St. Louis native, Vincent Price was much more than just an iconic actor of stage and screen, he was a fantastic chef, rabid art collector, and for those unaware, he even had his own small chain of photography studios. It's really not uncommon to stumble upon abandoned Vincent Price Studio portraits at antique stores located around the greater STL area, or even right there in your own grandparent's photo albums, because as the article provided below states, "VPS served 75% of the high schools, nursing schools, and universities in STL County and Illinois." From the late 40's and well into the latter part of the 60's (possibly longer), VPS was the go-to studio for athletic and social events, club and yearbook, weddings, babies, etc. Here are a couple of lovely examples of two young ladies (from very different decades based on their hair styles), each captured in a beautiful black and white photo, and further preserved within a simple, elegantly designed portrait studio folder bearing Price's legendary name. Yes, it's just one more thing that makes St. Louis, MO one of the coolest cities in the USA.
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These are amazing! While I did know St. Louis is one of the coolest cities ever, I did not know any of this. Imagine having a portrait by THE Vincent Price!
It would be interesting to find out if Vincent actually did preform shutterbug duties occasionally. Covering 75% of the St. Louis and east side market seems like a hefty achievement for an actor as busy as he was during this whole time period. In the very least, I hope his photography staff dressed up as Professor Henry Jarrod from House of Wax, —say “cheese” before the school burns down! haha
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