Ford, John. (1894 - 1973) [Iwerks, David. (b. 1933)]. Large Original Portrait Photograph.
A very fine original portrait of the American film director and producer by famed American photographer best known for his monumental images of the western American landscape. Signed and titled by the photographer to verso. Slight waviness, else fine. 11 x 14 inches. 28 x 25 cm. A most intriguing connection between two important figures of the American West.
John Ford is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 140 films between 1917 and 1965 (although most of his silent films are now lost), and received six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). Ford is renowned for his Westerns, such as Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fort Apache (1948), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); though he worked in many other genres, including comedies, period dramas, and documentaries.
Ford, John. (1894 - 1973) [Iwerks, David. (b. 1933)]. Large Original Portrait Photograph.
A very fine original portrait of the American film director and producer by famed American photographer best known for his monumental images of the western American landscape. Signed and titled by the photographer to verso. Slight waviness, else fine. 11 x 14 inches. 28 x 25 cm. A most intriguing connection between two important figures of the American West.
John Ford is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 140 films between 1917 and 1965 (although most of his silent films are now lost), and received six Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952). Ford is renowned for his Westerns, such as Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fort Apache (1948), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); though he worked in many other genres, including comedies, period dramas, and documentaries.