Burt Glinn
Burt Glinn | |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Died | April 9, 2008 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University |
Burton Samuel Glinn (July 23, 1925 – April 9, 2008) was an American professional photographer who worked with Magnum Photos. He covered revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's entrance into Havana, Cuba, and photographed people such as Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler. Glinn's photos show such things as the social scene of the rich, the dirtiness of politics, and the humorous flotilla that called itself the Seattle Tubing Society.[1] He was also a contributor to Holiday.
Early life
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Career
Glinn became famous for his color pictures of the
He was president of
When asked in an interview which of his images he most closely identifies with, Glinn replied that without a doubt it is the picture showing the back of Nikita Khrushchev's head in front of the Lincoln Memorial:
I was late and I couldn’t get to where everybody else was, in front of Khrushchev, so I came running up and I was in the back of him. And I looked up and there it was. I got two shots of that and then it disintegrated. If I’d been on time I would have gotten a very ordinary picture of Khrushchev and Henry Cabot Lodge looking at this statue of Lincoln but you couldn’t see the statue. The most important thing that a photographer like me can have is luck, you know.[1]
Death
Burt Glinn died on April 9, 2008, in Southampton, New York, aged 82.[2] The stated cause of death was kidney failure and pneumonia.[2] He is survived his wife, Elena Prohaska, his son, Sam, of Manhattan, and his sister, Norma Sue Madden of Pittsburgh.[2] A tribute to Glinn was set up at the SAM Gallery in Seattle, Washington, where Glinn worked and lived during the 1950s and 1960s.[1]
Awards
- Dana Reed Award, Harvard College
- Mathew Brady Award for Magazine Photographer of the Year, University of Missouri
- Best Book of Photographic Reporting from Abroad, Overseas Press Club
- Best Print Ad of the Year, Art Director's Club of New York
- Best Annual Report of the Year from Financial World, Warner Communications Annual Report
Exhibitions
- 2005 Havana: The Revolutionary Moment - George Eastman House, Rochester, New York, US
- 2002 Havana: The Revolutionary Moment - Photographs by Burt Glinn - Americas Society, New York, US
- 2000 Reflections: Photos of Water - Sag Harbor Picture Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, US
- 1999 Fifty Years Behind a Camera: The Photography of Burt Glinn - Sag Harbor Picture Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, US
Books
- 1955 The Dark Eye in Africa (with Laurens van der Post), William Morrow, US; Hogarth Press, UK
- 1967 A Portrait of All the Russias (with Laurens van der Post), William Morrow, US; Hogarth Press, UK, ISBN 978-0-7012-0243-9
- 1968 A Portrait of Japan, (with Laurens van der Post), William Morrow, US, ASIN B000OLIBFQ
- 2001/02 Havana: The Revolutionary Moment, Umbrage Editions, US/Dewi Lewis, UK, ISBN 978-1-884167-09-6
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Magnum's Burt Glinn Dies In New York". NPPA. 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Lavietes, Stuart (2008-04-12). "Burt Glinn, Chronicler of Cold War in Pictures, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ^ [1] Magnum biography
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