Christopher Makos

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Christopher Makos
Makos in 2019
Born1948 (age 76–77)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesChris Makos
Occupation(s)Photographer, visual artist

Christopher Makos (born 1948)[1] is an American photographer and visual artist. Makos is known for his photographs of queer icons and pop stars, and of the male body.[2] Makos apprenticed with photographer Man Ray, and assisted and collaborated with artist Andy Warhol.

Makos' work has been in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of

better source needed] His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams, and others have been auctioned regularly. Makos lives in the West Village area of New York City.[4][5]

Career

Makos at work in his studio, 2007
Makos at work in his studio, 2007

Chris Makos was born in 1948 in Lowell, Massachusetts, but grew up in California before moving to Paris.[1][6]

In 1976, he worked as an apprentice with Man Ray in Fregenae, Italy.[7] Later that year, he met pop artist Andy Warhol and soon became visible in his social circle.[8][9] In 1977, Makos published his book White Trash.[10] During that time Makos worked as a photo assistant for Warhol and was involved with the publication of the 1979 art photo book, Andy Warhol's Exposures.[9][11][12] His book, Warhol: A Photographic Memoir (1989, New American Library), chronicled his friendship and extensive travels with Warhol in photos.[13]

Since the early 1970s, Makos has worked at developing a style of boldly graphic photojournalism. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan and have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers worldwide. He has been a seminal figure in the contemporary art scene in New York. He is responsible for introducing the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to Andy Warhol.[14]

Makos' photographs have been published in

Smithsonian Studies, the academic journal of the Smithsonian Institution. Makos' Icons portfolio is a collection of silkscreen portraits of Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dalí, John Lennon, and Mick Jagger
.

Publications

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "A Look Back at Queer America with Photography of Christopher Makos". Hotspots Magazine. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  3. ^ Makos and Maia
  4. The Advocate (LGBT magazine)
    . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  6. ^ "Makos, Christopher, 1948-". LC Name Authority File (LCNAF), Library of Congress.
  7. ISSN 1062-7928
    . Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  8. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2Entry date: December 24, 1976{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link
    )
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7867-3028-5
    .
  10. ^ "Exhibition "From a New Yorker's Perspective - Photography by Christopher Makos"". AmerikaHaus.de. May 2020. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  11. ISBN 978-3-03910-958-6
    .
  12. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (2020-04-22). "Photographer Chris Makos Sews Photos Just Like Andy Warhol Did". WWD. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  13. ISBN 978-1-4976-9985-4
    .
  14. ^ Sirisuk, J.L. (2021-08-03). "In conversation with Chris Makos: the photographer who introduced Andy Warhol to Basquiat and Keith Haring". Hero. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

General references

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