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Period: 1980s
Keith Haring Subway Art photo c.1981 (Keith Haring subway drawings)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Subway Drawings Photograph:
This photograph captures Keith Haring's epic conquest, producing public art across the New York City subwa...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Broadway Dancer, Singer & Actress Ann Reinking, Photographed for Dance Magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and Broadway star Ann Reinking, photographed for Dance Magazine December 7, 1981. Very rare, one of only two left in the archive...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Italian Actress Laura Belli - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress Laura Belli in a scene from "Gamma", by Salvatore Nocita.
Category
Modern 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene from the Movie "Crimes of the Heart" - Vintage b/w Photo - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Sissi Spacek, Diane Keaton and Jessica Lange in a scene from the Movie "Crimes of the Heart".
Category
Modern 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled - Woman's Back In Bikini Bottom At Beach
By Herb Ritts
Located in Carmel, CA
Unsigned. Authenticated original Herb Ritts
Print Notations on Verso
Silver Gelatin Photograph
Over Matted In Corners
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dancer Don Lopez photographed for 'After Dark' magazine Nude, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer Don Lopez photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1985. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitche...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
San Francisco Ballet dancer Mikko Nissinen, nude study for Dance magazine cover
Located in Senoia, GA
San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Mikko Nissinen photographed for the cover of Dance Magazine, January 3, 1992.. This is a vintage silver gela...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Opera Ballet dancer Patrick DuPond nude for 'After Dark', signed
Located in Senoia, GA
Nude portrait study of Paris Opera Ballet dancer Patrick DuPond for 'After Dark' magazine, 1983. This is a vintage silver gelatin photograph made by...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the description in Italian in a paper attached on the rear.
Good conditi...
Category
Modern 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by Agency of " ANSA"
With the copyright and property stamp of Agency" ANSA" and the description in Italian o...
Category
Modern 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alaska Forest Stream - Black & White Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful black & white landscape photograph of forest trees and stream in the woods of Alaska, by Anchorage-based nature photographer George Provost (American, 20th Century). Hand signed and dated "George Provost 1989" lower right. Photograph is hand made from an 8x10 camera negative in a traditional "wet" darkroom, by the photographer. Mounted on white mat board. Unframed. Image size: 19"H x 15"W.
Born in California, Provost grew up in the Bay Area. He has lived and worked in Alaska since 1987, specializing in large format, fine art, black and white photography. His work has been exhibited in over 60 exhibitions, received numerous awards, and is included in hundreds of collections, both public and private.
George Provost was an Isle Royale...
Category
American Realist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
"Morning, Ayers Rock", Black & White Australia Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Behold nature's stunning beauty in this black & white hand signed landscape photograph of beautiful Ayers Rock in Australia, showcasing the elegant curvatur...
Category
Realist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Artist Red Grooms in his Manhattan studio with new works
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Red Grooms in his Manhattan studio with new works, 1981. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of aut...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Artist Eric Fischl in his NYC studio with new work, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Eric Fischl in his NYC studio with new work, signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mt Lyell Clouds, Yosemite - Black & White California Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant hand signed black & white photo highlighting the sharp contrast between the Yosemite mountain range of Mt. Lyell and the beautiful clouds above by Charles Cramer (American, b...
Category
Realist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Brooke Shields & her mother Teri, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Brooke Shields and her mother Teri, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Photorealist painter Chuck Close, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of contemporary photorealist painter Chuck Close, 1981. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Film director Blake Edwards with his wife Julie Andrews, signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Film director Blake Edwards with his wife Julie Andrews, 1986. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographe...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Young actor & musician Kevin Bacon (age 21), signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Actor and musician Kevin Bacon (age 21), photographed in 1980. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer ...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Martha Graham dancer Donlin Foreman in 'Phaedra's Dream' signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Martha Graham dancer Donlin Foreman in 'Phaedra's Dream', photographed in 1981. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitch...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Musician/Composer Philip Glass iconic studio portrait, signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Musician/Composer Philip Glass, iconic studio portrait, 1984. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed bot...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Von Hackendahl, Bodybuilder/Model, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, of Von Hackendahl, 1985, bodybuilder who also modeled for Robert Mapplethorp. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly f...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer/choreographer Molissa Fenley performing 'State of Darkness' nude
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Molissa Fenley performing 'State of Darkness' topless, 1988. Comes directly from the ...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, photographed for Dance Magazine, 1984. Signed by J...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Parsons in Paul Taylor's 'Arden Court', signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of David Parsons in Paul Taylor's "Arden Court", 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes direc...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Talking Heads' musician/singer/songwriter David Byrne, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of musician/singer David Byrne, founding member and principal songwriter of the American New Wave b...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer & Choreographer David Parsons studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer David Parsons, 1986. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fr...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Meredith Monk & Ping Chong performing their travelogue series 'Paris'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Meredith Monk and Ping Chong in "Paris", 1987. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certi...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer Keith McDaniel, nude, signed by Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine:
“After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine at that time. Today they swarm like bees to place their own hot ads in gay publications.
