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Bob Thompson relaxing in his studio, 6 Rivington Street, New York, November 30, 1963, 1963

  • Artist

    Fred W. McDarrah

  • Title

    Bob Thompson relaxing in his studio, 6 Rivington Street, New York, November 30, 1963

  • Date

    1963

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Dimensions

    20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Frame: 26 1/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (66.4 × 51.4 × 3.8 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist

  • Object Number

    2001.27.1

Employed as the sole staff photographer for the Village Voice for over twenty years, the photojournalist Fred McDarrah played a crucial role in the documentation of New York’s avant-garde scene between the 1950s and 1970s. Contributing to the legacy and preservation of numerous artists, writers, and musicians, McDarrah photographed individuals such as Muhammad Ali, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold, and Andy Warhol. Here he has photographed the painter Bob Thompson, comfortably seated in his studio and surrounded by several large-scale works that incorporate a range of biomorphic shapes.


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Artworks

Bob Thompson relaxing in his studio, 6 Rivington Street, New York, November 30, 1963, 1963

  • Artist

    Fred W. McDarrah

  • Title

    Bob Thompson relaxing in his studio, 6 Rivington Street, New York, November 30, 1963

  • Date

    1963

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Dimensions

    20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Frame: 26 1/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (66.4 × 51.4 × 3.8 cm)

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist

  • Object Number

    2001.27.1

Employed as the sole staff photographer for the Village Voice for over twenty years, the photojournalist Fred McDarrah played a crucial role in the documentation of New York’s avant-garde scene between the 1950s and 1970s. Contributing to the legacy and preservation of numerous artists, writers, and musicians, McDarrah photographed individuals such as Muhammad Ali, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold, and Andy Warhol. Here he has photographed the painter Bob Thompson, comfortably seated in his studio and surrounded by several large-scale works that incorporate a range of biomorphic shapes.


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