Jack Mitchell Art

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adagio dancers Luis Villanueve and Zinaida Yeviko, 1975, signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitch...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actor and comedian Robin Williams, photographed in 1984. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) bulging photographic portfolio of actors, writers, painters, musicians and especially dancers describes a pictorial history of the arts in the late 20th century. Mr. Mitchell, who took hundreds of pictures for The New York Times, was both a portraitist and a capturer of complex motion. An expert in lighting, he worked mostly, though not entirely, in black and white, and he was known — by his subjects, by the magazine and newspaper editors he worked for, and by critics — as someone who could make a photograph reveal character. Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than 5,000 assignments in black and white, and nearly a thousand in color. He photographed more than 160 covers for Dance magazine, and his photos have appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and many other publications. Mitchell’s photographs are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American performer Gregory Hines...

Paul Morrissey, director of ‘Trash’, photographed nude for Vogue magazine on September 21, 1970. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made by hand by...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...

Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro the iconic nude portrait taken during the photo session for After Dark magazine, 1970, shortly after starring in Andy Warhol's 'Trash'. Vintage 11 x ...

In October 2015 the ailing Holly Woodlawn (1946-2015) completed the final autograph session of her life. Seated on her hospital bed in her Hollywood assisted living facility (with breaks for cigarettes and pain medication), Woodlawn lipstick kissed each photo of an edition of 47 Jack Mitchell photographs of herself and inscribed each, “Love, Holly Woodlawn” in her own hand. When the project was completed after several hours, she said, “Thank you for taking me away from reality for a while; it felt great to be a star again.” Holly passed away just seven weeks later, on December 6, 2015. The Photograph - Jack Mitchell’s photo...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...

13 x 19" lifetime vintage color photograph of Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet, signed by Jack Mitchell (the only print of this photograph he signed). Nude Comes directly from th...

16 x20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Jane Forth, signed by Jack Mitchell and numbered 5/12. Nude Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certif...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger posing at the top of his form in October 1976. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso and t...

American modern ballet dancer/choreographer/director Eliot Feld – 1965. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they ...

Jack Mitchell vintage mid-20th Century photograph of modern dancer Louis Falco in his classic work "Timewright". Copyright stamped and dated 1969 and personally signed by Jack Mitche...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a s...

16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Eliot Feld performing "Fancy Free", 1965 numbered 9/25. It is signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto and in pencil on...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...

Jack Mitchell (September 13, 1925 – November 7, 2013) was an American photographer. He photographed American artists, dancers, film and theatre performers, musicians and writers.[1] His portraiture, lighting skill, and ability to capture dancers in what he termed "moving stills" made him one of the most important dance photographers of the 20th century. He photographed the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for three decades, producing a body of work that includes over ten thousand images. He was the official photographer of the American Ballet Theatre for a decade and also photographed dancers for other top ballet companies in the US and Canada. His work appeared in major newspapers and on the cover of major magazines, including over 160 covers of Dance Magazine. Arts Magazine called him the first photographer to treat creative individuals as characters outside of their works. Smithsonian called him the benchmark by which other dance photographers assessed their own work. Early life Mitchell was born in Key West in 1925, and he was raised there and in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where his family moved in 1931.[2][3] His father worked for the railroad.[2] He became interested in photography, and when he was twelve his parents bought him a Kodak Baby Brownie for $54.[2][3][4] Career By age 15 he had met Florida's licensing standards to obtain a press pass, by age 16 he was working as a commercial photographer,[1][5] and his first published photograph was of Veronica Lake, who was visiting Florida while on a war bonds tour.[2] Mitchell was an Army photographer during World War II, working in Italy.[2] In 1946, after returning home from the army, he set up his first studio in New Smyrna Beach.[1] In 1949, when he was 24, at the invitation of Ted Shawn, he visited Jacob's Pillow Dance and became interested in dance photography, which became a specialty.[2][5] He moved his studio to New York City in 1950.[6] He was the American Ballet Theatre's official photographer.[2] Starting in the 1961 he spent decades photographing the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, producing over 10,000 images of the company;[2][5] Ailey's biographer Jennifer Dunning credited Mitchell's work for "help[ing] to sell the company early on".[5] Mitchell also photographed dancers of the Boston Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Pennsylvania Ballet, Houston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.[6] Mitchell shot over 160 covers for Dance Magazine;[2] his 168th cover was published in July 2003.[4] His term for what he was attempting to capture with dance photography was "moving stills."[5] He was known as a lighting expert.[2][5] Mitchell also photographed other artists, entertainers, musicians, and writers, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono just a month before Lennon was murdered.[2] Other subjects included Leonard Bernstein, David Byrne, Truman Capote, Anthony Quinn, Jack Nicholson, Patti LuPone, Keith Haring, Neil Simon, Angela Lansbury, Twyla Tharp, Ned Rorem, Leontyne Price, Alfred Hitchcock, Spalding Gray, Ann Reinking, Andy Warhol, and Natalie Wood.[2] He spent a decade photographing Gloria Swanson.[5] His work appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, Time, Vanity Fair and Vogue, among others.[2][4][6] Mitchell was the subject of a 2006 documentary, My Life is Black and White, directed by Craig Highberger.[2] His books include Icons & Idols (1998), for which Edward Albee wrote the foreword,[2][4] and a book of his Alvin Ailey photography...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater principal dancer Cynthia Gregory in 'Swan Lake', 1976. Signed by Mitchell on the ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Royal Ballet dancer Anthony Dowell, 1978. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly f...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...

Professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger posing at the top of his form in October 1976 for a cover and feature article in After Dark magazine. One of Mitchell's most beautiful ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...

Dancer Gregory Hines in costume for his starring role in "Sophisticated Ladies" on Broadway photographed in 1980. One of Mitchell's most beautiful...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Harkness Ballet principal dancers Roderick Drew and Richard Wolf performing, 1966. Comes directly from the ...

Actor and musician Kevin Bacon (age 21), photographed in 1980. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer ...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, 1970. This is a print that was published by After Dark Magazine or th...

Dancer/Choreographer Christopher Gillis photographed in December 1986 when he was principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Company. He died from AIDS complications in 1993 at the age of...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, photographed for Dance Magazine, 1984. Signed by J...

Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer Natalia Makarova, photographed in 1975. This is a vintage gelatin silver print 11x14", selenium ...

Martha Graham dancer Peggy Lyman in 'Phaedra's Dream', photographed in 1982. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of actress Lauren Bacall, photographed in 1966. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with ...

American Ballet Theatre dancer Christine Dunham in costume performing "The Firebird" in 1992. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibition print is 17 x 22". C...

Dancer Kevin Brown, nude study for After Dark magazine, 1982. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed on the reverse. American photographer Jack M...

Dancers Cynthia Gregory, Ted Kivitt, and Ivan Nagy, triple portrait for Dance magazine, 1967. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitch...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American classical violinist Eugene Fodor, photographed for After Dark magazine in 1975. Mitchell dry mounted this photograph on archiva...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancers Lar Lubovitch, Jeanne Solan, Sally Trammell & Ernest Pagnano performing at New York's Public Theate...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer/choreographer Louis Falco, dancing multiple exposure, 1963. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the J...

Dancers Erik Bruhn and Nora Kaye performing the pas de deux in American Ballet Theatre's 'Paquita' in 1960. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photog...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Multiple exposure of nude and closeup of his hair. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certific...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paris Opera Ballet principal dancer Patrick Dupond, photographed for Dance Magazine, 1984. Signed by J...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Joffrey Ballet dancer Greg Huffman in "Rodeo", 1976. Signed on the print verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American Dancer/ Choreographer and Company Founder Arthur Mitchell, 1963. Signed by Jack Mitchell...

Italian 'Seven Beauties' actor Giancarlo Giannini 'After Dark' magazine cover shoot, photographed in 1976. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, ...

16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Kenneth Rinker Dance Company performance in 1984 with dancers Nancy Nasworthy, Chase Winton, Chuck Finlon, Kristin Eliasberg, Chris Kauf...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Andy Warhol Superstar Candy Darling. This is a print that was published by After Dark Magazine or t...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater principal dancers Cynthia Gregory and Fernando Bujones costumed for ‘Swan Lake’, ...

Joffrey Ballet dancer Robert Blankshine, 1973. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Dry mounted on archival board for ...

Dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham leaping, September 1962. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. When interviewed i...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Bill McCourt, 1972. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...

American modern ballet dancer/choreographer/director Eliot Feld – 1974. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was published by a newspaper or magazine which they ...

This photograph of Bejart Ballet principal dancer Marcia Haydee photographed in Athens, Greece (nude under a diaphanous cotton wrap) at dawn in June 1983...

This photograph of Bejart Ballet principal dancer Marcia Haydee photographed in Athens, Greece (nude under a diaphanous cotton wrap) at dawn in June 1983...

Paul Taylor and Bettie de Jong performing "Scudorama", photographed in 1963. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of photorealist painter Jon Carsman in his Manhattan studio with new work, 1974. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a cert...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Alex Katz in his studio in 1986. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of MOMA Sculpture Garden on Christmas Night 1965, part of a series he took that evening. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of choreographer Trisha Brown, artist Robert Rauschenberg and dancers, 1988. Rauschenberg designed sets and cos...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rebecca Wright, Burton Taylor and Russell Sultzbach in Joffrey Ballet's production of Sir Frederick Ashton's...