American Royalty: The Kennedys, Fashion & Celebrity, Photographs by Mark Shaw showcases timeless images of John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy. The Museum of Art exhibition will be the first museum show to exclusively feature the critically acclaimed work of Mark Shaw. Museum staff worked with the Monroe Gallery of Photography, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Mark Shaw Photographic Archives to select the 50 prints in the exhibition, which can only be seen in Utica. On exhibit through May 4, 2014.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Navy veteran who claimed to be the man in the 1945 photo of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square amid World War II victory celebrations has died
Alfred Eisenstaedt: V.J. Day in Times Square, New York, August 14, 1945
©Time Inc.
"In Times Square on V.J. Day I saw a sailor running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight. Whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn't make a difference. I was running ahead of him with my Leica looking back over my shoulder but none of the pictures that were possible pleased me. Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse. If she had been dressed in a dark dress I would never have taken the picture. If the sailor had worn a white uniform, the same. I took exactly four pictures. It was done within a few seconds.Only one is right, on account of the balance. In the others the emphasis is wrong — the sailor on the left side is either too small or too tall. People tell me that when I am in heaven they will remember this picture." --Alfred Eisensdtaedt, Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt, Abbeville Press
©Time Inc.
Glen McDuffie is one of several people who have claimed to be the man in the Alfred Eisenstaedt photo originally published in LIFE Magazine.
"While many people claimed to be the participants in the iconic photograph, McDuffie's assertion was backed up by Lois Gibson, a forensic artist with the Houston Police Department." (Via Gothamist: Famous V-J Day Times Square Kiss Sailor Dies At 86)
Many others have also publicly claimed to be the participants in the photograph, as in this 2012 article, with one even going so far as to file a lawsuit against Time Inc. alleging that both Time and Life had violated his right of publicity by using the photograph without his permission. He eventually dropped the lawsuit.
In October 1980, Life published a special spread entitled “Who Is the Kissing Sailor?” Ten sailors wrote to the magazine, each one insisting with convincing evidence — a distinctive hairline, a signature vein on the right hand, a newly acquired Quartermaster 1st Class patch — that he was the “kissing sailor”. Three women also wrote in and claimed to be the nurse.
At exhibitions of his photographs towards then of his life, Alfred Eisenstaedt would frequently encounter people claiming to be the sailor or the nurse. Always gracious, Eisie would simply shake their hands and say "How nice". He was working alone that day in Times Square, without a reporter, and never paused to get anyones name.
The New York Times: Man Known as Kissing Sailor in WWII-Era Image Dies
Thursday, March 13, 2014
The Wall That Heals comes to Santa Fe
Via The Santa Fe New Mexican
Schedule of events
The exhibit is a half-scale replica of the actual wall, and will be on display at Fort Marcy Field in Santa Fe, N.M. Viewing is permitted 24 hours a day from March 19, 4 p.m. — March 24, 6 a.m. There is no charge for admission.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
1:00 p.m. — VVMF Traveling Wall arrives, escorted by the American Legion Riders Post 26 and NM Patriot Guard Riders
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
8:00 a.m. — VVMF Traveling Wall Set-up
4:00 p.m. — Open to the Public
Thursday, March 20, 2014
11:00 a.m. — Welcoming Ceremony and speech by the founder on the History of the Wall
Saturday, March 22, 2014
5:00 p.m. — Reading of the 398 New Mexican names on the wall, followed by a candlelight vigil
Sunday, March 23, 2014
11:00 a.m. — Honoring Ceremony
Monday, March 24, 2014
6:00 a.m.— Viewing of the Traveling Wall ends
8:00 a.m. — Tear down begins
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW 2014
Mark Your Calendar: April 10-13, 2014
PARK AVENUE ARMORY | 643 PARK AVENUE | NEW YORK, NY 10065The 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 passIncludes 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.
Friday, March 7, 2014
The New Mexico Museum of Art hosts a year-long cycle of photography exhibitions
Via New Mexico Museum of Art
The New Mexico Museum of Art hosts a year-long cycle of photography exhibitions
March 7, 2014 - March 15, 2015
Celebrating its rich collection of photographs and the key role the medium has played in shaping New Mexico history, culture, and tourism, the museum presents a series of photography exhibitions in the coming year:
Solo shows will feature surveys of work by contemporary masters of the medium.
Theme shows bring together a selection of contemporary work from both national and regional artists who are exploring a particular subject.
