Herman Leonard

Charlie 'Bird' Parker, RCA Victor Studio, New York

1949

signed by artist

Signed and dated in ink on recto

signed by artist

Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches. Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto

This is a beautiful early 2000’s print made by Herman Leonard in his New Orleans darkroom prior to its destruction by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Herman’s formidable skills as a photo...

Miles Davis, 1950 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photographer's copyright information, numbered and stamped with photographer's estate copyright ink stamp on reverse. American photographer Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) had a photographic career that coincided with the Golden Age of film. As the first on set film photographer, Willoughby revolutionised the documentation of Hollywood. Willoughby was the first 'outside’ photographer employed by studios to document the making of films. His work forms a visual who’s who of cinema, rock and jazz music, theatre and dance over 20 years. Iconic images of a multitude of stars from the 1950s and 60s, including Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra casually playing Blackjack at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Audrey Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine...

Estate-stamped, gelatin-print silver The Dave Brubeck Quartet At Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, Chicago, April 1961 Available sizes: 16”x20" Edition of 25 20”x24" Edition of 2...

Leni Sinclair John Coltrane photograph 1966: Jazz great John Coltrane emerging from the shadows: Detroit, Michigan 1966. A superb silhouette like image shot by storied Detroit photo...