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 To fully comprehend what is going on in this photograph, one has to realize a bit about what Ingrid Bergman was experiencing at this time in her life.  When this photograph was taken, Ingrid Bergman was pregnant with Roberto Rossellini’s child.  Of course, they weren’t married.  Actually, Ingrid was married to another man at the time: Petter Lindstrom.  The affair caused an enormous scandal, particularly in the United States.  She was denounced on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and Ed Sullivan refused to have her on his show.

Regarding this public outrage against her personal life and choices, Bergman said: “People saw me in Joan of Arc and declared me a saint.  I’m not.  I’m just a woman, another human being.”

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Photographer of the Week: Gordon Parks 

(Ingrid Bergman at Stromboli, 1949)