In 1975 Miles Davis, one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th Century, withdrew from playing music and disappeared from the public eye. Photographer Oliver Morris describe…
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The exhibition “Urban Lyricism” at the Point du Jour art center in Cherbourg is presenting a hundred works by American photographer Helen Levitt (1913-2009). Born in New York, Levitt…
Freelance photojournalist Alfred Wertheimer was hired by RCA Victor in 1956 to shoot promotional images of a recently signed 21-year-old recording artist, Elvis Presley. Wertheimer’s instincts to “tag along” with…
The Great Crossing of Africa is the first of a series devoted to colonial history. The book features pictures from Captain Albert Baratier (1864-1917) taken during the Congo-Nil mission,…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying nine photographs of President John F. Kennedy and his family taken by Richard Avedon for Harpers Bazaar. The photos will be…
In 1995, after nearly 20 years as a photographer whose installations grew more and more refined, Bernard Faucon announced that he was abandoning photography, presenting a collection of small format…
The baudoin lebon gallery is presenting a thematical exhibition of circumstance. All of the photographers present have taken one or several pictures of snowy landscapes.…
Rock history, whether in pictures or in words, starts with Elvis Presley. Here, in this magnificent photographic album, the King quite naturally launches the festivities with invited guests and…
In the 1980s, Larry Sultan and Tina Barney reinvigorated portraiture by turning their lenses on their own families to document their personal histories. These images record intimate moments these artists…
Smithsonian American Art Museum8th and F Streets, N.W.20004 Washington, D.C.…