Jack Mitchell (photographer)

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Jack Mitchell (born September 13, 1925 in Key West , Florida - † November 7, 2013 in New Smyrna Beach , Florida) was an American photographer who became famous for his photographs of American dancers, artists, actors, musicians and writers.

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Early years

Mitchell's family moved to New Smyrna Beach, Florida in 1932. Jack Mitchell began taking photos at the age of eleven. First he assisted his sister with work in the darkroom and was then able to publish his own photographs in the Daytona News Journal and New Smyrna Beach News . Already at the age of 15 he was paid for his photographs after he had passed an examination and was thus the youngest photographer in Florida. His first nationally published photo portrait appeared in The Complete Photographer at the time .

After serving as a photographer in the US Army in Florence and Venice , Mitchell moved from Florida to New York City in 1950 , where he focused on dance on the advice of dancer and choreographer Ted Shawn . In 1957 he met Robert Pavlik (1932-2009), who became his business and life partner.

Career

From 1960 to 1970, Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater . He has also made recordings for the Boston Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Pennsylvania Ballet, Houston Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, New York City Ballet and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Photographs by leading international groups have appeared in the New York Times and Dance Magazine . His pictures appeared in the New York Times from 1970 to 1995. When he closed his New York studio on December 17, 1995, the newspaper devoted a full-page article to him.

Portrayed personalities

The personalities, often portrayed in black and white by Jack Mitchell , whose pictures have been published in leading newspapers and magazines, include Leonard Bernstein , Truman Capote , Keith Haring , Alfred Hitchcock , Rudolf Nurejew , Meryl Streep , John Updike , Andy Warhol , Tennessee Williams and others Natalie Wood .

Mitchell's portraits of John Lennon and Yoko Ono were taken in Mitchell's studio on East 74th Street for the New York Times on November 2, 1980, shortly before Lennon's death, and a motif was published in the Lennon Memorial Edition of People magazine in December 1980 . Twelve photographs of Lennon and Ono are published in Yoko Ono's book: John Lennon: Summer of 1980 . It was released in New York in 1983.

Jack Mitchell most recently lived and worked in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Collections

Jack Mitchell's work is featured in the Smithsonian Institution and the Baltimore Museum of Art .

Publications

  • American Dance Portfolio. Dodd, Mead, New York 1964.
  • Dance Scene USA: America's Greatest Ballet and Modern Dance Companies in Photographs. World Publishing, Cleveland 1967.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jack Mitchell Photographs. Andrews and McMeel, Kansas City 1993, ISBN 0-8362-4508-3 .
  • Icons and Idols: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995. Amphoto, New York 1998, ISBN 0-8174-4025-9 .

Movie

Craig Highberger's 2006 documentary about Mitchell's life and work, Jack Mitchell: My Life Is Black And White, features a large number of his photographs and includes interviews with many of the people portrayed, including Edward Albee , Clive Barnes , Merce Cunningham , Patti LuPone and Ned Rorem .

Web links

Commons : Jack Mitchell (photographer)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Iconic photographer Jack Mitchell dies at 88
  2. ↑ a b c Bill Jay: Jack Mitchell, photographer of dance. ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 50 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.billjayonphotography.com
  3. ↑ Craig B. Highberger: About Jack Mitchell , jackmitchellmovie.com, accessed August 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Robert Pavlik ( Memento December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), meaningfulfunerals.net, accessed on August 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jack Mitchell: A Final Record. In: The New York Times. December 8, 2005, accessed March 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ People Magazine, December 22, 1980
  7. ↑ Jack Mitchell Collection , newsdesk.si.edu, accessed August 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Jack Mitchell: My Life is Black and White DVD. On Craig B. Highberger's website. 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Jack
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Key West
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 2013
Place of death New Smyrna Beach