Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
American
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life, captured from the European race circuit during the 1950s and 60s, are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world. Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography, and especially motorsports photography, since the early 1950s, when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long-distance sports car races — the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. In that period of time, he also photographed theater and music personalities for the New York Times. His work is held by numerous private collectors and has been exhibited in museums in the United States, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Akron Museum and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
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Artist: Jesse Alexander
1000 Kilometer Race Start, Nurburgring, Germany
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition.
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Jesse Alexander was considered one of t...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati 250F, Reims, France
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 11 x 14 in. Image size: 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
"Fangio is exiting a slow corner and looks ov...
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20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Juan Manuel Fangio, Grand Prix of Monaco
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 1/4 x 12 in.
Signed in ink on print by Jesse Alexander
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photog...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Refueling, Le Mans, 24 Hours
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world.
Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long distance sports car races, the 24 Hours...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Maserati 250F Formula One Cars, Pau
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 16 1/2 in.
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world.
Jesse Alexander was involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One...
Category
1950s Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nurburgring, Germany
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Paper size: 20 x 14, Image size: 14 x 14 in.
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photogra...
Category
1950s Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monaco Pits
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander in black ink on print margin.
Titled in black ink and misc. notation in pencil on print verso.
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Juan Manuel Fangio, Mille Miglia
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Juan Manuel Fangio, MM, 1955
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.
Signed by Jesse Alexander
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world.
Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long distance sports car races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mille Miglia...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ferrari Reims
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 19 1/2 x 16 in., Image size: 13 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage...
Category
1950s Contemporary Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fangio, Ferrari, 1000 KM Nürburgring
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin.
Paper size: 16 x 19 1/2 in, Image size: 10 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
"The Mercedes W196 of Stirling Moss practices in the rain on one of the fastest road racing circuits in Europe. Moss teamed with the Argentine champion, Juan Manuel Fangio, as the two drivers spearheaded the Mercedes effort in 1995, dominating the season. This is the open-wheeled version of the W196, a car that Mercedes uses today at historic events around the world to promote its racing heritage."
-Caption from "Driven: The Racing Photography...
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20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson, Mercedes 300 SLR Mille Miglia, Italy
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 11 1/2 x 17 in.
"The Mercedes W196 of Stirling Moss practices in the rain on one of the fastest road racing circuits in Europe. Moss teamed with the Argentine champion, Juan Manuel Fangio, as the two drivers spearheaded the Mercedes effort in 1995, dominating the season. This is the open-wheeled version of the W196, a car that Mercedes uses today at historic events around the world to promote its racing heritage."
-Caption from "Driven: The Racing Photography...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
German Grand Prix, Nurburging
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander in black ink on print margin
Gelatin silver print
Pape size: 16 x 20 in. Image size: 11 1/2 x 17 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage...
Category
1950s Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Phil Hill, Ferrari. 1561F2, Nurburgring, Germany
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
"Soon-to-be World Champion Phil Hill is in his first Grand Prix drive for Ferrari. The car is a single seater Formula Two machine, and he is seen rushing downhill through the infamous "Fuchsröhre" section of the Ring. The image is unusual for several reasons: it was taken with a Rolleiflex camera...
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1950s Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two 356A Factory Cars in Pits, 1000 KM Race
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 19 x 13 in., Image size: 15 3/4 x 11 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of ...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paris Auto Show - General Motors design by Jesse Alexander, c. 1961
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Paris Auto Show - General Motors Design by Jesse Alexander is a 14 x 14 inch archival pigment print. This photograph features a black car on display, surroun...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paris Auto Show - General Motors dream car
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world.
Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long distance sports car races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. In that period of time he also photographed theater and music personalities for the New York Times.
His work is held by numerous private collectors and has been exhibited in museums in the United States, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Akron Museum and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
“As a young boy growing up during World War II, I was captivated by the imagery that came out of the war through the eyes of legendary photographers like Edward Steichen and W. Eugene Smith...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paris Auto Show - BMW stand
By Jesse Alexander
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world.
Jesse Alexander has been involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One and the famous long distance sports car races, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio. In that period of time he also photographed theater and music personalities for the New York Times.
His work is held by numerous private collectors and has been exhibited in museums in the United States, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Akron Museum and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
“As a young boy growing up during World War II, I was captivated by the imagery that came out of the war through the eyes of legendary photographers like Edward Steichen and W. Eugene Smith...
Category
20th Century Modern Jesse Alexander Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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