Monroe Gallery of Photography specializes in 20th- and 21st-century photojournalism and humanist imagery—images that are embedded in our collective consciousness and which form a shared visual heritage for human society. They set social and political changes in motion, transforming the way we live and think—in a shared medium that is a singular intersectionality of art and journalism.
— Sidney and Michelle Monroe
Monroe Gallery of Photography will be exhibiting a specially selected collection of civil rights photographs from the 1956 Selma March to Ferguson, Missouri and present day in booth #119
during the AIPAD Photography Show April 16 - 19, 2015.
Bobby Kennedy campaigns in Indiana during May of 1968, with various aides and friends: former prizefighter Tony Zale and (right of Kennedy) N.F.L. stars Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, and Deacon Jones at Monroe gallery, booth #421
The AIPAD Photography Show takes place at the Park Avenue Armory April 10–13. Admission is $30 daily or $50 for the run of the show. Students pay $10. aipad.com/photoshow
John Lennon on the train to New York after the Beatles' concert at
Washington Coliseum, Feb. 11, 1964
Astonishing, richly spontaneous, and almost entirely unpublished images of the Beatles’ historic first trip to the United States, as chronicled by award-winning LIFE photographer Bill Eppridge given unique access to their tour. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to the United States, this rare and mostly unseen collection of photographs marks the beginning of the British Invasion. In February 1964, photographer Bill Eppridge was on assignment for Life magazine to cover the band’s arrival at JFK airport. He was then invited to continue shooting in their room at the Plaza Hotel and during the days that followed, notably at the Ed Sullivan Show rehearsal and historic performance; in Central Park; on a train ride to Washington, D.C., for the concert at the Washington Coliseum; at the British embassy; and at their renowned performance at Carnegie Hall. The book is an intimate fly-on-the-wall account of a visit that introduced the Beatles to America and changed the course of music, internationalizing the industry and opening the door for other artists to achieve global success.
On Thursday, April 10, there will be a special book signing with Bill Eppridge's wife and editor, Adrienne Aurichio, of Six Days that Changed the World. The book was created before Mr. Eppridge died in 2013, and was published posthumously. Please join us in Booth #421, Monroe Gallery of Photography, from 4 - 6 PM.
From April 25 through June 22, the exhibition Bill Eppridge: 1964 will be on view at Monroe Gallery of Photography.
Saturday, April 5 - Sunday, August 17, 2014 Open during regular museum hours
Included in regular museum admision; $5.00 for Special Exhibit ONLY
ON SALE: Tickets by phone: 1-800-745-3000
4/5/2014 10:00 AM
Never-seen photographs shot by LIFE photographer Bill Eppridge as he spent six days photographing the young pop stars during their first visit to the U.S., and their performances on the Ed Sullivan Show. The exhibit will also feature an amazing collection of albums, posters, figurines, pins, fan club ephemera, and collectibles as it explores the idea of fan devotion and Beatlemania.
Many of Eppridge's Beatles photographs will be on exhibit during The AIPAD Photography Show April 10 -13 in Booth #421, Monroe Gallery of Photography. On Thursday, April 10, there will be a special book signing with Bill Eppridge's wife and editor, Adrienne Aurichio, of Six Days that Changed the World. The book was created
before Mr. Eppridge died in 2013, and was published posthumously.
From April 25 through June 22, the exhibition Bill Eppridge: 1964 will be on view at Monroe Gallery of Photography.
Online registration is available until: 4/11/2014Register »
6:00 p.m. Check In In Each guest will receive: Entry to the Show from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Complimentary cocktail Welcome Bag, including the AIPAD catalogue and On Collecting Photography guide
6:20 p.m. Welcome Address from AIPAD's Board President
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. View the Show, visit exhibitors, and meet artists
PARK AVENUE ARMORY | 643 PARK AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY 10065
The AIPAD Photography Show New York will be held April 10-13 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Monroe Gallery of Photography will be exhibiting at booth #421. The Opening Night Gala will be held on Wednesday, April 9. Please click here to register online for the Gala.
More than 80 of the world’s leading photography art galleries will present a wide range of museum-quality work, including contemporary, modern and nineteenth-century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video, and new media, at the historic Park Avenue Armory in New York City’s Upper East Side.
