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Period: Late 20th Century
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tori Amos Vintage Print 12"x16" by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Original hand-printed vintage 12x16” darkroom print from photographer Jake Chessum of Tori Amos. Printed by Jake in the 90's, at the time of the photo shoot.
Jake recalls the sessio...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Another Monday Morning (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Another Monday Morning (29 Palms, CA)
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate,
Artist inventory nu...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black and White Photography, 1970s, 23, 7 x 17, 7 cm
By Ernst Haas
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print....
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
The Happy Days (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Happy Days (Zuma Beach) - 1999
20x24cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artists Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory # 24291. ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Paris, France, Portrait, Black and White Photography, Young Woman in Love
Located in New york, NY
A young woman at a popular cafe-bar, Le Pick-Clops, in the Marais in Paris is the subject of Heartbreak, 1990 by Roberta Fineberg.
Drawn to street photography for her early work, R...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
David Bowie, 1976 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition size varies according to print size.
Unfr...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sinead O'Connor 1990 Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sinead O'Connor
1990
by Kevin Westenberg
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artist...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Washington Square Park, 1985 - Hipshot Series
Located in Toronto, ON
“Photographed in 1985, these people are Nomads. Interesting in part for the behavior of their dogs. For the black dog, the woman’s legs represent home. The light dog belongs to the m...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger-NYC - 1972
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen in 7 colors with diamond dust
40 x 54 inches
2-Ply Museum Board
Edition of 50
2014
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. F...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Screen
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - Vintage photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Actress Barbara Bouchet during her program "Body Body".
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
AC/DC first UK tour 1976 by Martyn Goddard
Located in Austin, TX
Signed, limited edition print of AC/DC by Martyn Goddard
Martyn Goddard shot AC/DC in 1976, three years after they formed. During their 'Lock Up Your Daughters' UK tour, they played...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon, Guitar, Black and White Photography, 1970s, 18, 9 x 25, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print
Personal Work
May 16 1996 New York
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist.
Unframed
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Edition limited to 10 only this size
Printed 2020
This size image: 30 x 40" / 76 x 101 cm
About the image:
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Provence, Le Café de France, Iconic French Black and White Photograph 1970s
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
Interested in “ordinary people with ordinary lives,” photographer Willy Ronis among the postwar French photographers spent his career roaming the streets of Paris, photographing people in love, at work, and at play.
Le Café de France...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Paris, France, Contemporary Color Portrait Photography, Musician Yvette Horner
Located in New york, NY
Yvette Horner, 1989 by Jean-Michel Voge, Paris, France is a photograph of a musician In her bedroom where every day is the 4th of July or the 14th of July (French Independence Day...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Arc...
Loredana Berté, Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Loredana Berté, Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the music, cinema, and art...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Neil Yonge - Molson Park, Barrie
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bob Dylan - Torhout, Belgium 1990
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Richard Beland
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Broadway star Ethel Merman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway star Ethel Merman photographed April 29, 1982. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,250 Sale Price
30% Off
KEITH RICHARDS CIG IN MOUTH by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1989 by Jim Herrington
17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton-fiber paper. Edition 7...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Aretha Franklin, Fox Theater, Detroit - Artist Proof Print
Located in Austin, TX
Aretha Franklin, Fox Theater, Detroit 1996 by celebrated photographer, Timothy White
Signed artist proof print. 14x14" image on 17x22" paper
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
Michael Stipe - signed Limited Edition Oversize print (1996)
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe - Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
NME Cover Shoot
July 23, 1996
Los Angeles N.M.E. COVER SHOOT
(photo Kevin Westenberg)
Unf...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Antonio Lopez with Jerry Hall Vogue fashion shoot
Located in Austin, TX
Famed fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez with Jerry Hall by Norman Parkinson, taken in Jamaica on a shoot for Vogue, May 1975 issue.
