Garry Winogrand was born on January 14th 1928, in New York, United States. Both of Winogrand's parents emigrated from Budapest and Warsaw to a mainly Jewish area of the Bronx at the time, in which he grew up with his sister. His Father worked as a leather worker and his mother made neckties for piecemeal work.
In 1946, Winogrand graduated The New School and went on to join the US Army Air force. When he returned to the US, he studied painting and photography at Colombia Unversity.
Winogrand supported himself financially by working as a freelance photojournalist during the 1950's and 1960's in Manhattan for The Pix Photo Agency. In 1955, two images appeared in The Family Man exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art.
Winogrand went onto win The Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, three times. In 1964, 1969 and again in 1979. He also won The Fellowship from the National Endowment for The Arts in 1975.
Carrying on with his success, he published numerous book including a biography and 'Woman are beautiful.' Garry Winogrand then died on March 19th 1984, in Tijuana, Mexico.
In 1946, Winogrand graduated The New School and went on to join the US Army Air force. When he returned to the US, he studied painting and photography at Colombia Unversity.
Winogrand supported himself financially by working as a freelance photojournalist during the 1950's and 1960's in Manhattan for The Pix Photo Agency. In 1955, two images appeared in The Family Man exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art.
Winogrand went onto win The Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, three times. In 1964, 1969 and again in 1979. He also won The Fellowship from the National Endowment for The Arts in 1975.
Carrying on with his success, he published numerous book including a biography and 'Woman are beautiful.' Garry Winogrand then died on March 19th 1984, in Tijuana, Mexico.
1970's : Robert Mapplethope
Robert Mapplethorpe was born in 1946 in Floral Park. Queens. In 1963, he enrolled at Pratt Institute in which he studied drawing, painting and sculpture. influenced by artists such as Joseph Cornell, he experiment with mixed-media. He invested in a polaroid camera in 1970 and began photographing his own images.
Although Robert Mapplethorpe found joy in taking polaroid's, non actually made them into his mixed-media. However, in 1973, The Light Gallery in New York City mounted these images in which was Mapplethorpe's first solo exhibition called 'polaroids'. 1975 was the year that Mapplethorpe invested in a Hasselblad medium-format camera and began to shoot photographs of his friends and family and some pornographic films stars.
In the late 1970's, Mapplethorpe became more interested in the S&M scene and began to photograph the scene in New York. He shot images of men and woman nude including homosexual interaction, which pushed the boundaries of photography in the 1970's.
In 1986, Mapplethorpe was diagnosed with AIDS however, despite his illness, he continued with creating creative images which led The Whitney Museum of American Art mounting his first major American museum exhibition just one year before his death in 1989.
1980's : Guy Bourdin
Guy Bourdin was born 2 December 1928 in Paris, France. When he was still a baby, he was sent to live with his grandparents as his parents separated from each other. However, when his father re-married, he was again, living with his father and new wife.
Like Garry Winogrand, Guy Bourdin was first introduced to photography whilst serving in the Air Force as an areal photographer. When he returned home to Paris he continued drawing and painting however supported himself with jobs, such as a salesman of camera lenses. He also exhibited some of his drawings. He also tried to seek a mentor ship with Man Ray but was turned down six times by his wife however, on the seventh try, Man Ray agreed who later wrote the catalogue for Guy's first exhibition in 1952.
Guy Bourdin's first photography exhibition was in 1953 but, his first published fashion photography shots were published in 1955 issue of Vogue Paris. After this, Guy worked with Vogue and helped them create what is known as 'contemporary photography.'
Guy Bourdin turned down The Grand Prix National de la Photographie award however, his name is still on the list of winners.
Although Guy Bourdin did work before the 80's, it wasn't until the 80's that the media showed a real interest in himself and his work. Also, throughout the 80's, people where admiring his work and trying to almost recreate and take inspiration from his photography.
Guy Bourdin died on March 29th, 1991 in Paris, France.
Guy Bourdin was born 2 December 1928 in Paris, France. When he was still a baby, he was sent to live with his grandparents as his parents separated from each other. However, when his father re-married, he was again, living with his father and new wife.
Like Garry Winogrand, Guy Bourdin was first introduced to photography whilst serving in the Air Force as an areal photographer. When he returned home to Paris he continued drawing and painting however supported himself with jobs, such as a salesman of camera lenses. He also exhibited some of his drawings. He also tried to seek a mentor ship with Man Ray but was turned down six times by his wife however, on the seventh try, Man Ray agreed who later wrote the catalogue for Guy's first exhibition in 1952.
Guy Bourdin's first photography exhibition was in 1953 but, his first published fashion photography shots were published in 1955 issue of Vogue Paris. After this, Guy worked with Vogue and helped them create what is known as 'contemporary photography.'
Guy Bourdin turned down The Grand Prix National de la Photographie award however, his name is still on the list of winners.
Although Guy Bourdin did work before the 80's, it wasn't until the 80's that the media showed a real interest in himself and his work. Also, throughout the 80's, people where admiring his work and trying to almost recreate and take inspiration from his photography.
Guy Bourdin died on March 29th, 1991 in Paris, France.
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