I had been photographing on assignment for Dance Magazine well before After Dark was created. Being a friend of William (Bill) Como, the Editor, and being gay, I was called into service, for the life of the publication, to photograph many of the handsome young men and women, who were featured in After Dark.
Needless to say, this was enjoyable work for me, Because, mixed in with the hot-looking young guys and gals sent to my studio were some famed performers like Debbie Reynolds, Giancarlo Giannini, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalie Wood, Placido Domingo, Sergio Franco...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
16 x 20" John Travolta as Tony Manero in 'Staying Alive' Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor, singer, dancer John Travolta as Tony Manero in 'Staying Alive' in 1983. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil ...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Graffiti Artist Keith Haring Studio Portrait with Just Completed Work
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of graffiti artist Keith Haring with just completed work, 1984. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Photographed November 2, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri as "Giselle"
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri as "Giselle". Comes directly from the J...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
16 x 20" Kenneth Rinker Dance Company performing, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Kenneth Rinker Dance Company performance in 1984 with dancers Nancy Nasworthy, Chase Winton, Chuck Finlon, Kristin Eliasberg, Chris Kauf...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancer and choreographer Molissa Fenley performing 'State of Darkness' topless
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer and choreographer Molissa Fenley performing 'State of Darkness' topless at the Kitchen performance ...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Russian-American Dancer Alexander Godunov, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Alexander Godunov, 1981. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitch...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait Study of Alexander Godunov, signed and numbered by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Alexander Godunov, 1981. Numbered 7/25 and signed in pencil on the reverse by Jack Mitchell. Comes dire...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of Lennon's life. Signed by Jack Mitchell o...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Photographed November 2, 1980, Signed
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Author Truman Capote photographed at his United Nations Plaza apartment
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of author Truman Capote photographed at his United Nations Plaza apartment on June 26, 1980. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Film, TV, and Broadway Star Gregory Hines
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Film, Television, and Broadway Star Gregory Hines, photographed in 1980. Comes directly from the Jack Mitc...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Martha Graham Company "Phaedra's Dream", signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Martha Graham Company "Phaedra's Dream", 1988, with Donlin Foreman, Christine Daikin, and Kenneth Topping. Signed by Jack Mitchell on th...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Actor/Comedian Robin Williams, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and comedian Robin Williams, photographed in 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sculptor Louise Nevelson in her NYC studio
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Louise Nevelson in her New York City studio in 1983. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity.
Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) bulging photographic portfolio of actors, writers, painters, musicians and especially dancers describes a pictorial history of the arts in the late 20th century. Mr. Mitchell, who took hundreds of pictures for The New York Times, was both a portraitist and a capturer of complex motion. An expert in lighting, he worked mostly, though not entirely, in black and white, and he was known — by his subjects, by the magazine and newspaper editors he worked for, and by critics — as someone who could make a photograph reveal character.
Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than 5,000 assignments in black and white, and nearly a thousand in color. He photographed more than 160 covers for Dance magazine, and his photos have appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and many other publications.
Mitchell’s photographs are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American performer Gregory Hines...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Metropolitan Opera Soprano Leontyne Price, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Metropolitan Opera Soprano Leontyne Price, studio portrait, 1981, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso in ...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of Lennon's life. Signed by Jack Mitchell o...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Paul Taylor.... Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins,...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980.
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp.... signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of iconic Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Actor/Comedian Robin Williams, 1984, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and comedian Robin Williams, photographed in 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity.
Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) bulging photographic portfolio of actors, writers, painters, musicians and especially dancers describes a pictorial history of the arts in the late 20th century. Mr. Mitchell, who took hundreds of pictures for The New York Times, was both a portraitist and a capturer of complex motion. An expert in lighting, he worked mostly, though not entirely, in black and white, and he was known — by his subjects, by the magazine and newspaper editors he worked for, and by critics — as someone who could make a photograph reveal character.
Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than 5,000 assignments in black and white, and nearly a thousand in color. He photographed more than 160 covers for Dance magazine, and his photos have appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and many other publications.
