Saturday, September 30, 2017

Artist of the day, September 30: Annie Leibovitz, American photographer

Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (1949) is an American portrait photographer. She photographed John Lennon on the day he was assassinated, and her work has been used on numerous album covers and magazines. She is the first woman to have held an exhibition at Washington's National Portrait Gallery in 1991.

Possessing a selective eye that can transition between pop stars, politicians, and royalty Annie Leibovitz has the ability to both critique and celebrate celebrity culture in equal measure, and has created some of the most controversial and popular images of the last 40 years. Inspired by the documentary tradition, but equally comfortable with theatrical staging, Liebovitz's photographs bridge commercial and fine art. She has documented countercultural figures and musicians for experimental publications since the late 1960s, and continued the creative artistic photographic legacy of established magazines such as Vanity Fair.

Annie Leibovitz's is best known for her portraiture and her unique ability to exaggerate and enhance the characteristics of her subjects. Iconic figures spanning celebrity, creative, and intellectual circles have sought to work with Leibovitz in admiration of her interpretive perspective.

Leibovitz was an active participant in the creative communities she documented. Inserting herself in the scene and amongst the subjects she photographed resulted in close personal connections, sometimes at the risk of her own health and safety.

Leibovitz has a distinctive ability to capture the essence of a moment, to perceive details otherwise neglected that communicate an alternative vision of a scene, event, or person.
Leibovitz has shown in international museum exhibitions, and received numerous photographic awards, yet most of her work is accessible and was originally published in commercial venues. The blending of fine art and popular contexts lends her work a unique cultural cachet.






Mrs Annie Leibovitz.

Alice Cooper
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Angelina Jolie in Vogue
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Apple's Jonathan Ive,VF Summit Portfolio
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Bob Dylan
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John Lennon
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Leonardo
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 Marc Jacobs
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 Martina Navratilova
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 Mikhail Baryshnikov White Nights
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Nelson Mandela, 1990
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Shirin Neshat for Pirelli Calendar, 2016
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Susan Sarandon
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The 2014 Hollywood Issue Cover | Vanity Fair
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Charlize Theron for Vogue
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Adele for Vogue US March 2016
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Angelina Jolie
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Emma Stone-Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, January 2017
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Alice in Wonderland. Natalia Vodianova
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Anne Hathaway
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All Eyes Are On Homeland's Claire Danes
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Claire Danes for vogue-US August 2013
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Angelina Jolie on the ancient balcony
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 Jack Nicholson
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Dire adieu. 2010
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Daniel Craig,  VF November 2012
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Jessica Chastain,  Princess Merida
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Hugh Jackman,  les Miserables
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CKirsten Dunst in "Teen Queen", Vogue US, September 2006
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Jude Law
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Jennifer Lawrence,Vogue, September cover, 2017
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Marie Antoinette for Vogue magazine
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 Jessica Chastain, Vogue Italia
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Oscar Isaac, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Vanity Fair Star Wars Cop
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Somebody To Love,  Anne Hathaway
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Meryl Streep, 1981
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Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo
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Michelle Williams come Marilyn Mondore
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Penelope Cruz et Woody Allen
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 Taylor Swift
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Patti Smith
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Star Wars last Jedi, Vanity Fair
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Prince
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Scarlett Johansson
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Vanity Fair October 1994, Tom Cruise
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 2017 Lincoln Continental ad Campaign
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 2017 Lincoln Continental ad Campaign © 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Cabbage girl for Vogue
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Moncler
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Moncler FW15, an Icelandic Fairytale
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Moncler FW15© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Annie Leibovitz© 2017, copyright Annie Leibovitz. All rights reserved

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 90th Birthday
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