Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1970s
Josèphine Baker - Vintage Photograph - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
B / W photo Josèphine Baker at Fiumicino airport leaving for Tripoli in early 1970s.
"Associated Press" stamp.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Sailor Cap and Briefs
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
13 x 9 in...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during the filming of the movie "Dollar a Head"
photo by Bruno Bruni
Central fold.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The twins Kessler dancing on television
photo by Tommaso La Pera
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Self Portrait with Blindfold and Porthole
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait with Blindfold and Porthole
c. 1970s
Signed in black ink, verso
Vintage hand-painted C-print
3.5 x 5 inches (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
This work is offered by ClampArt in New ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Oil
Double Self Portrait in White Mist
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait in White Mist
c. 1970s
Signed in black ink, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
This work is...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Wayne, James Stuart e Lauren Bacall - Vintage Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The picture shows the famous actors John Wayne, James Stuart e Lauren Bacall.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Official Portrait of L. Bernstein - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Official Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, one of the greatest conductors of all the times: of the New York Symphony Orchestra , of the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra and music director o...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Double Self Portrait with Yellow Blindfold
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait with Yellow Blindfold
April, 1978
Signed in black ink, verso
Vintage hand-painted C-print
5 x 3.5 inches (12.7 x 8.9 cm)
...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print, Paint
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Nicoletta Machiavelli during a break.
Photo by Guido Di Domenico.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rare Vintage Color C Print Photograph African Maasai Warrior Chromogenic Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Carol Beckwith, (American, b. 1945),
Maasai Portrait
Chromogenic print on paper, from Beckwith's book "Maasai" (1980),
Hand signed in pencil, dated and titled with name of sitter in margins,
19" x 16" Sheet.
Carol Beckwith (1945-) is an American photographer, author, and artist known for her photojournalism documenting the indigenous tribal cultures of Africa, most notably in partnership with the Australian photographer Angela Fisher. Between them, Beckwith and Fisher have published 14 books, and have had their photos appear in National Geographic, Natural History, African Arts, The Observer Magazine, Time, Life, Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle.
They continue to exhibit and lecture at galleries and museums worldwide, including The American Museum of Natural History and The Explorers Club in New York City, The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the Royal Geographical Society in London. They have also collaborated on four films about African traditions. Together they have received numerous accolades, including the United Nations Award for Excellence, the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal, two Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, The Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award, and the WINGS WorldQuest Lifetime Achievement Award.
Carol Beckwith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where she went on to attend both the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Goucher College in Maryland. After obtaining her degree in Painting and Photography she won a traveling fellowship from the Boston Museum, which let her travel to other countries for the first time.
She spent seven months in Japan, living in a Zen temple and studying calligraphy painting. She continued to travel through Southeast Asia and New Guinea, where she witnessed a "sing-sing", a gathering of 90,000 Highland warriors, in Mount Hagen, and paddled up Chambri Lakes in a canoe, an experience she called "one of the most wonderful, and in a way formative, experiences in my life." Her first trip to Africa was in 1973, when she was invited to spend Christmas with a friend in Kenya. Beckwith bought a 45-day roundtrip ticket and ended up staying eight months. There she encountered the Maasai people who invited her to witness a female circumcision ceremony. Astonished by the ritual, she then determined to spend more time with the Maasai.
Beckwith studied photography in college but had initially intended to become a painter. It was during her travels through New Guinea that she realized the advantages of photography, saying that "there was such a vast amount of exciting material that I began to photograph instead, approaching photography with the eye of a painter in terms of light, color, composition. I wanted the images to be multi layered experiences in a way that a painting is. . . [Photography] seemed to be a more suitable medium for the pace of travel."
Beckwith's first major collaboration was with Tepilit Ole Saitoti, an anthropologist and former Maasai warrior...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Philippe Noiret - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Philippe Noiret - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The twins Kessler during the rehearsals for a theater show
photo by ADN Kronos
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of John Wayne at the Academy Awards - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The American Actor John Wayne at Academy Awards in 1970 ca.
Vintage Photo.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
John Waters Baltimore 1985 (John Waters photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici: John Waters, Baltimore 1985:
John Waters was born in 1946 in Baltimore, where he continues to live and work. Exhibitions include the Wex...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Portrait of Pino Zac - Vintage Photograph - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Pino Zac - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress and Singer Abbe Lane in Rome, at the edges of the Trevi Fountain.
