Jack Robinson Art
American, 1928-1997
Jack Robinson, Jr. was born in Meridian, MS on September 18, 1928 to Jack Robinson, Sr. and Euline Jones. After graduating from Clarksdale High School in 1946, Jack moved to New Orleans to attend Tulane University. In 1950, he began his professional career in photography. He captured the allure of the French Quarter and its nightlife, as well as the Mardi Gras festivities. In 1955, he moved to New York City, where he quickly became noted for his fashion photography. By 1959, he had snapped the cover for a special fashion edition of Life magazine and went on to work with Carrie Donovan at The New York Times until 1965. When Carrie moved to Vogue magazine, Jack followed, and his work was published in the magazine over 500 times between 1965 and 1972. Like so many other creative geniuses, Jack was inwardly tormented. He was gay during a time when homosexuality was not socially accepted, and this caused him great suffering. He also ran in the fast lane with Andy Warhol and company, and he eventually succumbed to the temptations of his social scene. As his dependence upon alcohol worsened, his career dwindled and his life deteriorated. Finally, in 1972, broke, addicted, and depressed, Jack moved back to Memphis, TN. He got clean, took a job as a stained glass designer, and left his life in New York City behind. In November 1997, Jack was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away within a month. Though Jack's career spanned only 17 years, they were pivotal years in contemporary culture. He documented the social changes that occurred in the 1960s and early 70s, as reflected by fashion, art, the written word, stage and cinema, and music. From the Beat Generation, as an insider and a participant, Jack captured on film what the world will remember for generations. “I look at these photos of some acquaintances, some friends, and some I don't know, and I feel closer to them than I ever imagined...all thanks to dear Jack. Jack Robinson, a man with whom I will be connected always—always in my heart.” -Cybill Shepherd “Jack was a joy to work with. He was very low key and gave his subjects freedom to evolve according to the spirit of the moment, which gives his work a refreshing spontaneity.” -Gloria Vanderbilt
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Artist: Jack Robinson
Michael Caine
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack photographed British actor Michael Caine in an apartment in New York City in December, 1966. 1966 was a big year for Caine, with two hits: "Gambit" ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Gunga Den
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
This Mardi Gras image from New Orleans in 1954 shows partygoers as they pass The Gunga Den on Bourbon Street. The club was legendary - Truman Capote was often quoted that The Gunga ...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Loudon Wainwright III
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Singer, songwriter Loudon Wainwright, III is seen here from a September, 1971 session. The 24 year old Wainwright had already released two albums by the time this photograph was take...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Procol Harum
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack took this studio portrait of British rock group Procol Harum in April, 1969. Their first album had been a huge success in 1967 and when this picture was taken, their third albu...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Sol LeWitt
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
Edition of 25
Estate signed and stamped
18.5" x 18.5" print on 20" x 24" paper
We print on Thursdays. Prints typically ship ou...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix at Soul Together
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Soul Together concert at Madison Square Garden on June 28, 1968 featured a roster of Atlantic recording artists, all of whom donated their time. Proceeds benefitted the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund. While Jimi Hendrix did not perform, he came on stage to make a donation. The acts included Aretha Franklin, Sonny and Cher, King Curtis, Joe Tex, Sam and Dave, The Rascals, and Sly Stone...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
John Lennon
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Beatles announced the formation of their record label, Apple Records, at a press conference at the Americana Hotel in New York in May, 1968. This photograph of John Lennon...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Diana Ross at Grand Central Station
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Singer Diana Ross from a fashion shoot in Grand Central Station, New York City in August 1968. Ross had experienced huge success as the lead singer of the Supremes. The year after th...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Suzy Parker and Great Danes
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The red-headed Suzy Parker (1932–2003), the highest paid and most famous American model in the fifties, was the fourth of four daughters from San Antonio, ...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Lily Tomlin as "Ernestine"
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Legendary comedian Lily Tomlin appears in character as telephone operator "Ernestine," a recurring character on the sketch comedy television show "L...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson snapped this shot of the beautiful Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1965.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
E...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Tim Buckley
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed American singer and songwriter Tim Buckley in his NYC studio in November, 1968. At the time, he had released two records and was recording his third. Vogue called him the “found poet of new folk.” Tim Buckley is the biological father of Jeff Buckley...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Tina Turner
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Tina Turner (b.1939), born as Anna Mae Bullock, began singing professionally as a teenager after meeting the established performer Ike Turner (1931–2007). ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Paul McCartney
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Beatles announced the formation of their record label, Apple Records, at a press conference at the Americana Hotel in New York in May, 1968. This photograph of Paul McCartney...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Chet Atkins at the Grand Ole Opry
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed Chet Atkins on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1958. He was in town to shoot the cover photographs for the Everly Brothers...