The Photo Lab is an evolving space in which to learn more about photography. We invite you to spend time finding out more about photographic processes, reading about artists in the solo exhibitions, browsing articles, using the magnet board to exchange ideas, watching a video on how wet-process photographs are developed, and initiating conversation with others!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Gallerist Sidney Monroe discusses legendary photographer Mark Shaw
Courtesy Monroe Gallery
Special Event
American Royalty: The Kennedys, Fashion & Celebrity
Saturday, March 1, 20144 pm — 7 pm
$5 MWPAI Members
$15 General Admission
Lecture • 4 p.m.
Mark Shaw:
The Kennedy Years and Beyond
Sidney Monroe
Monroe Gallery of Photography
Santa Fe, New Mexico
$15 General Admission
Lecture • 4 p.m.
Mark Shaw:
The Kennedy Years and Beyond
Sidney Monroe
Monroe Gallery of Photography
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Followed by Exhibition Viewing
Reception • 5 to 7 p.m.
Festive Attire, Cash Bar
Reception • 5 to 7 p.m.
Festive Attire, Cash Bar
Gallerist Sidney Monroe discusses legendary photographer Mark Shaw, best known for his intimate portraits of the Kennedys (before and during John F. Kennedy’s presidency) and as a leading fashion photographer, having worked for magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, and others. Shaw worked for LIFE magazine from 1952 to 1968, shooting 27 covers and almost 100 stories with subjects ranging from Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly to the fashions of Christian Dior.
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Joe McNally: A Life Behind the Lens
Via The Annenberg Center
Joe McNally
A Life Behind the Lens
From Thursday, January 16th, 2014
As a globetrotting magazine photographer, Joe McNally’s creative use of light has been the most notable aspect of his approach to shooting. Whether covering an editorial assignment for magazines such as TIME, Fortune and The New York Times Sunday Magazine, or shooting ad campaigns and corporate work for Fortune 500 companies, McNally embraces the power that light plays on a photo subject.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
"Michelle and Sidney Monroe are here to [s]cool you"
The Monroes strike a cool pose. - ENRIQUE LIMÓN
Via The Santa Fe Reporter
February 19, 2014
It’s no secret that Monroe Gallery of Photography houses some of the coolest art around. Owners Michelle and Sidney Monroe are taking their edge to the next level with When Cool Was King, an exhibit focused entirely around the concept of cool, which graces their walls through April 20.
The Don Gaspar Avenue spot is centered on black and white photography, and as Sid puts it, “even more specifically on photojournalism.”
“It took a few years to put together,” Sid continues. “It was inspired from us meeting Alfred Eisenstaedt.”
“The Stars of Ocean’s 11 stage a fight, Hollywood, 1960” by Sid Avery.
© MPTVIMAGES
“There was a window in the late ‘80s early ‘90s when Eisenstaedt was in his 90s, he had no living relatives, and he still kept an office in the Time-Life building,” the gallery owner reminisces.
The encounter cemented the couple’s passion for photojournalism, and seeded what would eventually become Monroe Gallery.
“We were extremely passionate about his work and his colleagues’ work and he knew that we really got it,” Michelle says. “We left our respective jobs and decided to open a gallery and he agreed to join us—which was crazy because we were in our 20s.”
That same spirit lives on in When Cool, with shots depicting everyone from Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, to the Rat Pack, Jane Fonda as “Barbarella” and Steve McQueen relaxing at home while aiming a pistol.
The term “iconic” comes to mind, though it’s clear, at the time, the people behind the lens were just doing their jobs.
“It’s interesting,” Sid says of the images that compose the show. “Because we’ve spoken to these photographers and in the day, in the moment, it wasn’t iconic.”
He cites chatting with veteran newsmen covering the Civil Rights Movement and other major events across US history, who didn’t realize in the moment what the transcendence of the moments they were recording would one day have.
“They didn’t know those images would go viral, so to speak,” Michelle says.
Carlo Bavagnoli ©Time Inc
“Cool was really a rejection of the paradigms that were available to men and women,” she continues on the show’s theme. “It was a rejection of either the white-collar job, the blue-collar job, stay at home, raise your family and go to church America..cool was a very dangerous rejection of those shapes and that conformity.”
Expect images that defined a generation and put cool front and center—images developed way before what she calls “an American pushback on free press.”
One that is “extremely frightening and shocking.”
Just don’t hold your breath for any twerking shots.
