February 19, 2015

I had the privilege of working with Art Kane at the time he switched from art direction to photography. From 1960 to 1965 he was my boss, mentor, teacher, and…

I have always been a fan of cinema and jazz. Twenty years ago, I saw ‘A Great Day in Harlem’, the Oscar-nominated documentary that tells the story of Art Kane’s…

I first knew of Art Kane as an art director and later met him as a photographer. When he decided to become a photographer he applied his design skills to…

Art Kane was one of a handful of photographers who, from the late 1950’s onward, made fashion and music photography fun. His imagination was the territory he found most intoxicating,…

When I first came to New York as a country bumpkin Art Kane was the enfant terrible art director and later the wunderkind commercial photographer of his generation.  The Art…

Art Kane has produced some of the most iconic images of our time. His photography exudes tremendous courage, addressing race, pop culture, politics, and beauty in an untraditional way. Seeing…

Every art form has a few rare individuals who achieve a confluence of mass appeal with genuine groundbreaking art. Those special few, who reach and touch many, but who also…