Herman Leonard

Billie Holiday, New York City

1955

Signed, titled and dated in pencil on sheet verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16" sheet; 17.5 x 12" image

Signed in pencil on mount recto Gelatin Silver print Image 15 3/8"x18 5/8", Paper 16x20", Matted 24x28"

Signed in pencil on verso Gelatin Silver Print Image 13x17 3/4", Paper 16x20, Matted 20x24

Signed, titled and dated in pencil on mount recto Gelatin silver print Paper 9-3/4"x14-3/4", Mount 14-3/4"x20-1/4", Matted 18"x23"

'Segretissimo Special', from Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan', featuring a traditional Italian street book kiosk. A Short History of Milan began in November 2018 fo...

These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay. These bear the influence of Hans Bellmer, Dora Maar and Man Ray. Jo Ann Krivin born in Reasnor, Iowa in 1933, daughter to Earl Guthrie and Lillie Cramer. She graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, with a bachelor of music degree in voice. She became a copywriter for the CBS Television affiliate in Des Moines, and then a public relations writer for Columbia Records in New York. She later owned and directed The Cramer Gallery in Glen Rock, N.J. Krivin photographed many jazz musicians during the 1980s and 1990s, and published two books of her jazz photos, "25 Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University" and "Jazz Studies." Her jazz and doll portraits have been exhibited in group and solo shows, museums, university galleries, and jazz festivals. She was married for over 50 years to painter, musician, and educator Martin Krivin. One of the few women in the field of jazz photography, JoAnn Krivin documented the professional jazz scene from the late 1970's until the late 1990's photographing close to 700 musicians. Her works have been exhibited frequently in solo shows at festivals, museums and galleries across the country. She has served as a still photographer for New Jersey Public Television and has contributed to a variety of national jazz publications. Her book, Twenty Five Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University, was published in 2003. Woman artist with a feminist tinge to these photographs. Her work was exhibited at the Ben Shahn Galleries. The exhibit featured photographs of some of the jazz world’s most well-known musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Joe Williams, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Milt Hinton...

These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay....

These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay....