Description Jean Patchett was both model and muse, a famous face from New York's vibrant midcentury popular culture and the most successful high-fashion model of her time.
A small-town girl from rural Maryland, Patchett had no firm ambitions until a friend suggested she drop out of college and go to New York and become a model.
Within a year Jean had left school, met model agent Eileen Ford, and begun a career that saw her photographed by the greatest photographers of .
Powerhouse Books, U.s. American goddess: jean patchett, hardcover/robert &. lois lilly
