John Kennedy, Jr. at St. Bernardsville Horse Show, Peapack, NJ, May 10, 1970
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Catalogue
- Year
- 1970
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.1 x 18.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 18.4 cm (10 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Ron Galella
Artist
Ron Galella is an American photographer known for pioneering a confrontational style of celebrity photography that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. Working with handheld cameras and available light, he pursued subjects on streets and at public events, capturing candid moments that departed from the controlled studio portraits and official publicity images of the era. His work established visual conventions for modern paparazzi photography while raising persistent questions about consent, privacy, and the public's appetite for unmediated images of famous figures.
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Opening of Wildenstein Gallery, New York
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- Ron Galella
- Year
- 1970
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.1 x 18.3 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 18.4 cm (10 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1970-160421
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified