Jack Robinson

Sam and Dave Horns Section

1968 (Printed Later)

French actress Dominique Sanda was only 19 when this photograph was taken in October, 1970, the same month her film “The Conformist” was released in Ita...

Joni Mitchell (b.1943) was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Alberta. She began playing guitar and singing in clubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewa...

The red-headed Suzy Parker (1932–2003), the highest paid and most famous American model in the fifties, was the fourth of four daughters from San Antonio, ...

Jack Robinson photographed Sonny and Cher for a “Vogue’s Own Boutique” feature in 1967, after the duo had already released their first hits “I Got You Babe,”and “The Beat Goes On.” Sonny & Cher rebranded themselves in the 1970s, starring in a hit television variety series, but split in 1975. Cher went on to a successful career as a solo performer and actress and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Moonstruck (1987). Sonny went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Tina Turner (b.1939), born as Anna Mae Bullock, began singing professionally as a teenager after meeting the established performer Ike Turner (1931–2007). ...

Diana Vreeland photographed by Jack Robinson in her office at Conde Nast, March 28, 1968. Vreeland had asked that Jack take her portrait for an article that would appear in the the ...

“I walked into a timeless place … full of supporting actors and actresses of every conceivable role,” Abramson wrote in Light: On the South Side, published by Chicago’s Numero Group in 2009. “Brassai, who photographed nocturnal Paris around 1930, had always been one of my favourite. Having seen, his pictures and, later, read about his experiences, I was fascinated by the implied romance with which he viewed his photography. (…) When I photographed on the South Side, especially in Peppers Hideout, it was very much in recognition of a Brassai–type world. Whether it be ambiance, gestures, or dress, there seemed to be a direct correlation with the Parisian bistros and dance halls that Brassai had photographed.” - Michael Abramson, “Black Night Clubs of Chicago’s South Side”, May 1977. Print details: © Michael L Abramson, Untitled #112, CA. 1974 -1977 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, in custom made frame Image size: 20.5 x 30.5 cm, Printed on 11 x 14" paper (27.9 x 35.4 cm), white border Series: 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side Stamped; "Provenance Authenticated by Michael L Abramson Estate, 2011" on verso Frame: 38 x 48 cm (Custom made classic hardwood frame, stain in black, museum mount board and antireflective UV AR protective art glass) All prints from 1970s South Side Chicago series are available for purchase as the singular works or as the group of images - please view a selection on 1stDibs and the gallery storefront. All works are Vintage Silver Gelatin prints made by the photographer at the time there were taken. All prints can be purchased in bespoke hardwood frames, museum mount board and anti-reflective UV protective Art Glass. If you wish to ship or purchase unframed prints, we are happy to arrange that for you. About the Photographer: Michael L Abramson was born in New Jersey in 1948, the late American photographer graduated with Master of Photography from Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1977. His work was regularly featured in Time, New York Times, Newsweek, People, Forbes, Harpers, Wall Street Journal and other popular American and international magazines. He was a highly sought after commercial portrait photographer and photojournalist. His subjects comprised celebrities, prominent stars from sport, politics and the entertainment industry included Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and many more. Yet it was his 1970s series documenting the Chicago South side club scene that made Abramson’s name. Influenced by Brassaï’s photographs of the 1920s Paris, Abramson caught the stylish nightlife of the funk and soul era in full, alluring swing. His work was exhibited frequently since 1978, including a solo show at Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, in 2014 and in the same year the group show on American Photography since 1950 at Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts (US). Following Abramson’s death in 2011 a new book entitled Gotta Go Gotta Flow: Life, Love, and Lust From Chicago’s South Side was released by Chicago-based Chicago City...

Lamu Jazz - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed...

Miranda, Limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahnem...

Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1997 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was the...

Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1997 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then p...

Miranda, Limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which was then printed on Hahnem...