Monroe Gallery will be
exhibiting specially selected work from the gallery's renowned collection of
20th and 21st Century master photojournalists. Among the highlights selected for
this year's exhibition are important and previously unseen images from Steve Schapiro's vast archives from covering the Civil Rights movement; several iconic photographs by the acclaimed Life magazine
photojournalist Bill Eppridge, who sadly passed away in October, 2013; rare vintage material by Art Shay; and a large format print from Stephen Wilkes' documentary project "Remembering Bethlehem Steel", of the the interior of the ruined, abandoned steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that was once known as the "plant that built America", along with his newest "Day To Night" work.
HOURS
Thursday, April 10 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ADMISSION
$50 for four-day pass
Includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus one catalogue (as available).
$30 for one-day pass
Includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
$10 for one-day pass with valid student ID (not applicable for faculty)
Includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Accompanied children ages 12 and under free.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Show during Show hours (Thursday – Sunday). Each ticket admits one person. No transfers, discounts, refunds, exchanges, or upgrades.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to the United States.
"One morning my boss said, 'Look, we've got a bunch of British musicians coming into town. They're called the Beatles.'" Bill Eppridge was at John F. Kennedy airport on February 7, 1964 for the arrival of The Beatles. He continued to photograph The Beatles that day, and over the next several days. He was invited to come up to their room at the Plaza Hotel and "stick with them." "These were four very fine young gentlemen, and great fun to be around," Eppridge recalled. After he introduced himself to Ringo, who consulted with John, the group asked what he wanted them to do while being photographed for Life. "I'm not going to ask you to do a thing," was Eppridge's reply. "I just want to be here." --Bill Eppridge (Read more from the New York Times Lens Blog here.)
Astonishing, richly spontaneous, and almost entirely unpublished images of the Beatles’ historic first trip to the United States, as chronicled by an
award-winning photographer given unique access to their tour. Published to
coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to the United
States, this rare and mostly unseen collection of photographs marks the
beginning of the British Invasion. In February 1964, photographer Bill Eppridge
was on assignment for Life magazine to cover the band’s arrival at JFK airport.
He was then invited to continue shooting in their room at the Plaza Hotel and
during the days that followed, notably at the Ed Sullivan Show rehearsal and
historic performance; in Central Park; on a train ride to Washington, D.C., for
the concert at the Washington Coliseum; at the British embassy; and at their
renowned performance at Carnegie Hall. The book is an intimate fly-on-the-wall
account of a visit that introduced the Beatles to America and changed the course
of music, internationalizing the industry and opening the door for other artists
to achieve global success.
Bill Eppridge completed the book with his wife and editor Adrienne Aurichio just before his untimely death in October, 2013. Bill Eppridge's photographs of the Beatles 1964 trip will be featured in the exhibition "Bill Eppridge: 1964", April 25 - June 22 at Monroe Gallery of Photography. The exhibit includes other landmark stories Eppridge covered that year: The 1964 Newport Folk Festival, "Mississippi Burning": the funeral of James Chaney, and Needle Park.
Monroe Gallery of Photography will exhibit Bill Eppridge's photographs in booth #421 during the AIPAD Photography Show in New York April 10 - 13.
Copies of "The Beatles: Six Day That Changed the World" signed by Adrienne Aurichio are available from the gallery.
Heading home...with grateful thanks to our photographers, photographer's families, and our friends and supporters who visited during the show. See you in Santa Fe!
The TIME photographer Stephen Wilkes rented a helicopter in the immediate aftermath of hurricane Sandy. This shot, “Hurricane Sandy, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, 2012,” captures the eerie beauty of the day as the storm abates. The Jet Star roller coaster, which floated away from its mooring in the floods, sits far offshore, an incongruous wreck that’s the only visible reminder of the recent devastation. ($25,000, at the Monroe booth.)
US photographer Steve Schapiro poses next to some
of his works during a press conference at the Kunsthalle museum in Rostock,
northeastern Germany. From March 23 to May 5, 2013, the museum presents around
150 photographs by Schapiro in the exhibition titled "Steve Schapiro - Then and
Now - A Retrospective". AFP PHOTO / BERND WUESTNECK
Via Artdaily.org ROSTOCK.-Steve Schapiro is the photographer behind countless now-classic portraits of
rock stars, film stars and politicians from the 1960s and 70s. He is also an
accomplished documentary photographer who recorded many of the greatest
political and social upheavals of our times. While working as a 'special
photographer' for the film studios, he designed several iconic film posters,
most notably for Midnight Cowboy, Taxi Driver and The Godfather Part III. His
extraordinary access has been the hallmark of an illustrious career.
