{"id":18022,"date":"2020-07-16T16:12:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shows4.com\/mobile\/?p=18022"},"modified":"2020-07-16T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T16:12:41","slug":"viola-davis-vanity-fair-cover-was-shot-by-a-black-photographer-for-the-1st-time-in-the-magazines-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shows4.com\/?p=18022","title":{"rendered":"Viola Davis\u2019 \u2018Vanity Fair\u2019 Cover Was Shot by a Black Photographer for the 1st Time in the Magazine\u2019s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog_hollywood\/article2069_slide.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog_hollywood\/article2069_slide.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 6px\">\nHistory is being made! Viola Davis\u2019 latest Vanity Fair cover was shot by a Black photographer for the first time in the magazine\u2019s history.<br \/>\n30 Black-Owned Fashion Brands You Can Support Now \u2014 and Celebs Love Them!<br \/>\nOn Tuesday, July 14, the publication dropped it\u2019s July\/August 2020 issue featuring the Oscar-winning actress photographed by Dario Calmese. In the stunning image, Davis \u2014 in an open-back Max Mara coat dress \u2014 has her back to the camera as she looks over her left shoulder. 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