Contemporary Portrait Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
Muhammad Ali (Point Left) - Black and White Portrait, Sports, Athlete, Boxing
Located in Denton, TX
Muhammad Ali (Point Left) by Al Satterwhite is a black and white portrait of the famous boxer in the boxing ring. Muhammad dramatically points to the left with an intense look on his...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Paul Newman - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Paul Newman with her friend Susan.
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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 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.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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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.
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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
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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
Permette? Rocco Papaleo (Film) - Marcello Mastroianni Vintage Photo - 1971
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
Marcello Mastroianni in "Permette? Rocco Papaleo", a film by Ettore Scola.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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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.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Rina Morelli - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Rina Morelli (italian actress) - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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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...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Maurizio Nichetti - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Rina Morelli (italian actress) - Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous artist in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
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.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Elsa Martinelli - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elsa Martinelli 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
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
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
Portrait of Walter Lutz, German meteorologist - Vintage B/W photo by ANSA- 1970s
By ANSA
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Walter Lutz, German meteorologistis is a vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the description typing script on the rear.
Good conditions.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Hunter S. Thompson in Cozumel
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Actor Marcello Mastroianni in "Così come sei" - Vintage b/w Photograph - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Marcello Mastroianni on the set of "Così come sei" directed by Alberto Lattuada in 1978.
Good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
"David Bowie, New York City" photograph by Neal Preston from Hard Rock Hotel
By Neal Preston
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"David Bowie, New York City, 1973" photograph by Neal Preston. "Photo by Neal Preston" hand written on front lower right corner. This framed photograph was previously displayed in a ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Mother Teresa, Calcutta, India
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman
...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
"Mick Jagger 'The Back'" photograph by Lynn Goldsmith from the Hard Rock Hotel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Mick Jagger 'The Back'" framed black and white photograph by Lynn Goldsmith. Image size: 16 1/2 x 11 inches. This photograph was previously displayed in a guest room of the original...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper
Discoworld Magazine, Infinity, New York, NY, 1976
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 20
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Metal
Jenn S., Infinity, New York, NY, 1976
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 25
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Metal
Elaine in Mirror, Infinity, New York, NY, 1976
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 20
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Metal
Hunter S. Thompson
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Untitled - Troc Burlesque Theater #2
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Robert Adler
Untitled - Troc Burlesque Theater #2
Gelatin silver print
Image Dimensions: 8.5 x 12.75 inches (21.6 x 32.4 cm)
Paper Dimensions: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Marilyn (Blue)
By Bert Stern
Located in New York, NY
Created as an original lithograph by Bert Stern in 1973 from his original negative taken during The Last Sitting, commissioned by Vogue Magazine in 1962/1973, Marilyn (Blue) is hand-...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Lithograph
'Tiger Lady' Limited Edition Photograph by Getty Images 24 x 24
Located in San Rafael, CA
March 16, 1971: Air Stewardess Cynthia Robertson models the new uniform for National Airlines. A synthetic tiger skin number, the new uniform will be worn by over 1000 stewardesses. In her arms is an eight week old Bengal tiger called 'Indira'. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sabrett Hot Dog Vendors / Headquarters, Sabrett Frankfurters, New York, N.Y.
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Sabrett Hot Dog Vendors / Headquarters, Sabrett Frankfurters, New York, N.Y. by Neal Slavin depicts a group of men with their red and white striped hot dog carts...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Paul Newman
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Hunter S. Thompson by Al Satterwhite, 1974, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Denton, TX
Hunter S. Thompson by Al Satterwhite presents a portrait of Hunter S. Thompson sitting on a beach with a cigarette in his hand and a drink off to his side.
This photograph is liste...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Rollin and His Dog
Located in Denton, TX
Signature, title, date and print type in pencil on verso.
Vintage gelatin silver print
Jeffrey Silverthorne was an American photographer known for photographing the dead at the stat...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
International Society of Twins
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Paper size: 20 x 24 in., Image size: 14 1/4 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, and dated.
*Photograph in images and video show print in size 17 x 22 in. Framing not included
Neal Slavin is a...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Digital Pigment
Stevie Wonder V1, Los Angeles, California
Located in Denton, TX
Artist Proof
Signed and numbered by Al Satterwhite
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., AP $4,000
16 x 20 in., AP $8,000
24 x 36 in., AP $14,000
36 x 54 in., AP $18,000
48 x 72 in., AP $20...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Miss USA Contestants
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in black ink on signature label on print verso.
Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 13 1/4 x 19 in.
