Jack Mitchell Art

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Modern Dance Masters: Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp, Jose Limon, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins,...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of twin brothers Jay and Jed Johnson photographed for 'After Dark' magazine on June 8, 1970. Comes dire...

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 John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed November 2, 1980, the last comprehensive photo session of...

16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of superstars Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles in Andy Warhol's 'Heat', 1971 This is a print that was published ...

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 exhibition photograph of Warhol Superstar and Vogue model Jane Forth & Joe Dallesandro, stars of Warhol's 'Trash' for '...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph ofRudolf Nureyev photographed at Monique van Vooren's apartment in 1970. This is a print that was published by Af...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theatre dancer Ruth Ann Koesun, 1962. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with...

Warhol superstars Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles nude in Andy Warhol’s ‘Heat’, 1971, for After Dark magazine. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was publishe...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tony Award-winning artist Edward Gorey on his set for Broadway's 'Dracula' in 1977. Comes directly from the...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Argentine Ballet Dancer Julio Bocca's Legs and Feet photographed for Dance Magazine, 1991. Signed by Jack...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Conductor, Pianist & Composer Michael Tilson Thomas, and his partner/manager (now husband) Joshua Mark R...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Brooke Shields and her mother Teri, 1981. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of author Christopher Isherwood and his partner, artist Don Bachardy, 1974. Comes directly from the J...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist and writer Edward Gorey photographed in September 1977 on the set he designed for the Broadway produc...

Argentinian dancer Julio Bocca, portrait for After Dark magazine, 1991. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. Signed on the front and reverse by Jack Mi...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev photographed at his friend Monique van Vooren's apartment for 'After Dark' magazine in 1973. M...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Broadway star and dancer Irene Castle enjoys her 71st birthday party at the Plaza Hotel with Dance Magazine ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of collagist and correspondence artist Ray Johnson photographed with his work in 1968. Signed on the print recto...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Ray Johnson in his studio, 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of silver screen superstar Gloria Swanson in her Rolls Royce during a Manhattan shopping trip on Fifth Avenue in 1960. Comes directly from ...

16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Candy Darling photographed for After Dark Magazine, June 21, 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell in pencil on the print verso...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Robert La Tourneaux, Broadway and film star of "Boys in the Band" - 1969.. Signed by Jack Mitchell on...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Julian Schnabel in his studio, 1986. Numbered 2/20 and signed by Jack Mitchell on print verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mit...

Martha Graham dancer Tim Wengard, photographed in 1979. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on t...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of dancer Edmond La Fosse, 1975. Signed on the verso by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archiv...

Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini star of 'Seven Beauties', iconic portrait for 'After Dark' magazine feature article in 1976. This is a vintage gela...

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

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of legendary ballet and Broadway choreographer Agnes de Mille photographed in 1978. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of film director Alfred Hitchcock in New York, 1972 the year he released 'Frenzy'. Signed by Jack Mitchell on ...

Jack Mitchell signed vintage mid-20th Century photograph of Broadway and Movie star Tommy Tune. Photo taken in 1974. Highly collectible original vintage silver gelatin print, stamped on back by the photographer "Copyright 1974 JACK MITCHELL 356 East 74, New York City" and signed by Mitchell in 1978. Special Holiday Price. Jack Mitchell (1925 - 2013) was an American photographer of artists, dancers, film and theater performers, musicians and writers. He is hailed as one of the most important dance photographers of the 20th century. His work appeared in major newspapers and on the cover of major magazines, including over 160 covers of Dance Magazine. The Smithsonian called him “the benchmark by which other dance photographers assessed their own work”. Mitchell photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 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, Natalie Wood, and Gloria Swanson. His work appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Life, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, Time, Vanity Fair and Vogue, among others. Tommy Tune, born February 28, 1939, is a six-foot, seven-inch tall Broadway tap dancer, actor, singer, choreographer, and director from Wichita Falls, Texas His father was an oil rig worker, horse trainer, and restaurateur. He moved to New York City and within twenty-four hours landed a role in the road company of Irma La Douce...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Obie Award-winning Broadway (and Off-Broadway) stage actress Gloria Foster, photographed in New York City, 1966. This is a print that was...

8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Roy Lichtenstein posing in his studio with new work in the background, extremely unusual image standing next to a mirror. This is ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor Peter Pears - 1969. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Come...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Artist/Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet (real name Isabelle Collin Dufresne) photographed in 1971 in New York City nude...

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 ...

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, 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 Dancer Mikko Nissinen. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) b...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of stage and film actress Ruth Gordon. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of auth...

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...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Judith Jamision in "Sophisticated Ladies" on Broadway in 1980. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print recto. Comes directly from the Jack ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Edward Villella in New York City Ballet's "Watermill", Jerome Robbins Dance/Drama, 1972. Signed by Jack M...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Marisol, 1968, 7/25, signed by Jack Mitchell lower right and in pencil on the reverse. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell A...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn photographed during a break in dance class, January 20, 1965. This photograph was on the cover of the May ...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstar Jackie Curtis starring as Blue Denim with Andy Warhol transvestite superstar Candy Darling in his hit play "Vain Victor...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Rebekah Harkness, American composer, sculptor, and founder of the Harkness Ballet, 1966. Comes directly ...

This photograph of artist Louise Nevelson was taken in 1974 in Nevelson's home in Manhattan. One of Mitchell's most beautiful color photographs. This exhibition print is 17 x 22". Co...

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 ...

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

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 Ar...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Alex Katz at an exhibition of his recent works in Manhattan, 1964. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes directly fro...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstars Candy Darling and Dorian Gray (nude) photographed for After Dark Magazine, June 21, 1971. Signed by Jack Mitchell in p...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of sculptor Louise Nevelson in her New York City studio in 1983. 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...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Choreographer George Balanchine rehearsing the New York City Ballet, 1965. Signed by Jack Mitchell on t...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein and his wife Dorothy in his New York studio in 1968. Signed by Jack Mitchell on the print verso. Comes direc...

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Joffrey Ballet "The Dream", 1973 with Rebecca Wright, Burton Taylor, and Russel Sultzbach. One of Jack Mitc...