Barrie Wentzell
British, b. 1942
Born on May 25th, 1942 in Durham, northern England, Barrie was educated in Kent and London, attending Maidstone Art School in Kent in the late 1950’s. His first job at Manhattan Displays on Greek Street in London’s Soho occupied him from 1959 to 1961, during which time he became an avid scrabble player under the tuition of author, performer, wit and philosopher, Quentin Crisp. He continued on to work at Color Applications, a photo studio in the Belgravia area of London learning photography basics from 1961 to 1962. It was then, upon meeting his soon to become mentor, photojournalist Maurice Newcombe, that he would be inspired to pursue a photographic career of his own.
During the early 1960’s, Barrie began diversifying into the worlds of fashion, music and advertising. In 1965 he had a chance encounter with the young Diana Ross. The image he made of this yet-to-be global super-star became a riveting front cover of The Melody Maker, England’s most renowned music publication, which caught the attention of Bob Houston, the assistant editor at the time. Houston was to contact Barrie and sign him on as exclusive chief photographer for the paper.
Barrie went on to shoot for the Melody Maker from 1965 until 1975, one of the most important decades in the history of popular music, photographing many unknown musicians who would later become legends and household names.(Biography provided by Modern Rocks Gallery)
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John Lennon, The Beatles, 1971
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in New York, NY
11x14”
Limited Edition of 50
Signed by the photographer
Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie 1972 Contact Sheet Print, Framed
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition contact sheet of print David Bowie by Barrie Wentzell, taken during an interview at 252 Regent Street, London in January 1972. One of the images was used on th...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Giclée
Ginger Baker 1968
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1960s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Linda Ronstadt 1971
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
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1970s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paul Simon 1968
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1960s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joni Mitchell 1974
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1970s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet, Kensington, London
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in New York, NY
The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet, Kensington, London, 1968
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Barrie Wentzell
Category
20th Century Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Robert Plant, Wembley Arena, London
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in New York, NY
16x20 Limited Edition Print
Signed, numbered & titled by the photographer.
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin performs at Wembley Arena, London in 1972.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Barrie Wentzell
Materials
Archival Pigment
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