Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
American
Julian Wasser started his career in photography in the Washington DC bureau of the Associated Press where he met and accompanied the famous news photographer Weegee – who would become a lasting influence on him. In the mid-60s Wasser moved to Los Angeles as a contract photographer for TIME, LIFE, and FORTUNE magazines and becoming internationally known as the go to guy for getting candid but memorably composed photographs. (His iconic images of Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston; Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz; and a young Jodie Foster are already classics.)
In 1968 TIME Magazine assigned Wasser to go to the home of the young writer Joan Didion whose book Slouching Towards Bethlehem was becoming a literary sensation. “I’d read her fiction,” said Wasser. “and she didn’t miss a thing. She was such a heavyweight person.”
Wasser shot Didion at her rented house on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood, where she lived with her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and their daughter, Quintana Roo. “It was a nice, cozy house,” Wasser remembers. “And she was a very easy person to talk to. No Hollywood affectations.”
They started the shoot inside the house, and then moved outside where Wasser posed Didion with her recently acquired yellow Corvette Stingray. Didion has said that the photograph with Quintana Roo on her lap was her favorite, but the shots with the Stingray and the indoor three-quarter portrait became such icons of style that they inspired the fashion house Celine to do a campaign with the model Daria Werbowy posing in the window of a car just like Didion.
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Artist: Julian Wasser
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp playing chess during Duchamp's Pasadena Art Museum
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
Listing is for an unframed print and includes free shipping to the continental US and 14-day return policy.
Julian Wasser
Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp pl...
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1960s Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Joan Didion, 1968
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
Joan Didion photographed by Julian Wasser for TIME magazine in 1968. This is a 20 x 24 inch platinum print made in 2022 at Weldon Labs in Los An...
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1960s Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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Platinum
Joan Didion, Hollywood, 1968 (22-2) Three Quarters Portrait
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas.
Joan Didion by Julian Wasser
Silver gelatin print
Image Size: 11 x 8 inches
Frame Size: 17 x 14 x 2 inches
Edition 11 of 15
Signed on verso by Julian Wasser
Please note the frame is in good condition. The print is in mint condition.
Artist Biography -
Julian Wasser started his career in photography in the Washington DC bureau of the Associated Press where he met and accompanied the famous news photographer Weegee – who would become a lasting influence on him. In the mid-60s Wasser moved to Los Angeles as a contract photographer for TIME, LIFE, and FORTUNE magazines and becoming internationally known as the go to guy for getting candid but memorably composed photographs. (His iconic images of Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston; Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz...
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1960s Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Joan Didion, Hollywood, 1968 (Frame 33a.)
By Julian Wasser
Located in New York, NY
This is a limited edition 16 x 20 inch print of Joan Didion by photographer Julian Wasser shot for her iconic interview with TIME in 1968.
Listing includes free shipping to the continental US and a 14-day return policy. Please inquire for framing options or international shipments. We offer framing services through our New York location.
Joan Didion by Julian Wasser
Gelatin Silver Print
Paper Size: 16 x 20 inches
Image Size: 11.5 x 17.5 inches
Edition 9 of 15
Signed and on the back by Julian Wasser and editioned on adhesive certificate
History Behind the Photograph -
Julian Wasser started his career in photography in the Washington DC bureau of the Associated Press where he met and accompanied the famous news photographer Weegee – who would become a lasting influence on him. In the mid-60s Wasser moved to Los Angeles as a contract photographer for TIME, LIFE, and FORTUNE magazines and becoming internationally known as the go to guy for getting candid but memorably composed photographs. (His iconic images of Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston; Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz...
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1960s Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston by the pool, 1974 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Unframed size: 16 x 20 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as a copy boy in the Washington bureau of the Associate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Clint Eastwood on the Set of Magnum Force, Photograph by Julian Wasser - 2/20
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Clint Eastwood, 1973, Bravo (black and white)
Photographed on the set of Magnum Force, the 1973 sequel to Dirty Harry. Ten years earlier, Eastwood had been a struggling actor, but t...
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cher in Costume, by Julian Wasser -2/15 - Contemporary Celebrity Photography
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Cher on CBS TV wearing a Bob Mackie gown, 1975
"Cher is an American variety show that premiered on CBS in 1975, hosted by singer-actress Cher. The show had many famous musical guest...
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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C Print
David Bowie and Rodney Bingenheimer, Los Angeles by Julian Wasser - 1/15
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
David Bowie and Rodney Bingenheimer, 1972
20" x 16"
Rodney Bingenheimer is credited with bringing the glam-rock phenomenon David Bowie to American audiences. No one in Los Angeles ...
