Thomas, whose other books include a biography of Walt Disney.