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Art Subject: Head
Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou & Quincy Jones at Maya's 65th Birthday Celebration
Located in Chicago, IL
Fierce friends - Maya Angelou, Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey - are pictured here in 1993 at the 65th birthday celebration for Ms. Angelou. Oprah said of Angelou - she was my mentor, mother, sister and friend. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20.25h x 16.25w inches.
Richard Shay
Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou at Maya's 65th Birthday Celebration, 1993.
archival pigment print
12h x 16w in
30.48h x 40.64w cm
A.P.
RSY018
Richard Shay grew up in Deerfield, Illinois where his father, the famed photojournalist, Art Shay and his wife Florence had moved to raise their family. Surrounded by the influence of his larger-than-life dad, Richard would go on to follow in his father's path. After traveling the world in his early 20's, Richard returned to Chicago and began photographing at The Oprah Winfrey Show. He became the family photographer for basketball player and Chicago treasure, Michael Jordan. He would go on to tour the US and Russia with The Smashing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 102 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oprah Winfrey on AM Chicago - Informal Portrait of the Talk Show Host, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Shay met Oprah in the very early days of both of their careers. Here, he captures the then fairly unknown talk show host in an informal portrait. It is a pose much of the world will recognize in the years to come. This A.P. photograph is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 16.25h x 20.25w inches.
Richard Shay
Oprah Portrait Seated on AM Chicago, 1985
archival pigment print
16h x 12w in
40.64h x 30.48w cm
A.P.
RSY017
Richard Shay grew up in Deerfield, Illinois where his father, the famed photojournalist, Art Shay and his wife Florence had moved to raise their family. Surrounded by the influence of his larger-than-life dad, Richard would go on to follow in his father's path. After traveling the world in his early 20's, Richard returned to Chicago and began photographing at The Oprah Winfrey Show. He became the family photographer for basketball player and Chicago treasure, Michael Jordan. He would go on to tour the US and Russia with The Smashing Pumpkins...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 17 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bling bling by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
mounted and framed (matt black)
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon, The Beatles, 1971
Located in New York, NY
11x14”
Limited Edition of 50
Signed by the photographer
Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Day 266 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 146 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 18 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 13 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 37 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
MOUNTED AND FRAMED
FRAMED SIZE 48 x 40 inches
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Signature Label....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 187 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 221 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bling bling by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition of 8
Archival Pigment Print
Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 13 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
mounted and framed (matt white)
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
4...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 102 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
mounted and framed (matt black)
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Day 266 by Juliette Jourdain - Big headed series - Self Portrait
Located in New York City, NY
Juliette Jourdain
Big headed series - Self Portrait
mounted and framed - matt black
60 x 48 inches
150 x 120cm
edition of 8
Also available in:
40 x 32 inches
100 x 80cm
edition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mother with mushroom, Suri tribe, Ethiopia
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
Available in:
- Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 125x104 cm
- Edition of 6 + 1 AP, 77x64 cm
- Edition of 10 + 1 AP, 60 x 50 cm
"This picture was taken in a village of the Suri tribe mountain range near the border to South Sudan. When I asked this young mother if...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wavelength - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wavelength - 1999
Edition of 10,
20x20cm.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider: A German view of the Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Soraya Queen of Persia - Photograph - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Soraya Queen of Persia is a b/w vintage photograph realized in 1960.
Good conditions.
Stamped on the rear.
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Robert Kennedy (RFK) Campaign Trail, Black and White Portrait Photography 1960s
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Burt Glinn’s black-and-white photograph of Robert Kennedy (RFK) documents a day-in-the-life euphoric moment from Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (RFK) Campa...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
PJ Harvey by Simon Fowler
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of PJ Harvey, taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1995
Available in the following sizes:
12 x 17” - open edition
15 x 22” - Edi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet with Enrico Montesano - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet in a scene from the movie "Amore vuol dir gelosia", by Mauro Severino.
Lightly damaged.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Patti Smith by Lynn Goldsmith, framed signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, US
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in New York City in 1977.
Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
The Italian Singer Fiorella Mannoia - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
This Vintage Photo shows the Italian Singer Fiorella Mannoia.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Flora and Fauna III
Located in Maplewood, NJ
HEIDI NIEMALA PHOTOGRAPHY
Heidi Niemala is a New York-based fashion photographer best known for her timeless images. Her work has been described as “transcendent” and “creating tangi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Giclée
The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Vintage b/w Photo - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi during "Il bello della diretta".
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marilyn With Diamonds, Laughing Marilyn Monroe
By Bert Stern
Located in Carmel, CA
Sometimes referred to as Marilyn with Pearls or Marilyn Laughing into Camera.
Taken with 35mm hence the format, image size smaller. Printed on 16x20 paper.
Signed on front in pen. T...
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ray Charles Posed Portrait
By Bert Stern
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare portrait of Ray Charles.
Signed, Title and Date and stamped on Verso
For Vogue 1969
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flora and Fauna II
Located in Maplewood, NJ
HEIDI NIEMALA PHOTOGRAPHY
Heidi Niemala is a New York-based fashion photographer best known for her timeless images. Her work has been described as “transcendent” and “creating tangi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Giclée
"Denizens, #6" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW Turner and Paul Gauguin.
Atlanta-based pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
The German-American Actress Barbara Bouchet - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Actress Barbara Bouchet in a scene from the movie "Non si sevizia un paperino" by Lucio Fulci.
Lightly damaged.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene from the Television Series "Fermate il colpevole" - b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
This Vintage Photo shows two of the protagonists of the Program "Fermate il colpevole".
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paolo Sorrentino
Located in Milano, IT
PAOLO SORRENTINO
2011
From “Portraits” project
Print run 11+2PA
Digital Photography Fine Art Print on Canson Infinity Platine Photo Rag , Epson UltraChrome K3 ink, plexiglass on alluminium dbond 3mm
Each limited edition original photograph is printed in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition, signed and certificated by the artist
More sizes:
CM 60X80 11 +2PA (plexiglass on alluminium dbond 3mm)
CM 30X40 8/11 +2PA (unframed, in design folder)
“If you look me in the eyes, you find yourself reflected.”
Portrait. The most powerful and profound media that exists. It talks about the subject being shot but mostly it talks about who is shooting. A double glance that investigates the other but in return allows ourselves to be questioned. Eastern cultures are well aware of the magical power of portraiture and are wise enough not to waste its inherent energies.
Monica Silva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
The Irish actor Gabriel Byrne - Bb/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo with stamp. The Irish actor Gabriel Byrne.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Louis Armstrong Posed With Trumpet
By Bert Stern
Located in Carmel, CA
Excellent Condition
Rare
Signed and stamped on verso
Category
1950s Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition si...
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Actress L. Masiero with M. Costanzo - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Lauretta Masiero during the "Maurizio Costanzo Show".
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Italian Actress Milena Vukotic - B/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actress Milena Vukotic on the set of a movie.
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990
1990
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Wa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In Vogue
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vogue magazine editor Topsy Taylor, a visitor to Acapulco, circa 1966.
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide.
Undercurrent Projects is proud to offer this vibrant...
Category
1960s Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
C Print
Sell your soul - Mephisto performing in Faust
Located in Cologne, DE
Sell your soul!
Exclusive set photography of the film version of Goethe's Faust, Gustaf Gründgens as Mephisto, 1960.
Gustaf Gründgens had already played Mephisto more than 600 time...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Cure 1980 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure on the road in Holland and Belgium during their 1980 'Seventeen Seconds' tour.
Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil an...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sell your soul - Mephisto performing in Faust
Located in Cologne, DE
Sell your soul!
Exclusive set photography of the film version of Goethe's Faust, Gustaf Gründgens as Mephisto, 1960.
Gustaf Gründgens had already played Mephisto more than 600 time...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Debbie Harry on the set of The Foreigner (East Village 1970s Blondie photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry photograph by Fernando Natalici:
Cooler than cool... Debbie Harry, New York, 1977, photographed on the set of "The Foreigner" by celebrated New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici.
The Foreigner (director Amos Poe 1977) - a seminal cinematic work at the height of the 1970's American underground - a film which has been documented in virtually every publication pertaining to the history of the late 70's New York Downtown Art scene.