A
retrospective of Schapiro's work opened at the Kunsthalle Rostock,
Museum of Modern Art in Germany on March 24, 2013. The show, which is
curated by Dr. Ulrick Ptak, presents 150 photographs, many of them recently
published for the first time in Schapiro's critically acclaimed retrospective
Steve Schapiro: Then and Now (Hatje Cantz). The exhibition and companion book
look back at Schapiro's diverse half-century career spanning 1961 to 2011. They
portray the celebrities and politicians who shaped a generation, as well as new
and unseen documentary work focusing on the marginalized and unidentified people
on the street.
Then and Now includes whimsical portraits of the stars:
Robert De Niro in full Taxi Driver combat costume, posed in front of his cab
with a Mohican and an improbably chirpy smile; Jack Nicholson, nose bandaged,
tongue out at the camera on the set of Chinatown; and Marlon Brando, grinning
with theatrical devilishness while being made up for The Godfather.
When Schapiro started
shooting in the sixties, it was the golden age of photojournalism. Schapiro's
extensive work in this genre include his depiction of migrant workers in
Arkansas, drug addicts in East Harlem, freedom bus riders, the Selma March to
Montgomery, Alabama with Martin Luther King, Jr., and presidential campaigns,
most notably that of Robert F. Kennedy. Among his most striking works is
a triptych that presents photographs Schapiro took in Memphis in 1968 the day
after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. while on assignment for Life.
Schapiro was the only photographer to capture the ominous handprint of King's
assassin on the wall above the bathtub in the boarding house bathroom from where
the fatal shot was fired.
The thread that connects all of Schapiro's
photographs is his humanistic approach to his work. Whether shooting a celebrity
or an anonymous person he is searching for that iconic moment. In his essay in
the book, curator and author Matthias Harder writes that Schapiro's work
reflects "the spirit of the times. It is not only his famous individual photos
and groups of works from his engagement with Hollywood that ensure him a firm
place in the history of photography of the twentieth and twenty first centuries,
but also the diversity of his subjects and the sovereign, continuing mastery of
them over such a long period of time."
Born and raised in New York City,
Steve Schapiro started taking photographs at age ten while at summer camp. He
attended Amherst College and graduated from Bard College, and studied
photography with the legendary W. Eugene Smith. As a budding photographer, he
got an early break: an assignment from Life magazine. He has never stopped
working since. His work has been published in prestigious magazines and on
numerous covers around the world, including Life, Look, Vanity Fair, Paris
Match, People, and Rolling Stone. Schapiro's photographs were included in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art's 1968 exhibition Harlem On My Mind. His work
can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian, The High Museum of Art, and
the National Portrait Gallery. Schapiro's recent solo shows were in Los Angeles,
Amsterdam, London and Paris. The Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden
presented a retrospective of his work in the spring of 2012. An exhibition of
his work entitled Schapiro: Living America opened at the Center for Photography
Lumiere Brothers, Moscow in the fall of 2012, and included 180 images.
Steve Schapiro's photographs will be on exhibit during the AIPAD Photography Show April 3 - 7, Monroe Gallery of Photography, Booth #419.
We are very pleased that Monroe Gallery of Photography
will once again be exhibiting at the AIPAD Photography Show, one of the most
important international photography art events. The AIPAD Photography Show will
be presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers
(AIPAD), April 3 - 7, 2013.
Monroe Gallery will be in the same location as last year,
Booth # 419, along the left aisle, near the Cafe.
We will be exhibiting specially selected work from the
gallery's renowned collection of 20th and 21st Century master photojournalists.
Among the highlights selected for this year's exhibition are:
Throughout the show we are honored that several of our
photographers will be present in our booth, including Nina Berman, Bill
Eppridge, John Filo, John Loengard, Brian Hamill, Stephen Wilkes, and many
others. Rosalind Withers, Board President of the Ernest C. Withers Collection
Museum, will be in attendance announcing the appointment of Monroe Gallery of
Photography as representative of the Ernest C. Withers Estate.
