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Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity April 3 to August 26, 2012 the J

Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity April 3 to August 26, 2012 the J

Portraits of Renown: Photography and the Cult of Celebrity April 3 to August 26, 2012 The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center

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1. Charles Richard Meade 2. Unknown maker, American FAME & American, 1826 - 1858 PHOT Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, 1849

FAME & PHOT Portrait of Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, 1848 Daguerreotype Daguerreotype, hand-colored 1/2 plate 1/2 plate The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XT.957 84.XT.953

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3. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] 4. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] French, 1820 - 1910 French, 1820 - 1910

FAME FAME & & PHOT Alexander Dumas (père), 1855 PHOT Self-Portrait, About 1855 Salted paper print Salted paper print Image (rounded corners): 23.5 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 Image (trimmed to mount): 20.5 x 17 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.) 11/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XM.262.4 84.XM.436.2

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5. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] 6. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri French, 1820 - 1910 French, 1819 - 1889

FAME FAME & & PHOT Gustave Doré, About 1856-58 PHOT Rosa Bonheur, About 1862 Salted paper print Albumen silver Image (rounded corners): 23.5 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 Image: 8.4 x 5.2 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.) in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XD.1157.2203 84.XM.436.98

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7. Étienne Carjat 8. Alexander Gardner French, 1828 - 1906 American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882

FAME & Goupil & Cie. PHOT President Lincoln, United States Headquarters, Army of French, active 1839 - 1860s the Potomac, near Antietam, October 4, 1862

FAME & PHOT Gioacchino Rossini from the Galerie Contemporaine des Albumen silver print Illustrations Françaises, Negative, 1862; print, 1887 Image: 21.9 x 19.7 cm (8 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.) Woodburytype print The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Image: 23.2 x 18.7 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.) 84.XM.482.1 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XB.1376.1.12

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9. Charles DeForest Fredricks 10. American, 1823 - 1894 British, born India, 1815 - 1879

FAME FAME & & PHOT Pepita (Josefa Dominga Durán y Ortega), 1863 PHOT Ellen Terry at Age Sixteen, Negative, 1864;print, about Albumen silver 1875 Image: 9 x 5.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.) Carbon print The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Image: 24.3 x 24.3 cm (9 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.) 84.XD.942.5.1.3 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 86.XM.636.1

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11. Mathew B. Brady 12. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] American, about 1823 - 1896 French, 1820 - 1910

FAME FAME & & PHOT Robert E. Lee, 1865 PHOT George Sand (Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin), About Albumen silver print 1865 Image (oval): 20.8 x 15.9 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.) Albumen silver print The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Image: 24.1 x 18.3 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.) 84.XM.479.12 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XM.436.91

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13. John Robert Parsons 14. Mathew B. Brady British, about 1826 - 1909, active 1860s - 1870s American, about 1823 - 1896

FAME FAME & & PHOT Portrait of Jane Morris (Mrs. William Morris), Neg July PHOT Walt Whitman, About 1870 1865; print, about 1900 Albumen silver Bromide print Image: 14.6 x 10.3 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/16 in.) Image: 22.9 x 19.2 cm (9 x 7 9/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 85.XE.240 84.XM.847.1

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15. J. Wood 16. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] American, active New York, New York 1870s - 1880s French, 1820 - 1910

FAME FAME & & PHOT L.P. Federmeyer, 1879 PHOT Sarah Bernhardt as the Empress Theodora in Sardou's Albumen silver Théodora, Neg 1884; print/mount about 1889 Image: 14.8 x 10 cm (5 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.) Albumen silver The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Image: 14.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.) 84.XD.879.276 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 87.XA.71.10

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17. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] 18. Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] French, 1820 - 1910 French, 1820 - 1910 FAME & FAME PHOT & Victor Hugo, Negative, 1885;print, about 1924 PHOT Sarah Bernhardt as Floria Tosca in Act I of Sardou's La Woodburytype print Tosca, Neg 1887; print/mount about 1889 Image: 18.7 x 24.4 cm (7 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.) Albumen silver The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Image: 14.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.) 84.XM.1037.11 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 87.XA.71.7

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19. Sarah Choate Sears 20. Sarah Choate Sears American, 1858 - 1935 American, 1858 - 1935

FAME FAME & & PHOT John Singer Sargent, About 1890 PHOT Julia Ward Howe, About 1890 Gelatin silver, toned print Platinum print Image: 25.2 x 18.7 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.) Image: 23.5 x 18.6 cm (9 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XP.164.20 84.XP.164.22

