Polaroid Portraits, Vol. 1
Object number1975.0261
TitlePolaroid Portraits, Vol. 1
Creator Richard Hamilton (vervaardiger), Hansjörg Mayer (uitgever)
DescriptionStarted in 1968, finished in 2001, Richard Hamilton’s “self-portrait” project spanned five decades and eventually comprised four volumes. The concept was simple: when Hamilton visited another artist (or an artist came to see him) he asked them to take his picture with a Polaroid camera. When he had collected 32 such Polaroid portraits he published a volume in the series and listed the artists names on the cover. All together these books contain a very effective self-portrait of Hamilton, encompassing his life and travels, the way he aged, and the people that he knew…
After even the briefest perusal of these books it becomes clear that Richard Hamilton knew just about everyone. Roy Lichtenstein took the first picture; Toronto-based designer Bruce Mau, took the last. Artists in between included Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Man Ray, Francis Bacon, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joseph Beuys, and Gerhard Richter (not to mention, on separate occasions, John Lennon and Paul McCartney).
After even the briefest perusal of these books it becomes clear that Richard Hamilton knew just about everyone. Roy Lichtenstein took the first picture; Toronto-based designer Bruce Mau, took the last. Artists in between included Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Man Ray, Francis Bacon, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joseph Beuys, and Gerhard Richter (not to mention, on separate occasions, John Lennon and Paul McCartney).
Production date 1972
Production period20e eeuw
Object namekunstenaarsboeken
Object categorykunstenaarsboeken
Materialdrukpapier, drukinkt
Techniqueoffsetdrukken
Dimensions
- hoogte: 16.5 cm
breedte: 12.5 cm
pagina-aantal: 74