June 15 through October 7, 2007
Della Penna Gallery, New Hope
A salute to 20th century music came to life in this exhibition, which included
fifty classic photographic portraits of some of America's greatest composers and
musical performers. Organized by the George Eastman House in Rochester, New
York, the exhibition was a celebration of the rich diversity of American music,
and offered glimpses into the lives and personalities of a veritable "who's who"
of American music, including George Gershwin, Dizzy Gillespie, Leonard Bernstein,
Marion Anderson, Duke Ellington, B.B. King, Frank Sinatra, Jim Morrison,
Janis Joplin, and Bob Dylan.
These musicians were photographed by equally famous American photographers, such
as Edward Steichen, Annie Leibovitz, Philippe Halsman, Art Kane,
and Chuck Close.
"These images present us with portraits of determination, idealism, and a
strong sense of self," said noted musicologist Olivia Mattis, the curator of the
exhibition. "I looked for images where the photographer and the musician were
engaged in a creative dialogue. There is a spark or an energy that is released
when two creative forces come together in a single artistic expression."
A L S O S E E
Images, clockwise from top left:
Herman Leonard, Thelonious Monk, 1949/printed later, Gelatin silver print, © 2006 Herman Leonard,
courtesy Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Herman Leonard, Dizzy Gillespie, 1955, Gelatin silver print, © 2006 Herman Leonard,
courtesy Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Art Kane, Harlem (A Great Day in Harlem), 1958, Gelatin silver print, Collection of the Art Kane Archive.
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