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21. Frances Benjamin Johnston 22. American, 1864 - 1952 American, 1879 - 1973

FAME FAME & & PHOT The First Lady, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, and the Wives of PHOT Rodin - Le Penseur, 1902 Members of the President's Cabinet, 1897 Carbon print Platinum print Image: 25.9 x 32.1 cm (10 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.) Image: 17 x 32.9 cm (6 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Permission Joanna T. Steichen 90.XM.59 84.XM.157.10

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23. Alfred Stieglitz 24. Alvin Langdon Coburn American, 1864 - 1946 British, 1882 - 1966

FAME FAME & & PHOT Self-Portrait, Negatinve, 1907; print, 1930 PHOT Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) from Men of Gelatin silver print Mark, Neg, Dec 21, 1908; print, 1913 Image (trimmed to first mount): 24.8 x 18.4 cm (9 3/4 x Photogravure print 7 1/4 in.) Image: 20.6 x 14.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © J. Paul Getty Trust 84.XO.1222.22 93.XM.25.38

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25. Arnold Genthe 26. Arnold Genthe American, 1869 - 1942 American, 1869 - 1942

FAME FAME & & PHOT Anna Pavlowa, About 1915 PHOT Edna St. Vincent Millay, About 1917 Gelatin silver bromide print Gelatin silver, toned print Image: 33.5 x 25.2 cm (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.) Image: 25.2 x 22.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XM.812.24 84.XP.467.6

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27. Alfred Stieglitz 28. Edward Steichen American, 1864 - 1946 American, 1879 - 1973

FAME FAME & & PHOT Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait, 1918 PHOT John Barrymore as Hamlet, 1922 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Image (trimmed to mount): 24.2 x 19.7 cm (9 1/2 x 7 Image: 42.1 x 33.7 cm (16 9/16 x 13 1/4 in.) 3/4 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Permission Joanna T. Steichen © J. Paul Getty Trust 84.XP.457.14 93.XM.25.32

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29. Edward Steichen 30. Baron Adolf De Meyer American, 1879 - 1973 American, born France, 1868 - 1946

FAME FAME & & PHOT Gloria Swanson, 1924 PHOT Josephine Baker, 1925 Gelatin silver print Collotype print Image: 27.8 x 21.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/2 in.) Image: 39.1 x 39.7 cm (15 3/8 x 15 5/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Permission Joanna T. Steichen 84.XP.452.5 84.XM.848.5

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31. Berenice Abbott 32. Felix H. Man American, 1898 - 1991 British, born Germany, 1893 - 1985 FAME FAME & & PHOT PHOT James Joyce, 1928 Benito Mussolini, Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Neg, January Gelatin silver print 1931; print 1935 Image: 34.1 x 26.4 cm (13 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.) Gelatin silver, ferrotyped print The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Nina and Image: 13.8 x 20.5 cm (5 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.) Leo Pircher The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Berenice Abbott/Commerce Graphics Ltd, Inc. © Estate of Felix Man 2011.37.9 84.XM.135.19

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33. Vincenzo Laviosa 34. Vincenzo Laviosa Italian, 1889 - 1935 Italian, 1889 - 1935

FAME FAME & & PHOT Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), About 1932 PHOT Prince Edward and Mrs. Simpson, About 1934 Gelatin silver, toned print Gelatin silver, toned print Image: 33.7 x 26.8 cm (13 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.) Image: 34.1 x 26 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 84.XP.208.70 84.XP.208.69

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35. (Emmanuel Radnitsky) 36. Paul Wolff American, 1890 - 1976 German, 1887 - 1951

FAME FAME & & PHOT Pablo Picasso, 1934 PHOT Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg, September 1934 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver, ferrotyped print Image: 25.2 x 20 cm (9 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Image: 18.1 x 12.2 cm (7 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Man Ray Trust ARS-ADAGP © Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler, Historiches Bildarchive 84.XM.1000.77 84.XM.139.40

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37. Barbara Morgan (Barbara Johnson) 38. Coy Watson Jr. American, 1900 - 1992 American, 1912 - 2009 FAME & FAME PHOT & Martha Graham, Lamentation, 1935 PHOT Joe Louis - "The Brown Bomber", February 1935 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver, ferrotyped print Image: 38.2 x 48.3 cm (15 1/16 x 19 in.) Image: 24.1 x 19.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Barbara Morgan, The Barbara Morgan Archive © The Watson Family Photo Collection 96.XM.61.2 2001.66.1