Category
1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Sly Stone at Soul Together
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Soul Together concert at Madison Square Garden on June 28, 1968 featured a roster of Atlantic recording artists, all of whom donated their time. Proceeds benefitted the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund. The acts included Aretha Franklin, Sonny and Cher, King Curtis, Joe Tex, Sam and Dave, The Rascals, and Sly Stone...
Category
1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
1960s Beale Street
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Legendary Beale Street in 1965. Now a popular tourist area with bars, restaurants, and music halls, Beale Street in 1965 was still open to vehicle traffic and was an important area f...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Sam and Dave Horns Section
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
R&B and Soul act Sam and Dave perform during the Soul Together concert at Madison Square Garden in June, 1968. They are known for their powerhouse soul hits like "Soul Man" and "Hold...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Tango Palace
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Tango Palace Ballroom was a dance club located at Broadway and 48th in New York City. Its neon lights and panels depicting couples dancing interested Jack, and he photographed th...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Barenboim, Zukerman, and Du Pré
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
From December, 1969, Pinchas Zuckerman at age 21 on the violin, Jacqueline DuPre at age 25 on the cello, and Daniel Barenboim at age 27 on the piano. They had just had a successful p...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Tony Williams
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
American jazz drummer Tony Williams pictured here from late 1969. At only 23 years old, he had already played with Miles Davis for five years and had just started his own group, the ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
The Bee Gees
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed Australian pop/rock group the Bee Gees in August, 1968. By this time, the Gibb Brothers and band had released three albums and had ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Sam and Dave at Madison Square Garden
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
R&B and Soul act Sam and Dave perform during the Soul Together concert at Madison Square Garden in June, 1968. The duo are known for their powerh...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Harry's Loans
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Signage on Beale Street in Memphis, TN in 1965.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
Edition of 25
Estate signed and stamped
14" x 21" print on 20" x 24" paper
We ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Handy Park (Beale Street)
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Handy Park on Beale Street in Memphis, TN is named for musician and composer W.C. Handy, the "Father of the Blues."
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
Edition of 2...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Veruschka in Mimi di Niscemi
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Supermodel Veruschka von Lehndorff, a favorite of Diana Vreeland, is pictured here in an electric light-up collier necklace by jewelry designer Mimi di Niscemi...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Jack Nicholson
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Nicholson (b.1937) was acting in low-budget films for years before his breakthrough in Easy Rider (1969), directed by Dennis Hopper. This photogra...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Joni Mitchell
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Joni Mitchell (b.1943) was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Alberta. She began playing guitar and singing in clubs in her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewa...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Lauren Hutton
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Actress and model Lauren Hutton appears in thigh high patent leather boots in this fashion shoot for Vogue in 1972.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Gale...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Roberta Flack
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Roberta Flack, vocal jazz and soul singer photographed in November, 1969. This photograph was taken after her first release “First Take” which contained ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
The Who Jump
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The Who, one of the greatest rock bands of all time, began in 1964 and, when photographed on June 5, 1969, had just released their landmark rock opera Tommy. In a “People Are Talking About …” feature of Vogue, Tommy was praised as “celebrating the quiet divinity of explosion”, seriously extending rock’s musical range. The Who were John Entwistle...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Leonard Cohen
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Leonard Cohen (b.1934), Canadian songwriter, folk singer, poet, novelist, and philosopher, came from a middle-class Jewish home in Westmount, Montreal, his father a successful clothing-store owner. Cohen would go on to study at McGill University and then Columbia University. He published his first book of poetry in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. This photograph was taken by Jack Robinson on August 9, 1967 a month after Cohen’s appearance at the Newport Folk Festival...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Sonny and Cher
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Cherilyn Sarkisian (b.1946) met Salvatore Bono (1935–1998) in Los Angeles in 1962, and the subsequent relationship evolved into Sonny & Cher, one of the most popular husband-wife acts in popular music history. Sonny had started his career at Specialty Records and then moved on to work with Phil Spector...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Henri Langlois
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Studio portrait of Turkish-born film archivist Henri Langlois from January, 1969. Langlois was co-founder and director of the Cinémathèque Française and has been credited with being ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Roberta Flack
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Roberta Flack, vocal jazz and soul singer photographed in November, 1969. This photograph was taken after her first release “First Take” which contained ...
Category
1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Sam and Dave "Horns High"
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
R&B and Soul act Sam and Dave perform during the Soul Together concert at Madison Square Garden in June, 1968. The concert featured a roster of Atlantic recording artists, all of who...