Digital C-Print on Kodak Lustre. 16 x 20 inches.
Signed, titled & numbered from an edition of 20.
Obtained directly from the artist.
Excellent condition.
About The Artist:
New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria.
Fernando’s photo archive and art design were most recently featured in two highly regarded New York shows: “Area” at The Hole Gallery NYC (2014) & “Downtown New York Film” at The Museum of The Moving Image (2015).
"The Foreigner" is a testament to the "punk" sensibility as manifested at CBGB during this time; the streets and lofts of SoHo and the Lower East Side art scene.
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Deborah Harry...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Man with Twins, Belize
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed, titled, and dated.
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhood...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Limited Edition Photograph, 16 x 12
By Michael Ochs
Located in San Rafael, CA
Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
As an authorized Getty Images Gallery...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Chaim Weizmann
By Lotte Jacobi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lotte Jacobi
Chaim Weizmann
Photograph
Year: 1948
Size: 13.9x10.8in
Signed in the print
Lotte Jacobi Copyright Annotation lower left, recto
Ref.: 924802-1355
Lotte Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a leading American portrait photographer and photojournalist, known for her high-contrast black-and-white portrait photography, characterized by intimate, sometimes dramatic, sometimes idiosyncratic and often definitive humanist depictions of both ordinary people in the United States and Europe and some of the most important artists, thinkers and activists of the 20th century.
Jacobi's photographic style stressed informality, and sought to delve deeper into the traits of her subjects than traditional portraiture. She made a point of photographing subjects in their own environments, and talking to them while she worked. She explained the reasoning behind her approach this way:
"I just try and get people to talk, to relax, to be themselves. I don't like a passive, bored subject. I do portraits because I like people, and I want to bring out their personalities. Many photographers today, I think, are bringing out the worst part of people. I try and bring out the best."
Jacobi is perhaps best known for her "portrait of Albert Einstein (Princeton, 1938), whom she photographed candidly, seated at his desk, dishevelled and dressed in a leather jacket, a work that was refused by Life magazine for its simplicity." Other personality-driven portraits include "Eleanor Roosevelt sitting back, gesturing, and obviously speaking in midsentence; Marc Chagall depicted as a jovial family man; Thomas Mann appearing as thoughtful as his work; and more candid, gentle portraits of Einstein." Other celebrated subjects included poets W. H. Auden, Robert Frost, and May Sarton; philosopher Martin Buber; writer J.D. Salinger; writer and activist W. E. B. Du Bois; scientist Max Planck; artist Käthe Kollwitz; the actress and singer Lotte Lenya; the singer and activist Paul Robeson...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American model Jean Patchett wearing an outfit by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1955. Patchett was one of the first to join Eileen Ford’s ground-breaking mode...
Category
1950s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Photogram, Digital
Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fashion model Liz Pringle drinking from a coconut at the Round Hill resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Slim Aarons
Liz Pringle Refreshments in Jamaica
Black and White Photography
Slim Aa...
Category
1950s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Emulsion, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram
Candy Warhol By TOMAAS
By TOMAAS
Located in PARIS, FR
All prints are Museum-quality glossy paper placed under a 4mm Crystal Clear High-End acrylic glass that delivers an unbelievable depth and the most accurate, vivid and vibrant colors...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of English singer and songwriter Morrissey, of English rock band, The Smiths, photographed in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester on Septemb...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skarhod (Sentenced for Man Slaughter and Cannibalism): Men’s Prison
Located in New York, NY
Skarhod (Sentenced for Man Slaughter and Cannibalism): Men’s Prison
Ukraine
2008
Signed and numbered, verso
Archival pigment print (Total edition of 7 + 2 AP...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Francine Brandt, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francine Brandt by a swimming pool in Acapulco, Mexico, January 1961.
Visual Description: This Slim Aarons photograph depicts a woman with black hair and red lipstick with an arched and enigmatic expression. Wearing a white hair scarf...