NORMAN PARKINSON POSTHUMOUS LIMITED EDITION PRINT...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Dalí with a Bow Tie - Original Silver Gelatin Photography
By Marc Lacroix
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc LACROIX (1927-2007)
Dalí with a Bow Tie, 1971
Original silver gelatin photograph
Signed in ink
Numbered on 99 copies
On silver print paper 58 x 48 cm (c. 22.8 x 18.9 inch)
IN...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait Of Marilyn Manson
Located in London, GB
Portrait Of Marilyn Manson 1998 Los Angeles
Archival Fine Art pigment print edition of 10
30 x 40 inches / 76 xc 101 cm
signed and numbered on the fr...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Life in Italy in 1960s - Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Life in Italy in the 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s, it is from a series of vintage photographs of the cultural and artistic events in Italy in t...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - A quiet Town
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - A quiet Town - 2001
20x29cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid Slide.
Signature label and C...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Goldie Hawn, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Combined Edition 25
Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch
and as combined Edition 10 in
76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch
101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch
Portrait of the famous American ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol in Paris with Sitting Bird 1976 signed photo Palm Springs Art Museum
Located in New York, NY
Michael Childers
Andy Warhol in Paris with Sitting Bird 1976, 2007
Photographic print
hand signed in black felt tip pen lower right front; the back be...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Permanent Marker, Photographic Paper
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Jacinda Barrett
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
Edition of 10,
50x50cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artis...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Wild Boy (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Boy (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997
20x25cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory ...
Category
Outsider Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dreamgirl (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamgirl (29 Palms, CA)
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate,
Artist inventory number: 19318. ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Good Times (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Good Times (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate,
Artist inventory number:...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Debbie Harry 1977
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" print of Debbie Harry, lead singer of US band Blondie, photographed in London in 1977 by Brian Aris. Limited edition number 10...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Tom Waits, Mantello, 1992
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Tom Waits, taken in Paris 1992 by Guido Harari
16x20" giclee print
Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy.
Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
BRITT EKLAND, MARY GOODNIGHT, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, BANGKOK
By David Steen
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 50.
Britt Ekland is a striking portrait, on fibre paper, from iconic 20th Century photographer David Steen. Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old school...
Category
Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Fred Bongusto - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fred Bongusto- Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brigitte Bardot with Skis
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of star actress Brigitte Bardot with skis in Switzerland, circa 1971.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger, Los Angeles 1972 “Exile?”
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of Mick Jagger, taken in LA by Norman Seeff in 1972.
I art directed the EXILE ON MAIN STREET album package. Mick was very hands-on and the final decision maker. One afternoon, we asked him to hand-write the liner notes, which we pasted on to layout. We created the album package design right there in that moment. - Norman Seeff.
This Mick Jagger print...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sara Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Sara Puppet (Ciriaco De Mita) - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s.
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Typed description in Italian o...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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 Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Italian Actress Lea Massari - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lea Massari on the set of a movie.
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Battlefield (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Battlefield (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
44x59cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Outsider Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Long Way Home - triptych, Polaroid, analog, Contemporary, pop-art
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Long Way Home (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999,
3 x 58x56cm, installed 58x180cm,
(sold out Edition of 10), this is THE last Artist Proof 3/3.
3 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by th...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$8,571 Sale Price
40% Off
D. and Felix - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
D. and Felix (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997
Edition of 2/30.
Image size 16 x 21.6 inch,
External dimensions: 17.7 x 23.3 inch.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid
'Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
Edition of 10,
20x30cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Artist in...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Spare Parts (29 Palms, CA) - analog hand-print, Contemporary, Portrait, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Spare Parts (29 Palms, CA) -1999
48x46cm,
Edition of 5/10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid,
Artist inventory 320.
Signature label and Certificate...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
29 Palms, CA - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
29 Palms, CA - 2010
40x40cm,
Edition of of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory # 1933.
Not mount...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'Penelope and Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - starring Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penelope and Hans' from the movie Immaculate Springs - 1998
Edition of 10,
50x50cm, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997
20x25cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventor...
Category
Outsider Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Elizabeth Campbell Parks, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1970s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Elizabeth Campbell Parks and Leslie, her daughter with the photographer and filmmaker Gor...
Category
Realist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Jimi Hendrix 1968
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix on stage at the Ackerman Union Ballroom at UCLA, Los Angeles, February 13, 1968.
This stunning print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50.