Category
1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
The Velvet Underground
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed The Velvet Underground playing at the store Paraphernalia in March 1966. From left John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed,and Maur...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Show Me Your Pontiac
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack photographed this Mardi Gras reveler serving up some serious attitude on the hood of a Pontiac in 1954.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
Edition of 25
Estat...
Category
1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film
Dior at Versailles
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson photographed a model wearing Christian Dior haute couture in this once-in-a-lifetime shot in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles in 1959. Christian Dior himself had passe...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Daisy Theater
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Now called the "Old" Daisy, The Daisy Theater opened on the iconic Beale Street in Memphis, TN in 1913. Jack photographed the Daisy during a visit with his parents in 1965. It still ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Elton John
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
When Jack Robinson photographed him on November 6, 1970, the twenty-three year old Elton John had become internationally known just that year. Just a month before, he had released his third album, Tumbleweed Connection. Clearly, even by this time his trademark appearance— the baby-face framed by oversize eyeglasses, and multi-colored garb— was already established. The feature in Vogue on January 1, 1971 points out the role of Elton in the shift from electric guitar to piano-based music, noting his recent show piano-to-piano with Leon Russell...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Joni Mitchell
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Photographed by Jack Robinson on November 20, 1968, Joni Mitchell had just released her first album and was about to appear in a concert at Carnegie Hall...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Prism
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack took this photograph of a model distorted through a prism in the early 1960s. In his personal work, he enjoyed shooting the human body from unexpected angles, the images at time...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Jack Nicholson
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Nicholson (b.1937) was acting in low-budget films for years before his breakthrough in Easy Rider (1969), directed by Dennis Hopper. This photogra...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Tom Wolfe
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Tom Wolfe (b.1931), from Richmond, Virginia, spurned academic life after receiving his Yale doctorate to become a reporter, ultimately at the New York Herald Tribune. He originated New Journalism, a staccato-adjective-laden style that reinvented subordinate clauses when writing a feature for Esquire on custom cars...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Barber Shop Reflection
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
A man checks himself out in the reflection of a barber shop window in New York in the mid 1960s.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie Baryta paper
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Girl Before a Mardi Gras
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
These Mardi Gras partiers are wearing impressive homemade masks inspired by Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galer...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Fried Eggs and Chili
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack took this photograph through a store window on Canal Street in New Orleans in the early 1950s. We like to imagine the man is counting out his 30 cents for two fried eggs...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Have a Coke
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack snapped this photo of stacked Coca-Cola bottles in their painted wooden crates in the mid 1960s. He loved photographing bright colors and patterns...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Dominique Sanda
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
French actress Dominique Sanda was only 19 when this photograph was taken in October, 1970, the same month her film “The Conformist” was released in Ita...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
NYC Parking Meter
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack Robinson snapped this shot on the streets of New York City in the mid 1960s. Jack got his start behind the camera shooting scenes of his daily life in New Orleans. Once he becam...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Past Her Prime
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
This party girl appears to have over-imbibed and now takes a rest (or a snooze) on the steps at Dixie's Bar of Music during Mardi Gras, 1954.
Silver gelatin print on Ilford Galerie...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Nina Simone
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
By the time she was photographed by Jack Robinson on October 30, 1969, few singers had fused gospel and pop with classical music as successfully as Nina Simone...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Telephone Booths
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack loved patterns, repeating images, and reflections. This bank of telephone booths caught his eye on a walk in the city in the mid-1960s.
Silver ...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Dior Salon
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Jack photographed models posing in haute couture designs at the Christian Dior Salon in 1959. Christian Dior had passed away in 1957, and his chosen successor, Yves Saint Laurent, wa...
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1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Iggy Pop
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Iggy Pop (b.1947), the”Godfather of Punk,” was born as James Newell Osterberg in Michigan. He started out as a high school drummer and one of his bands was The Iguanas, hence his stage name. Inspired by the performing antics of Jim Morrison, Iggy expanded on them with his group The Stooges...
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1970s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Suzy Parker
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
The red-headed Suzy Parker (1932–2003), the highest paid and most famous American model in the fifties, was the fourth of four daughters from San Antonio, ...
Category
1950s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
James Taylor
By Jack Robinson
Located in Memphis, TN
Boston-born singer-songwriter James Taylor (b.1948) spent his early years in the college town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his father was dean of the U.N.C. Medical School. His was a musical family and Taylor chose the guitar. In 1966, at the urging of childhood Martha’s Vineyard friend Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, Taylor moved to New York and they started a band together, The Flying Machine. In 1967, Taylor moved to London and using Kortchmar’s friendship with Peter Asher, found himself the first non-British act signed to Apple. When Jack Robinson photographed the twenty-one year old Taylor...
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1960s Jack Robinson Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
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