Dennis Stock - Miles Davis, Birdland, New York, 1958

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New York in 1958.
Beautiful portrait of Miles Davis at Birdland.
A magnificent chiaroscuro atmosphere in this legendary jazz club.
Birdland is a legendary, iconic place in Manhattan, New York. It was
Founded in 1949 at 1678 Broadway Avenue. It was named after "Bird," a nickname
from jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
The club was closed in 1965 and then reopened in 1986.

Black and white digital impression with glossy coating. Surface lamination at
hot
Old Misomex assembly example (film or file replication machine)
CTP - Computer to Plate - for the imposition of offset plates.
SERAG printer. Medium resolution. Later print, 2009
Format 21 x 15 cm, glued onto a 30 x 24 cm wooden card.
In very good condition.
Etiquette and annotations on the back.

Dennis Stock was born in New York in 1947. He learned photography alongside
by Gjon Mili, renowned for his sensitivity and desire to experiment
with light and movement. He won first prize in the competition
young photographers from LIFE Magazine for their photo showing the arrival of refugees
from East Germany in the port of New York.

In 1951, he joined the Magnum agency. Mili, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith
and Ernst Haas, who represent the "golden age" of photography, had a great
influence on his work.

New York in 1958.
Beautiful portrait of Miles Davis at Birdland.
A magnificent chiaroscuro atmosphere in this legendary jazz club.
Birdland is a legendary, iconic place in Manhattan, New York. It was
Founded in 1949 at 1678 Broadway Avenue. It was named after "Bird," a nickname
from jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
The club was closed in 1965 and then reopened in 1986.

Black and white digital impression with glossy coating. Surface lamination at
hot
Old Misomex assembly example (film or file replication machine)
CTP - Computer to Plate - for the imposition of offset plates.
SERAG printer. Medium resolution. Later print, 2009
Format 21 x 15 cm, glued onto a 30 x 24 cm wooden card.
In very good condition.
Etiquette and annotations on the back.

Dennis Stock was born in New York in 1947. He learned photography alongside
by Gjon Mili, renowned for his sensitivity and desire to experiment
with light and movement. He won first prize in the competition
young photographers from LIFE Magazine for their photo showing the arrival of refugees
from East Germany in the port of New York.

In 1951, he joined the Magnum agency. Mili, Henri Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith
and Ernst Haas, who represent the "golden age" of photography, had a great
influence on his work.

Details

Date of print
2009
Artist
Dennis Stock
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Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Miles Davis, Birdland, New York, 1958
Condition
Good condition
Technique
Digital print
Height
21 cm
Width
15 cm
Signature
Not signed
Genre
Portrait
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Objects sold
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