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Phil Spector and Blondie at Whisky a Go-Go, Los Angeles, by Julian Wasser - 2/20
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
A very rare photograph of Record Producer Phil Spector and Blondie, 1976, Time Magazine
In this photo, taken in the dressing room of the Whisky a Go-Go, the punk-rock group Blondie ...
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
David Geffen, Elton John, Carly Simon and James Taylor by Julian Wasser - 1/15
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
David Geffen, Elton John, Carly Simon, and James Taylor, 1974, Time
Photographed at Lou Adler's Roxy Nightclub. David Geffen was a partner in the Roxy Nightclub.
Size: 16 x 20 in.
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Steve McQueen with 1962 Land Rover Series by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
20 x 16 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as a copy boy in the Washington bureau of the Associa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Farrah Fawcett with Butterfly Mirror, 1976 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Farrah Fawcett with Butterfly Mirror, 1976, PEOPLE
Farrah Fawcett on the set of "Charlie's Angels" getting her hair and makeup done.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
20 x 16 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Steve McQueen, 1964
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Steve McQueen, 1964
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
20 x 16 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jayne Mansfield dancing at the Whisky a Go-Go, 1964 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Jayne Mansfield at the Whisky a Go-Go in 1964 for LIFE Magazine.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
20 x 16 inches
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe at the Golden Globes in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 1962
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marilyn Monroe, 1962, UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Marilyn Monroe photographed at the Golden Globes in the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
20 x 16 inches ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie at The Forum - mid 1970's by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
David Bowie at The Forum, mid 1970's
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
*Also available in black & white*
Unframed available in the following sizes:
16...
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1970s Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancer Toni Basil and Actor Dean Stockwell photographed by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Dancer, Toni Basil shown with actor Dean Stockwell.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
20 x 16 inches
Artist Bio:
After starti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Jackson Five, Beverly Hills, 1971 - Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
The Jackson Five, 1971, TIME
Photographed at the Jackson Family Home in Beverly Hills.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition Size: 15
Unframed size:
16 x 20 inches - $7,350
Artist Bio:
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor at the Oscars, 1961 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Liz Taylor at the Oscars, 1961, PARIS MATCH
This photograph was taken at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on the night Elizabeth Taylor won her first Acad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Keith Moon, 1966 by Julian Wasser - Drummer of rock band, the Who
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Keith Moon, 1966, TIME
Keith Moon, English drummer from the rock band, the Who, shares a limo with a girl holding a bottle of Dom Perignon. Taken outside o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Appearing on the front cover of the National Geographic, this photograph is one of Steve McCurry's most iconic works.
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Lucas and Martin Scorsese, 1977, Time Magazine by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
George Lucas and Martin Scorsese, Time
1977
17 x 22 in.
Scorsese and Lucas were the two biggest film directors at the time for their respective films Taxi Driver and Star Wars.
S...
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20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Men on Top of a Los Angeles Bus, 1966, by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Men on Top of a Los Angeles Bus
Los Angeles, California - 1966
In 1966, Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty shut down Pandora's Box, a teen nightclub on Sunset Boulevard, and tried to enact...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Travolta and Deney Terrio Dancing, 1977, Time Magazine by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
John Travolta Dancing, 1977, Time
Travolta was nominated for an Academy Award for Saturday Night Fever, at the age of 24. The dancer Deney Terrio worked with Travolta to polish the ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Baldwin, Los Angeles, California 1965 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
James Baldwin
Los Angeles, California - 1965
Size: 16 x 20 in.
Artist Bio:
After starting his career at the age of 14 as a copy boy in the Washington bureau of the Associated Pre...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hugh Hefner With Playmates, 1979 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Hefner with Playmates, 1979
Hefner hosted an annual Playmate of the Year reunion. Flanking Hefner are Liliane Mueller (1976 Playmate of the Year) and Monique St. Pierre (1979 P...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hugh Hefner Hits the Roller Rink With Playmates, 1974 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Hefner on roller-skates at the Playboy Mansion, circa 1974
Hefner liked to roller-skate with his Playmates during Sunday afternoon parties at the Playboy Mansion.
Size: 17 x 2...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sonny and Cher, 1964 by Julian Wasser - Contemporary Photography
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Sonny and Cher, 1964
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artist Bio:
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, 1971
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston, 1971, STERN
Photographed at Nicholson's house on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles.
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marcel Duchamp with his Bicycle Wheel, 1963 by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcel Duchamp with his bicycle wheel, 1963
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot", 1959 by Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot", 1959
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
Artist Bi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gregg Allman and Cher, mid 1970's by Julian Wasser
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Gregg Allman and Cher, mid 1970's
Silver Gelatin Print
Edition size: 15
Available sizes:
16 x 20 inches
20 x 24 inches
30 x 40 inches
40 x 60 inches
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Julian Wasser Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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