Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Terry O'Neill: Guys & Dolls

Posted on 2:13 AM by follow me

TERRY O’NEILL: GUYS & DOLLS
An exhibition of iconic photographs by the legendary British photographer.

Terry O’Neill (b 1938) is one of the most famous British photographers of the twentieth century. He has achieved worldwide success documenting the fashion, style, and celebrities from the 1960s until the present day. He has photographed all the showbusiness icons during his 60 year career with his distinct style of photographing his subjects in unconventional or candid settings. His pictures are now highly collectable.

The GUYS & DOLLS show features some of his most famous and memorable shots including Brigitte Bardot, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch and more. It includes contact sheets of Marianne Faithful and Dolly Parton not previously available for purchase.

I love the shot of Faye Dunaway (above) taken the morning after the actress won an Oscar in 77. Dunaway was shot surrounded by newspapers celebrating her Oscar win and her statuette just sits on her breakfast table whilst she relaxes by the pool. This was one of many photographs that cemented O'Neill's reputation as THE photographer to the stars. I am not a very "arty" person...I am always the person at the Tate taking in the wonder of the building rather than the buildings content, but photographs really DO IT for me. I love that a moment, a minute, a pose is captured in an instant. I have this very shot of Faye Dunaway in my lounge and I bought it from Habitat! Mine is of course a copy and is black and white, but I constantly look at it wondering what she was feeling and thinking at that time.

So if you have £1,600 in your back pocket you too can own one of these very collectable pictures for your wall. If you haven't why not pop along to the little black gallery for a nosey? Visit http://www.thelittleblackgallery.com/ for more details.

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