This beautiful lady is enough to warm the cockles of any young man’s heart… The shot taken by Paolo Pellegrin for Magnum Paris is a fashion picture from Paul Smith.
Late night opening
Elliott Erwitt: Platinum Prints & Classic Snaps
Felix, Gladys & Rover, New York. 1974. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is pleased to announce a late night opening of the Magnum Print Room, in association with First Thursdays.
This late night opening will provide individuals with an opportunity to visit the current exhibition, ‘Elliott Erwitt: Platinum Prints & Classic Snaps’, an exhibition of fine photographs spanning Erwitt’s distinguished career. Four of Erwitt’s most iconic images are newly producted as editioned, large format platinum prints. Created using cutting edge technology these 30”x40” platinum prints feature Erwitt’s photographs of racial segregation in North Carolina, 1950; a kiss reflected in the wing mirror of a car, California, 1955; Marilyn Monroe, New York, 1956 and one of his best loved pictures, Felix, Gladys and Rover, 1976. This new portfolio of platinum prints is displayed alongside a selection of Erwitt’s classic photography, chosen to compliment the subjects within the platinum photographs.
Platinum Prints & Classic Snaps
Thursday 7th October 2010 from 6.30pm – 9.00pm
The Magnum Print Room, 63 Gee Street, London EC1V 3RS
open Wed-Fri from 11.00am until 4.30pm
and NOW Saturdays 10.00am until 1.00pm
Exhibition runs until 13 November 2010.
A Bruce Davidson lecture and book signing is to take place on October 5th 2010 at Barnes & Noble, 150 East 86th Street, New York NY10028 USA. Bruce Davidson began taking photographs at the age of 10, in Oak Park, Illinois. While attending Rochester Institute of Technology and Yale University he continued to further his knowledge and develop his passion. He was later drafted into the army and stationed near Paris met Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the founders of the renowned cooperative photography agency of Magnum Photos.
