[Male Nude] [Mitchell, Jack. (1925–2013), attributed to]
Original Photograph
Original photograph of a male nude, attributed to the noted arts photographer Jack Mitchell. Some light surface impressions to left third, else fine. 11 x 14 inches (27.8 x 35.3 cm)."Mr. Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for decades. Posing dancers, encouraging them to leap, to stretch, to point their feet, he “had a way of either moving you into the pose or getting you into the pose and keeping you live while you were in it,” Kevin McKenzie, the artistic director of American Ballet Theater, said in Mr. Highberger’s film, 'My Life Is Black and White.' " (Bruce Weber in the New York Times.)
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications. (17858)
Dance Unsigned Photo/Portrait