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39. Edward Weston 40. Ralph Steiner American, 1886 - 1958 American, 1899 - 1986 FAME FAME & & PHOT PHOT Igor Stravinsky, 1935 Gypsy Rose Lee and Her Girls, 1944 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Image: 11.6 x 9.1 cm (4 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.) Image: 26.5 x 33.8 cm (10 7/16 x 13 5/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © 1981 Arizona Board of Regents, Center for Creative 84.XP.453.8 Photography 86.XM.755

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41. Dali & Halsman 42. Lisette Model Philippe Halsman American, born Austria, 1901 - 1983

FAME & American, 1906 - 1979 PHOT Jazz - Billie Holiday, About 1954 FAME & PHOT Portrait of as Chairman Mao, 1952 Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver collage print Image: 24.8 x 17.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/16 in.) Image: 34.4 x 25.9 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Estate of Lisette Model, courtesy Baudoin © Halsman Archive and © Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Lebon/Keitelman Dali Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2004.62.1 84.XP.453.7

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43. Lewis Morley 44. Lewis Morley Australian, born Hong Kong, 1925 Australian, born Hong Kong, 1925 FAME & FAME PHOT & Self-Portrait with François Truffaut, Film Director, PHOT Christine Keeler, Negative, 1963; print, 1986 Negative, 1961; later print Gelatin silver print Gelatin silver print Image: 60.6 x 50.8 cm (23 7/8 x 20 in.) Image: 18.3 x 21.9 cm (7 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Lewis The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Dr. and Morley Mrs. John V. Knaus © Lewis Morley © Lewis Morley 2009.126 2009.119.6

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45. Richard Avedon 46. Marie Cosindas American, 1923 - 2004 American, born 1925

FAME FAME & & PHOT Bob Dylan, Singer, , 2-10-65, 1965 PHOT , New York City, 1966 Gelatin silver print Dye color diffusion [Polaroid®] print Image: 25.4 x 19.8 cm (10 x 7 13/16 in.) Image: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Estate of Richard Avedon © Marie Cosindas 2000.67.2 2011.2.6

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47. 48. Marie Cosindas American, 1923 - 1971 American, born 1925

FAME FAME & & PHOT Anderson Hayes Cooper, New York City, Negative, PHOT Yves St. Laurent, Paris, 1968 1968; print, 1970s Dye color diffusion [Polaroid®] print Gelatin silver print Image: 11.4 x 8.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.) Image: 36.8 x 37.5 cm (14 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Marie Cosindas © Estate of Diane Arbus LLC 2011.2.8 2000.21.3

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49. Richard Avedon 50. Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) American, 1923 - 2004 American, 1928 - 1987

FAME FAME & & PHOT John Ford, Director, Bel Air, California, Negative, 1972; PHOT Liza Minnelli, 1977 print, 1975 Polaroid Polacolor print Gelatin silver print Image: 9.5 x 7.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.) Image (irregular): 38.6 x 38 cm (15 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © Estate of Richard Avedon 98.XM.168.4 2000.67.8

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51. Fred W. McDarrah 52. Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) American, 1926 - 2007 American, 1928 - 1987 FAME & FAME PHOT & Robert Mapplethorpe in His Bond Street Studio, 1979 PHOT Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982 Gelatin silver print Polaroid Polacolor print Image: 31.5 x 35.4 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 in.) Image: 9.5 x 7.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © Fred W. McDarrah © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2003.142.6 98.XM.168.6

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53. Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) 54. Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) American, 1928 - 1987 American, 1928 - 1987

FAME FAME & & PHOT Princess Caroline of Monaco, 1983 PHOT Grace Jones, 1984 Polaroid Polacolor print Polaroid Polacolor print Image: 9.5 x 7.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.) Image: 9.5 x 7.3 cm (3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.) The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. © 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / 98.XM.168.10 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 98.XM.168.9

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55. Mariana Cook 56. Chuck Close American, born 1955 American, born 1940

FAME & PHOT Barack and Michelle Obama, Chicago, May 26, 1996 and Jerry Spagnoli Selenium-toned gelatin silver print American, born 1956

FAME & PHOT Image: 28.3 x 26 cm (11 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.) "Cindy" (Sherman), 2000 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Daguerreotype © Mariana Cook Image: 20.6 x 16.5 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.) 2009.15.3 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Susan and Peter MacGill © Chuck Close 2005.88.2

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