Henri De Jonghe

The Clowns - Vintage Photograph by Henri De Jonghe - 1950s

1950s

Buddy and Baddy is a black and white vintage photo, realized in 1951. The photo depicts Buddy and Baddy, Swiss funny-mem of the ice, on their first American tour with the all-new Ic...

Theatrical Scene is an original photograph artwork applied on greenish cardboard Passepartout realized by the Greek-French artist Alkis Matheos. Passepartout: 43 x 32.5 cm With the...

Principal cast members of Gerald Arpino's Joffrey Ballet masterpiece "The Clowns" photographed in 1968. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph mad...

Alfredo Valente (1899-1973) was an Italian born American photographer known for his prolific career chronicling Broadway theatre. He is also credited as a singer, painter, art collector, dealer, and cultural administrator. Valente was born in Calabria, Italy where he trained as a fine artist and opera singer. In 1927, he immigrated to the United States where he performed opera in public. However, his singing career did not take off and he pivoted to focus on his photography. In 1931, he became the photographer for the newly formed Group Theater, an experimental theater company based in New York co-founded by Lee Strasberg. By the mid-1930s, Valente was regularly published by magazines and newspapers, most notably Stage, a magazine dedicated to Broadway theater. Valente was lauded as one of the leading theater photographers of the day and his use of artistic camera angles and dramatic lighting became his signature. He also became known for portraying actors and dancers in costume, but not while performing. In addition to Broadway, Valente photographed American Ballet Theatre (then known as Ballet Theatre) during the company's formative years during the 1940s. He photographed some of Ballet Theatre's most prominent dancers, such as Harold Lang...