20" x 24"
30" x 40"
40" x 60"
Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eva Herzigova and John Foster, South of France, 1991
Located in München, BY
Printed later.
Edition of 5
Portrait of the young Supermodel Eva Herzigova and John Foster on a motorbike, South of France, 1991
Fashion and fine art e...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Just Landed (Long Way Home) - featuring Radha Mitchell, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just Landed (Long Way Home) - 1999
featuring Radha Mitchell
57x56cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #260.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude
By Iké Udé
Located in Surfside, FL
BEYOND DECORUM, CLOSED AND OPEN Series,
I am selling each individually. they are pairs of open and closed jackets. I will include the second photo for reference. This listing is just for the closed jacket photograph.
Vintage C-print on Fuji crystal archive paper.
Image size is 40 x 30", sheet measures 50 X 36
Provenance: printed by Muse X, Los Angeles.
I believe these were test, proof prints. They are not signed or editioned
The work of Nigerian-born Iké Udé explores a world of dualities: photographer/performance artist, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.
Iké Udé (born 1964) is a Nigerian-American photographer, performance artist,
Ike Ude was born in 1964 in Lagos, Nigeria where he was raised. The eldest son of a wealthy family, he was exposed to photography and portraiture at an early age by dressing up for biweekly family portraits. Udé knew he was an artist by the age of six, when he developed a habit of firing a catapult at passers-by when he disapproved of their walk or the way they were dressed. As an adolescent, Udé attended the Government Secondary School, a British boarding school in Afikpo Nigeria. He was a habitué of London before he moved to New York in 1981 to study Media Communications at Hunter College, CUNY. He began his art career in the late 1980s with abstract painting and drawing. Since the 1990s, photography has been his primary medium. Udé is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria.
Udé's paintings and drawings are less well known than his photography, though critics and art historians have recognized his early work. The late Henry Geldzahler, said of Udé's paintings and works on paper: "I am touched and amazed at the ways in which he manages to blend invisibly the modernist tradition with his own Nigerian roots. There is never anything forced in the conjunction; air and light seem to be his media."
Udé began his Cover Girls series in 1994. Each photograph imitates the cover of a popular fashion or lifestyle magazines, in which the artist himself is featured as the model. (ala the work of Cindy Sherman) The photographs were consciously stylized, posed, photographed and then paired with type matching that of the respected magazine. At first glance, each photograph appears to be an authentic magazine cover. Udé used the magazine cover as a stage to critique the fetishism of the upper class white model and the effects of popular culture on today's consumerist society. The series was exhibited in 1994 in the New York City gallery Exit Art.
Udé's black and white series of photographs, Uli, references both high fashion and Uli body art, wall motifs from Udé's Igbo heritage. The photographs explore the anonymity of the inscribed and disembodied self. Udé's dynamic use of light, namely the chiaroscuro effect, serves as a critical compositional element in the series.
Udé's Beyond Decorum series, begun in 1999, juxtaposes photographs of men's shirts and women's pumps with suggestive personal advertisements in place of the clothing tags.
With its accompanying book, Beyond Decorum: Photographs by Iké Udé, the series traveled across the United States and Canada. The exhibition was shown at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, Maine; OBORO in Montreal, Canada; Sert Gallery; Carpenter Center at the Harvard University Art Museum; and MAK Museum in Vienna, Austria before traveling for two more years internationally.
Udé's Paris Hilton: Fantasy and Simulacrum is a conversation between his alter ego, Visconti, and the celebrity Paris...
Category
Conceptual Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Jefferson Airplane 1968 for the cover of Life Magazine by Art Kane
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
Taken for the cover of Life Magazine, Jefferson Airplane, 1968 by Art Kane
Art Kane pioneered the art of conceptual portraiture. He didn’t photograph artists doing their thing, he p...
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
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English Springer Spaniel Painting
Etienne Noel
Eugene Begarat
Fernando Castro Pacheco
Follower Of John Constable
Francesco Casorati
Francine Braniard
Francis Millet
Frank Neal
Fraser Donald Hamilton
Fred Flintstone
Frederic Bazille
Frederic Soulacroix
Frederick Buck