“Miley Cyrus is not cool,” Sid says. “She’s great. She’s pushing boundaries and making people feel uncomfortable, but that’s not cool.”
More than a stagnant time capsule, the Monroes hope the exhibit serves as a jolt of energy and a reminder that documentary photography, like any other branch of the arts, should be buttressed.
“It was supported,” Sid says of the photography of that time gone by represented in When Cool. “You had institutions like LIFE magazine or the institute at CBS News; these were trusted institutions that employed journalists both visual and reporters.”
“It was a source of great American pride,” Michelle points out. “Our press was free, our press was dynamic and revolutionary…where is that now?”
Expect for the black and white shots to be peppered with some equally cool color stills.
“Our younger photojournalists, of course, they have to work digitally and they have to work in color,” Michelle says of the sign on the times. “You can’t be a photojournalist now without being able to transmit your images immediately.”
She pauses and continues her reflection: “The black and white happens to represent the history of photojournalism, but that is not our singular devotion. Sid says we like to preach the gospel of photojournalism—not only as an art form—but frankly, as the hands that hold civilization together because most great photojournalism is revealing something you’re not meant to know.”
WHEN COOL WAS KING
Exhibition continues through April 20, 2014
Monroe Gallery of Photography
112 Don Gaspar Ave.,
992-0800
Exhibition continues through April 20, 2014
Monroe Gallery of Photography
112 Don Gaspar Ave.,
992-0800
Friday, February 14, 2014
Maybe it’s time to cultivate a little cool
Via The Albuquerque Journal North
By Jackie Jadrnak / Journal North Reporter
February 14, 2014
Politics is heating up Santa Fe as the legislative session enters its final week and the municipal election approaches.
Maybe it’s time to cultivate a little cool
The Monroe Gallery of Photography offers just what the doctor ordered with a new exhibition opening tonight, “When Cool Was King.” Soak up the vibes of Brando, Sinatra, McQueen, Newman and the Rat Pack from the days when a certain aloof, impenetrable, unperturbed quality equaled desirability.
The opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at the gallery, 112 Don Gaspar. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, and admission is free. The exhibit continues through April 20.
And if the show inspires you to view more photography, check out “Native American Portraits: Points of Inquiry,” which opens noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo.
You’ll see another brand of cool with Native dance performances at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Lee Marmon (Laguna) speaking about “Photography and the Pueblo Imagination” at 2 p.m., and Will Wilson (Navajo) setting up his portable portrait studio.
Valentine's Day: Photographs tell story of decades-long romance
Via CBS Evening News
Ninety-one-year-old Art Shay has been telling stories with his camera for 60 years. Working mostly for LIFE Magazine, he captured an amazing roster of subjects, from Kennedy to Ali; from Eleanor Roosevelt to Elizabeth Taylor. (Slide show here)
Art Shay
Asked if Florence would ever say, “Would you put that camera away, for God’s sake?” Shay says, “Yes, many times.”
Art Shay CBS News
“And, you know, the litany of all true photographers is, ‘Just one more,’” he laughs.
“A photograph is a biography of a moment.”
Strung together, they chart a lifetime.
The photos of their love story are now on display at Columbia College in Chicago. The exhibit is called “My Florence,” a tribute to their 67 years of marriage.
Shay says it makes him feel closer to Florence. He says the last picture he took of her that is featured in the show was captured four weeks before she died.
Shay says it makes him feel closer to Florence. He says the last picture he took of her that is featured in the show was captured four weeks before she died.
Florence would have been 92 on Valentine’s Day.
Art Shay's favorite photo of Florence.
Art Shay
Shay says that when she got sick, “I assigned myself to do her life as I remembered it -- with the joy, the happiness and only a touch -- a touch of her sickness.”
Florence passed away from cancer in August 2012. Art says gathering the photos for the show has helped him heal, though not entirely.
It’s very hard to do,” Art says tearfully as he looks at one of the photos. “She did like this picture a lot.”
“Florence did say, ‘Don’t cry for me when the time comes, because I had a wonderful life,’” he says. “And she did. And we did.”
The evidence is right there in the pictures.
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Related: The Photography of Love
Art Shay's photograph of Hugh Hefner in His Office Bedroom at Chicago Mansion, 1967 is in the exhibition "When Cool Was King".
Related: The Photography of Love
Art Shay's photograph of Hugh Hefner in His Office Bedroom at Chicago Mansion, 1967 is in the exhibition "When Cool Was King".
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