We look forward to seeing you at the exhibition.
Very truly yours,
Sid and Michelle Monroe
Show Hours:
Thursday, April 4 from 11
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 5 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Park Avenue Armory 643 Park Avenue (between
66th and 67th Streets)
The Beatles exiting Pan Am Flight 101 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Feb. 7, 1964. The photograph, taken by Bill Eppridge, is included in the exhibit (Photo by Bill Eppridge. All rights reserved.)
The black and white photographs, taken for CBS television and LIFE magazine, recall the arrival of the Fab Four in New York, their historic appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and much more.
Bill Eppridge, 75, of New Milford, Conn., a contract photographer for LIFE magazine at the time, is responsible for 33 of the 84 photographs in the exhibit. He was initially assigned to cover The Beatles’ airport arrival on Feb. 7, 1964. Instead, he photographed and chronicled their first six days in America.
When Eppridge arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport, he knew that long-haired musicians from England “who have caused a bit of a stir” were about to land.
“I thought this would be ‘four guys getting off a plane,’ but it turned out to be so much more,” Eppridge recalled. “Half of the New York photographer news corps was out there.”
Many members of the press expected a surly, possibly drugged out, rock’n’roll quartet to stumble off Pan Am Flight 101, but were instead charmed by The Beatles, he said.
“They were perfect gentlemen. These guys were laughing, smiling and treating the press with respect – perhaps deserved, perhaps not,” Eppridge said. “They were perfectly synchronized. One could start a sentence and the other could finish it. These guys were intelligent and they had control of the situation.”
He added, “There was something going on. I could feel it.”
Eppridge immediately called Richard Pollard, director of photography at LIFE, and offered to photograph The Beatles at the Plaza Hotel, Ed Sullivan show, Carnegie Hall performance and train trip to a Washington, D.C. concert
Unlike today when photographers typically deal with agents and handlers, Eppridge spoke directly with The Beatles.
Ringo Starr asked of him, “All right Mr. LIFE photographer, what can we do for you?”
“I told him, ‘Mr. Starr, just be yourselves and this will be painless,’” Eppridge responded.
A classical music aficionado, Eppridge experienced a Beatlemaniac’s fondest dream by witnessing the band’s first U.S. performances at CBS-TV Studio 50 (now the Ed Sullivan Theater), Carnegie Hall and the Washington D.C. Coliseum.
“The teenyboppers, the little girls, were just out of their minds. You couldn’t hear yourself from the screaming. You couldn’t hear the music at the concerts,” Eppridge said. “It was wonderfully crazy.”
Eppridge’s negatives went missing for several years before making their way back to him 1994. He is planning a book of his Beatles photography next year.
“As time goes by, you come away with a greater realization of what you have done,” Eppridge said.
While Eppridge never photographed the Fab Four again, he captured other historic moments for LIFE, National Geographic and Sports Illustrated.
He followed Robert F. Kennedy in the months leading up to his assassination on June 5, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Eppridge said he and other journalists viewed Kennedy as “totally reckless” for failing to take stringent security precautions in the wake of his brother’s assassination nearly five years earlier.
Eppridge said he was standing 12 feet behind Kennedy when the fatal shots rang out.
“Having been in Vietnam, I knew what incoming sounded like. The only thing I was wrong about was that I thought it was .25 caliber and it was .22,” Eppridge recalled.
Eppridge photographed the slain presidential candidate on the floor of the Ambassador Hotel.
“You operate on instinct. You do what you have to do,” he said. “You don’t even think about crying. I cried later.”
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Bill Eppridge will share reflections on his memorable career at the D’Amour Museum on April 21 at 2 p.m.
IF YOU GO
Exhibit: “The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes” When: Tuesday through June 2 Where: Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield Cost: Adults, $15; seniors and college students, $10; ages 3 to 17 year, $8; ages 2 and under and museum members, free. Admission includes all four Springfield Museums. Springfield residents receive free general admission with proof of address For more info: Call (413) 263-6800 or online at springfieldmuseums.org
Bill Eppridge will be in atendance during the AIPAD Photography Show in New York at Monroe Gallery of Photography, Booth #419, April 2 - 7, 2013.
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