Photo by Associated Press Photo.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Joseph Beuys - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Joseph Beuys is an original b/w photograph representing a profile of the renowned German contemporary artist, Joseph Beuys with his typical felt hat . This photo was very likely realized after 1972, surely by Buby Durini.
In excellent conditions.
On the back, the title " Prof. Joseph Beuys" (typewritten and in Italian), and two black stamps " Foto Buby Durini" and " Lucrezia De Domizio" with all the contact details...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Self Portrait in Helmet by Broken Window
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Helmet by Broken Window
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage hand-painted gelatin silver print
7.75 x 9.5 inches (19.7 x 24.1 cm)
This work is offered by ClampArt in Ne...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Paint
Double Self Portrait on Glowing Peach Background
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
c. 1970s
Signed l.r.
Vintage hand-painted gelatin silver print
24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm), sheet
23 x 19 inches (58.4 x 48.3 cm), image
This work is offered by ClampArt in New...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Paint
Portrait of Jack Nicholson- Vintage Photo -1976
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Jack Nicholson accepts his Oscar as Best Actor for his part in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest".
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paul Newman at United Nations - Vintage Photo - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Maurizio Nichetti - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Maurizio Nichetti - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1980s.
Good conditions.
Maurizio Nichetti is a well-known It...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
c. 1970s
Signed in black ink, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
10.75 x 7 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actress and Singer Abbe Lane during a television broadcast.
Photo by Italian news agency S.P.A.
Lightly blurry.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Adriana Maliponte - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Adriana Maliponte (italian soprano)is an original black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Double Self Portrait with High Top Converse
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Double Self Portrait with High Top Converse
c. 1970s
Signed, l.r.
Vintage hand-painted gelatin silver print
24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm), shee...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Paint
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The picture shows Kessler Twins during the rehearsals of a show
Photo by Italian news agency S.P.A.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Kessler Sisters during a television participation
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Joséphine Baker - Vintage Photography by ANSA - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
B&W photo of the black Venus in the early 1970s.
Photo stamp "ANSA"
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Tina Turner, Hammersmith Odeon, London
Located in New York, NY
16x20 Limited Edition Print
Signed, numbered & titled by the photographer.
Other sizes available. Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kessler Twins - Vintage Photo -1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Kessler twins on a tv backstage. By Italian News Agency S.P.A.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane leaving the plane.
By Associated Press Photo.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Claudio Abbado - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudio Abbado - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The American Actor Paul Newman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Paul Newman with her friend Susan.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Yves Montand - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Yves Montand - Vintage Photo is an original vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
John Wayne with his grandson - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage b/w Photo realized in 1970s.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in 1979.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
John Wayne and George Chairman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
John Wayne and George Chandler during a press conference on the trip to Vietnam.
Bordi irregolari.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
John Wayne and Frank Sinatra - Vintage Photo - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo of John Wayne along with Frank Sinatra and others.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Paul Newman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Paul Newman on the set of a movie.
Lightly blurry.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor Paul Newman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Paul Newman on the set of a movie.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Film Director Lina Wertmüller - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Film Director Lina Wertmüller.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA - 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in 1970s. Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Aca...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy of Dra...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage b/w Photo - End of 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintage black and white photo realized at the end of 1970s.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the Academy o...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in the early 1970s.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in the early 1970s.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in 1975 ca.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The American Actor John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne in the early 1970s.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Portrait of John Wayne - Vintage Photo - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor John Wayne shortly before his Death.
A little blurry.
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Monica Vitti - Vintage B/W photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Monica Vitti is a vintag b/w photograph realized by Agenzia ANSA in the 1970s. Good condition.
Monica Vitti is born in Rome on November 3, 1931. Admitted in 1950 to the ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tehran, a Meeting of the Shah - Vintage b/w Photo - Early 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Tehran, Shah di Iran meeting is a vintage b/w photograph realized in Teheran in the early 1970s.
Hand-written notes on the rear.
Good conditions with slight cutting on the left mar...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Paola Borboni.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Erio Masina - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Erio Masina is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
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