Exhibitions

 

 

Icons & Idols:
A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995

August 5–October 1, 2006

Icons & Idols: A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Arts, 1960–1995 is an exhibition of the work of Jack Mitchell. During the second half of the 20th century, Mitchell photographed many of America’s finest actors, directors, writers, artists, composers, musicians, dancers, and choreographers in his New York studio. His subjects have all attained iconic status in their respective fields. This exhibition features more than 130 black and white photographs, which include such celebrities as Jack Nicholson, Alfred Hitchcock, Truman Capote, Andy Warhol, Philip Glass, Neil Diamond, Rudolf Nureyev, and Merce Cunningham.

Photographer Jack Mitchell (Self-Portrait), 1995
Jack Mitchell (born 1925)
Photograph. © Jack Mitchell

As a complement to Icons & Idols, the Delaware Art Museum is presenting Iconic Impressions: Prints from the 20th Century, an exhibition of approximately 20 prints from the Museum’s permanent collection by artists pictured in Icons & Idols. On view from July 27 through September 17, 2006, Iconic Impressions includes works by Salvador Dali, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and other luminaries.

 
     
John Lennon and Yoko Ono (Musicians), 1980
Jack Mitchell (born 1925)
Photograph
© Jack Mitchell
 
Judith Jamison (Dancer, in “Sophisticated Ladies”), 1981
Jack Mitchell (born 1925)
Photograph
© Jack Mitchell


 
Andy Warhol (Artist, with his dog Archie), 1973
Jack Mitchell (born 1925).
Photograph
© Jack Mitchell


 

A book signing will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Museum Store, where the hardcover collection Icons & Idols: A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995, featuring photographs from the exhibition and more, is available for purchase. Tours of the exhibition will be held at 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m. All of the day’s activities are included with Museum admission.

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Icons & Idols: A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995 is organized by Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and is sponsored, in part, by Darden Restaurants Foundation and Palm Bay Imports—Wines, Spirits & Beverages.

     
 
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