Art kane

In the 1960s and 1970s, Art Kane made his name photographing rock stars, fashion and everyday life in America, as these images from a new book show, writes Kathryn Bromwich

Print Details About this photograph When Art Kane was assigned to shoot Jim Morrison of The Doors for a photo essay in New Rock magazine in 1968, the photographer could not have found a more like-minded subject. Upon meeting, the two hit it off, discussing philosophy, literature and current events. Kane, who took this image of Morrison in the closet of his hotel room at the Chateau Marmont, sought to create an image that mirrored the themes of malaise and doom that permeated Morrison’s…

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Careers like that of photographer Art Kane seem like exactly what the phrase “strength to strength” was meant to describe. In 1958, Kane “assembled the greatest legends in jazz and shot what became one of his most famous images,” notes the Morrison Hotel Gallery. That photo, A Great Day in Harlem, ended up becoming one … Continue reading "The Stunning, High-Art Rock Photography of Art Kane"

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Careers like that of photographer Art Kane seem like exactly what the phrase “strength to strength” was meant to describe. In 1958, Kane “assembled the greatest legends in jazz and shot what became one of his most famous images,” notes the Morrison Hotel Gallery. That photo, A Great Day in Harlem, ended up becoming one … Continue reading "The Stunning, High-Art Rock Photography of Art Kane"