Bert Hardy

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

“The ideal picture tells something of the essence of life. It sums up emotion, it holds the feeling of movement thereby implying the continuity of life. It shows some aspect of humanity, the way that the person who looks at the picture will at once recognize as startlingly true.”- Bert Hardy

“In an age of social distancing this is one of the great non-social distancing images in the History of Photography. One can only imagine what the two friends are chatting about. First published in “Picture Post”, the UK equivalent to “Life Magazine,” the woman in the polka dot dress and her friend became instantly famous. She passed away recently after a rich and fulfilling life and requested in her will that she be
buried with this dress.” - Peter Fetterman