William Claxton - Photographer

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the master photographer of jazz legends, celebrities, and fashion.

I like his work. What do you think ?


<Steve MCQueen,LA,1962> artnet.com

 

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Marlene Dietrich , Las Vegas , 1955 http://dirckhalstead.org

 

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Natalie Wood 1961 NY http://www.digitaljournalist.org one of my favorites

 

[Multitudes]

I'm not to familiar with his fashion work, but his jazz photography is out of this world, absolutely stunning and I love the photographs he did of Steve McQueen ...

Audreys Hot dog stand, Los Angeles, 3 am, 1961

Ursula Andress, Sherman Oaks, California, 1962

Steve McQueen (after a Cross Country Race), Mojave Desert, 1963

Steve McQueen, 1967

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[Multitudes]

Claxton's Jazz photography ...

Chet Baker's 'Ax' and his 1954 Caddy, 1954

Helima and Chet Baker, Redondo Beach, 1955

Miles Davis, Los Angeles, 1956

Muddy Waters, Newport Jazz Festival, 1956

After Image Gallery

 

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Ornette Coleman, Los Angeles, 1959

Duke Ellington, Hollywood, 1959

Dizzy Gillespie, New York City, 1960

Times Square, New York City, 1960

Same source

 

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Cootie Williams, New York, Harlem, 1960

Will Shade and his Tub Bass, Memphis, 1960

Ray Charles, Hollywood, 1962

Wynton Marsalis, New York City, 1992

Same source

 

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The last and my favorite Claxton photograph ...

Chet Baker, Hollywood, 1954

Same source

 

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[Darling_Myy]

According to wikipedia, William died in 2008, a day before his 81st birthday.

A fashion editorial, it looks like it really could be from the 60s

magazine: Nylon April 2003
editorial: Top of the Pops
photographer: William Claxton
styling: April Hughes
hair: Bertrand W
make-up: Paige Smitherman
model: Michele Hicks



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