Bob Willoughby Black and White Photography
American, 1927-2009
Bob Willoughby was an American realist artist and photographer, born in 1927, in Los Angeles, California. He was most-loved for his photojournalistic motion picture stills capturing famous faces, including Audrey Hepburn and Frank Sinatra, demonstrating an ability to capture film stars in unguarded moments of repose and vulnerability. Between 1948-54, he also shot iconic moments of US Jazz history. In 1955, Edward Steichen selected one of Bob's images of a screaming female audience, to be included in the landmark 1955 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, “The Family of Man”.
Bob's photographs are now held in major collections worldwide, including at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, the National Portrait Gallery, in London, Tate, in London and the Bibliotheque Nationale, in Paris.
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Artist: Bob Willoughby
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper
From an edition of 25
Also available in alternative sizes
Bob Wi...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Black and White Photography
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Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper
From an edition of 25
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Black and White Photography
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Frank Sinatra, 1959 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1959 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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From an edition of 25
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Black and White Photography
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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, 1962
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
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