Barrie Wentzell Photography
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.to
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Artist: Barrie Wentzell
Joni Mitchell 1974
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
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1970s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Ginger Baker 1968
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
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1960s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Bob Dylan Contact Sheet Print
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Contact sheet of Bob Dylan, taken at the BBC TV Studios, London 1965 by Barrie Wentzell
Barrie recalls : On the first of June, 1965, Bob came to the BBC Studios in London, to do a live concert. I went along to rehearsals but the studio was empty, so I headed off to the canteen bar where I ran into some musicians I knew from The Pretty Things. Sitting a few tables away were Bob Dylan and his chum Bobby Neuwirth. I sat and chatted with the Pretty Things, who later would be immortalized in a line in one of Bob’s songs, “The Sweet Pretty Things are in bed now, of course.
This Bob Dylan print...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell Photography
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John Lennon 1967 portrait
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
John Lennon relaxing at Brian Epstein's house in London whilst at the launch party for The Beatles album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' in May 1...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Diana Ross
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Diana Ross, taken by Barrie Wentzell in 1975.
This Diana Ross print is available in the following sizes.
16...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Jimi Hendrix live 1968
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Jimi Hendrix taken by Barrie Wentzell, live at the Woburn Music Festival, Woburn UK, 6th July 1968.
The July 1968 Woburn festival was ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
David Bowie 1972 Contact Sheet Print, Framed
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
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 Photography
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Giclée
Johnny Cash 1968 portrait
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Johnny Cash, taken by Barrie Wentzell in London in 1968.
This Johnny Cash print is available in the following sizes.
16" x 20" - Edi...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Linda Ronstadt 1971
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1970s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Paul Simon 1968
By Barrie Wentzell
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
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1960s Contemporary Barrie Wentzell Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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