*Photograph in images and video show print in size 17 ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Digital Pigment
Stevie Wonder V1, Los Angeles, California
Located in Denton, TX
Artist Proof
Signed and numbered by Al Satterwhite
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., AP $4,000
16 x 20 in., AP $8,000
24 x 36 in., AP $14,000
36 x 54 in., AP $18,000
48 x 72 in., AP $20...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Steve McQueen Porsche 908 #48, Sebring 12-Hour Race, Sebring, FL
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
36 x 54 in., Edition...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mother Teresa, Calcutta, India
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Born in New York City in 1930, Ken Heyman first became interested in photography in high school. Later, during his student days at Columbia College-which were interrupted by a two-year stint in the army-his skill as a photographer grew, but still regarded photography as no more than a hobby. Then two events in college helped to direct him toward his career in photography. First, he sent off selections of his work to two national photography annuals and was pleased, indeed surprised, when both indicated they were eager to print his pictures-and did.
But perhaps more important was his becoming a student of the distinguished anthropologist Margaret Mead...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Its a great pleasure to watch yourself make love
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
Its a great pleasure to watch yourself make love, 1971
Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in.
Signed, artist stamp, and numbered.
Bill Owens was born and raised in California. After volu...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
McDonald's Modern Day Care Center, from Leisure series
By Bill Owens
Located in Denton, TX
"McDonald's modern day care center keeps the boys out of my hair and lets me have a moment to myself. Kansas City, MO", 1976
Edition 7/15
Signed and artist stamps.
Printed 2007
Serie...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Lloyd Rod & Gun Club - Group Portrait, Men, Snow, Shotgun, Winter, Hunters
By Neal Slavin
Located in Denton, TX
Lloyd Rod & Gun Club by Neal Slavin depicts a group of men, dressed in various jackets and holding shotguns, standing outside a gun store in the snow.
Archival Pigment Print
Image s...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Paul Newman, Riverside Raceway, California
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition o...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Mark Donohue / Roger Penske, Sebring 12-Hour race
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition o...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Loretta Lynn in her small town of Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 7
Signed, titled, dated, print date, and numbered.
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elaine's Kitchen - Andy Warhol and Elaine, New York, 1976
Located in New York, NY
Elaine's Kitchen - Andy Warhol and Elaine, New York, 1976
X
Photographed by Jonathan Becker
Contemporary
44" x 44.5" Archival Pigment Print
Edition Nº 1 of 9
Certificate of Origin...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sabrett Hot Dog Vendors, New York City
By Neal Slavin
Located in New York, NY
42 x 42 inch digital chromogenic print
Framed to 43 x 43 inches, with museum-quality non-reflective Optium plexi.
#7 from the edition of 8
Signed, titled, dated and editioned on labe...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Digital
Self-Portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Polaroid
Robin Shooting, Infinity, New York, NY, 1976
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 25
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin Rice. For decades, Robin has exhibited a wide variety of photographers at the gallery but never her own work. As the show’s title denotes, “It’s About Time.” The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6pm to 8pm. The exhibit runs through March 17, 2019.
While her photography spans five decades and multiple continents, Rice maintains a cohesive, candid voice that carries throughout all of her work. Observing the world around her in a cinematic way, she possesses an uncanny ability to recognize and capture moments of beauty and the spontaneity of the human spirit. By evoking a wonderstruck sensibility, Rice expresses a deep-rooted love for both people and landscapes using her distinct bohemian style.
In this salon-style retrospective, Rice uses an “old school” approach and shoots with her Nikon on Tri-X film. When creating her art, she insists, “the camera has a mind of its own.” The scenes captured in her photography are unedited and thus born purely from the magic of the in-camera composition.
In the invitational image, “Tree Farm, Long Lane, East Hampton, NY”, 1999, a naked woman wearing nothing but a large straw hat is captured from behind, centered between a long line of trees on either side, as she bikes down the lane. In another image, “Bubbles, Piazza Rondanini, Roma”, 1995, friends linger before a vine-covered building, extending their arms up in joyful wonder, catching bubbles descending from above.
Receiving her first camera at the age of 11, she has since been an avid fine art photographer. After moving from Philadelphia to New York in 1976, Rice was immediately swept up in the electrifying, fast-paced art world of the city. In 1977, Disco...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Metal
Nancy
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Polaroid
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1973, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Denton, TX
Mother with Sons by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white portrait of a woman with her arms around two young boys.
Paper size: 14 x 11 in.
Image size: 13 x 10 in.
Gelatin Silver...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Head Shop East Village New York City, Hippie Era
Located in Miami, FL
The early 1970s was a period of reexamination of the state of photography for Mitchell Funk. He broke with the tradition of shooting gritty street photography in black and white and ...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Electra
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
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Polaroid
Mirabelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Miss Denim
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Barbara Astman (b. 1950) is a celebrated contemporary Canadian artist, best known for her innovative work using photography and its many utilitarian offshoots such as scanners and ph...
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Polaroid
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