Herman Leonard
(Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1923 - 2010, Los Angeles, California)
James Moody, NYC
1951 (printed later)
Gelatin silver print
12 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (31.0 x 22.4 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
2008.131
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Leonard discovered his “trademark” backlit effect, seen in this photo, when one of his front flash bulbs failed to fire during a yearbook shoot while a student at Ohio University. Leonard explained, “Photography is painting with light. . . . I wanted to capture the music, but I had to interpret it with black and white, with light, with shades and shadows.”
Keywords
MusiciansBlack and White
Male
Winds