Glamorous Photos of Fashion Model Ann Klem in the 1950s

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930 to immigrant Norwegian parents Asta and Eigil Klem, Ann Klem was a successful fashion model with a career that spanned twenty years and included covers for Vogue, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Glamour, Redbook and Ladies’ Home Journal.

Ann Klem in the 1950s

Ann worked with photographers Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Mark Shaw, Herman Landshoff, Lillian Bassman and Allan Arbus, among others. She divided her time between New York City and the Adirondacks. She deeply appreciated the art and cultural offerings of the bustling city as well as the quiet beauty of nature at the family's rustic cabin on Lake Champlain.

Ann was also an avid reader, talented painter, wonderful cook, inspired gardener and loving mother and wife. She died in 2013 in New York. Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of young Ann Klem as a model in the 1950s.

Ann Klem in a lovely wedding dress by Leslie Morris, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, April 1952

Ann Klem in midnight black crêpe dress pleated flat and matching jacket by Minx Modes, star pin by Lido, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, December 1952

Ann Klem in navy blue worsted coatdress crushed into a tiny waist by Goldberg-Weissman, hat by Madcaps, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar U.S., February 1952

Ann Klem in striped dress, photo by Dan Wynn, circa 1953

Ann Klem in fine worsted flannel suit by Nobility, Mademoiselle, February 1955

Ann Klem in Imperial blue imported Italian velveteen dress, bodice is outlined in gleaming satin by Madeleine Fauth, Vogue, September 1, 1955

Ann Klem in lavender striped sun dress over organdy petticoat by Jack Horwitz, petticoat by Odette Barsa, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, January 1955

Ann Klem in widely striped oversize wool sweater as a jacket in brown black and white by Geist & Geist, photo by Roger Prigent, 1955

Ann Klem in a misty gray, silk organdie dress lined in taffeta by Lanz, pin by Castlecliff, photo by Paul Himmel, Vogue, April 15, 1956

Ann Klem in blue dotted silk dress by Jonathan Logan, earrings by Bartek, photo by Karen Radkai, Glamour, 1956

Ann Klem in colorful striped sheath in rayon by Mr. Mort, jewelry by Castlecliff, photo by Francesco Scavullo, May 1956

Ann Klem in colorful striped silk dress with wide skirt by Junior Sophisticates, shoes by Capezio, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, January 1956

Ann Klem in evening reefer cut straught in a supple nylon-and-wool felt wearing its pockets hugh by Donald Brooks-Danbury, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, September 1956

Ann Klem in pale pink satin, tucked, buttoned, collared and joined all-of-a-piece with a cloud of pale red chiffon by Eloise Curtis, brooch of crystals by Albert Weiss, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, September 1956

Ann Klem in pretty dress of Chantilly lace over taffeta by Eloise Curtis, Harper's Bazaar, November 1956

Ann Klem in red felt dinner jacket over a white crêpe blouse tucked and bow-tied and a narrow black velvet skirt by Donald Brooks-Darbury, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, September 1956

Ann Klem in smoky gray flannel jacket with raccoon collar matched with a staight flannel skirt by Junior Sophisticates, black velvet beret by Emme, photo by Francesco Scavullo, Harper's Bazaar, September 1956

Ann Klem, young model, standing on crowded New York City street, photo by Gjon Mili, 1956

Fashion photo with Ann Klem, by Wingate Paine, circa 1956

Ann Klem in abbreviated cape in tweedy black and white cotton by Minx Modes, white straw beret by Betmar, grainy patent leather satchel by Prestige, photo by Tom Palumbo, Harper's Bazaar, February 1957

Ann Klem in black lineny sheath with white organdy collar by Sylvan Rich, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, June 1, 1957

Ann Klem in dyed-to-match sweater and slacks by Susan Laurie, shoes by Papagallo, Vogue, August 15, 1957

Ann Klem in gray and white cashmere sweater by Colebrook, photo by Wingate Paine, Vogue, August 15, 1957

Ann Klem in Irish linen sailor-collared demi blouse over a high-rise skirt by Eloise Curtis, hat by Emme, Vogue, April 1, 1957

Ann Klem in lace sculptured maillot by Catalina, Vogue, December 1957

Ann Klem in party dress of white organdy stitched into hundreds of tiny tucks by Mari, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, June 1, 1957

Ann Klem in smoke gray chiffon party dress with a jewel neckline by Samuel Winston, photo by Iriving Penn, Vogue, April 1, 1957

Ann Klem in white organdy hooded middy to wear with shorts for the beach or sheath for dinner, by Sportwhirl, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, June 1, 1957

Ann Kelm in pretty sheer embroidered organdy dress by Lanz, Vogue, March 15, 1958

Ann Klem in coat with the same fabric lining as the dress, photo by Sante Forlano, Vogue, March 1, 1958

Ann Klem in pretty dress of yellow flowers printed on silk organdy, Empired by a cummerbund banded in green, the skirt is bouffant, photo by Lionel Kazan, Vogue, March 15, 1958

Ann Klem, bathing suit and cover-up by Catalina, Vogue, April 15, 1958

Ann Klem in dress by Anne Fogarty, DuPont Dacron ad, Harper's Bazaar, May 1959

Ann Klem in slim tweed dress with leather belt and deep pockets by Sue Brett, photo by William Helburn, Harper's Bazaar, August 1959