Category
1960s American Realist Portrait Photography
Materials
Lambda
Chaim Weizmann
By Lotte Jacobi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lotte Jacobi
Chaim Weizmann
Photograph
Year: 1948
Size: 11.5x9.5in
Annotated by hand on verso in pencil
Ref.: 924802-1354
Lotte Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a leading American portrait photographer and photojournalist, known for her high-contrast black-and-white portrait photography, characterized by intimate, sometimes dramatic, sometimes idiosyncratic and often definitive humanist depictions of both ordinary people in the United States and Europe and some of the most important artists, thinkers and activists of the 20th century.
Jacobi's photographic style stressed informality, and sought to delve deeper into the traits of her subjects than traditional portraiture. She made a point of photographing subjects in their own environments, and talking to them while she worked. She explained the reasoning behind her approach this way:
"I just try and get people to talk, to relax, to be themselves. I don't like a passive, bored subject. I do portraits because I like people, and I want to bring out their personalities. Many photographers today, I think, are bringing out the worst part of people. I try and bring out the best."
Jacobi is perhaps best known for her "portrait of Albert Einstein (Princeton, 1938), whom she photographed candidly, seated at his desk, dishevelled and dressed in a leather jacket, a work that was refused by Life magazine for its simplicity." Other personality-driven portraits include "Eleanor Roosevelt sitting back, gesturing, and obviously speaking in midsentence; Marc Chagall depicted as a jovial family man; Thomas Mann appearing as thoughtful as his work; and more candid, gentle portraits of Einstein." Other celebrated subjects included poets W. H. Auden, Robert Frost...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Chaim Weizmann
By Lotte Jacobi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lotte Jacobi
Chaim Weizmann
Photograph
Year: 1948
Size: 8.75x7.25in
Annotated by hand on verso in pencil
Ref.: 924802-1353
Lotte Jacobi (August 17, 1896 – May 6, 1990) was a leading American portrait photographer and photojournalist, known for her high-contrast black-and-white portrait photography, characterized by intimate, sometimes dramatic, sometimes idiosyncratic and often definitive humanist depictions of both ordinary people in the United States and Europe and some of the most important artists, thinkers and activists of the 20th century.
Jacobi's photographic style stressed informality, and sought to delve deeper into the traits of her subjects than traditional portraiture. She made a point of photographing subjects in their own environments, and talking to them while she worked. She explained the reasoning behind her approach this way:
"I just try and get people to talk, to relax, to be themselves. I don't like a passive, bored subject. I do portraits because I like people, and I want to bring out their personalities. Many photographers today, I think, are bringing out the worst part of people. I try and bring out the best."
Jacobi is perhaps best known for her "portrait of Albert Einstein (Princeton, 1938), whom she photographed candidly, seated at his desk, dishevelled and dressed in a leather jacket, a work that was refused by Life magazine for its simplicity." Other personality-driven portraits include "Eleanor Roosevelt sitting back, gesturing, and obviously speaking in midsentence; Marc Chagall depicted as a jovial family man; Thomas Mann appearing as thoughtful as his work; and more candid, gentle portraits of Einstein." Other celebrated subjects included poets W. H. Auden, Robert Frost...
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Denizens, #20" black & white photography - travel - highway - portrait
By Beth Lilly
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 15 by 20 inches.
Edition of 10. Additional sizes available.
Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Love Addiction TOMAAS
By TOMAAS
Located in PARIS, FR
All prints are Museum-quality glossy paper placed under a 4mm Crystal Clear High-End acrylic glass that delivers an unbelievable depth and the most accurate, vivid and vibrant colors...
Category
2010s Pop Art Portrait Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
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In Milan, La DoubleJ Celebrates Women of Design through Portraiture
During Salone del Mobile, Robyn Lea photographed some of the most powerful creative forces in the European design industry, decked out in J.J. Martin’s maximal fashion line.
Lori Grinker’s Artful Photographs of a Young Mike Tyson Are a Knockout!
The New York photographer tells us how an encounter with the then-13-year-old boxer led to a decade-long project that saw them both go pro.
John Dolan’s Photographs Capture the Art and Soul of a Wedding Day
In a new book compiling 30 years' worth of images, the photographer reveals that it's the in-between moments that make a wedding special.