Mitchell’s photographs are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American performer Gregory Hines...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp.... Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins,...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black & White Landscape Photograph
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
"Yeow! Pt, Death Valley", a black and white landscape photograph that borders on abstraction by Jeff Nixon (American, 20th century). Signed "Jeff Nixon" lower right. Titled "Yeow! Pt, Death Valley" on verso. Unframed. Photograph size: 8"H x 9.5"W. Mat,12"H x 15"W.
Jeff Nixon began photographing in the late 1960's, and by the end of the millennium had acquired an impressive list of credentials; many years as a year round resident of Yosemite Valley, noted instructor in the techniques of black and white photography which he gleaned from his years of working with Ansel Adams, and learning the Zone System from the master himself. Jeff has been an instructor for two California Junior Colleges, Modesto and Columbia, has led extension courses for UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, and taught and lectured in numerous seminars and classes. He has taught workshops and has had many showings nationwide, working with Morley Baer, Chris Rainier, Rod Dresser, and John Sexton...
Category
American Impressionist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Paper
"Japanese Poster", Modern Pop Art Black & White Limited Edition Photograph 12/25
By Graham Nash
Located in Soquel, CA
"Japanese Poster", Modern Pop Art Black & White Limited Edition Photograph 12/25
Whimsical & edgy modern archival digital photograph, limited edition gi...
Category
Pop Art 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Laid Paper
The Observer, Portrait of Jackson Nash by Graham Nash
By Graham Nash
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous archival digital photograph, limited edition giclee by Graham Nash (American, b. 1942) of a Nash's first born son Jackson, age five, looking into an aquarium in his San Francisco house...
Category
Realist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Laid Paper, Archival Ink
Table with Lamp - Black & White Bedroom Interior Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver Photographic print of a bedside table and lamp by D. Smalen. Signed lower Right on mat "D. Smalen." Circa 1980-90. Size 10"H x 8"W , Sight, 9"H x 7.25"W, Mat, 16"H x 20"W.
Category
American Modern 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Arrival or Departure Photographic Series (After Hitchcock)
By Betty Hahn
Located in Soquel, CA
A series of five photographs by Betty Hahn titled, "Arrival or Departure (After Hitchcock), 1987, a series of five gelatin silver photographs" 17" by 24 each". A copy of the book included "Betty Hahn by Steve Yates. Gelatin silver photographic prints on paper mounted on foam board. Each has a sticker "BHC" with the letter indicating the print sequence "A-E". Following excerpt from the book "Betty Hahn "Photography Or Maybe Not" by Steve Yates, from the essay by Dana Asbury: "Instead of crime fiction and forensic photograph, the first filmic sequences have a moody raking light of film noir in the forties, and she titles Arrival or Departure (After Hitchcock) (plate 117). This series of 5 photographs (1987) shows the back of a man, unidentified, at a deserted train station, in late afternoon light. The rest is ambiguous. Is he coming or going? Is he moving away from him? Is there significance to the first close-up shot of a black duffel bag stuffed under his arm? It was of course Hitchcock's particular genius to explore the ominousness of everyday situations, and to show us that looking to long at anything makes it look suspicious. This series pays homage to Hitchcock's use of the tracking shot that conveys his terrifying message behind "Teddy Bear", that there is serious threat in ordinary objects. This series also fits in with the mood of "Appearance, Ehrlichman Surveillance", and many of the crime series-solitary male figure in an urban setting. There is a tough edge to these works."
Unsigned, gallery receipt of purchase copy included with notation on verso . 5 framed images. Each image, 16.5"H x 23.5"L.
The following biography is by Fumiko Koizumi at: The Visual Studies Workshop in association with the State University of New York at Brockport
Betty Hahn was born Elizabeth Jean Okon on October 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1967, Betty Hahn moved to Rochester to pursue a job at Kodak or Xerox. While in Rochester, she participated in Nathan Lyons's Visual Studies Workshop from 1967 to 1968. Lyons lectured on "vernacular" and "snap shot" photography to workshop students, reinforcing Betty's interest in this "folk" tradition. During her time at the VSW she met Tom Barrow, Roger Mertin, and Alice Wells, and reconnected with Robert Fichter. She was encouraged by how their work was challenging the rules of what was common in fine-print photography.
At age 10, her aunt Marcella Brown gave Betty her first camera, a Brownie #2. At this same time the Okon family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduating from Scecina Memorial Catholic High School in Indianapolis, she entered Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She earned a four-year scholarship and studied fine arts. While she was experimenting with photographic image making her initial artistic experiences involved painting and drawing. She did not take photography seriously as a medium for her artistic expression during her undergraduate work.
At age 23, Hahn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and continued at Indiana University for graduate studies in the department of photography. At the suggestion of Henry Holmes Smith...
Category
Realist 1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
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