Scene

by Barron, Jeannette Montgomery

• ISBN13: 9781576876244
• ISBN10: 1576876241
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-04-09
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Jeannette Montgomery Barron moved to in New York City in 1978 just as the art world scene was unfolding in the East Village and SoHo. For Montgomery Barron, New York in the 80s was filled with late nights at Area, The Palladium, and The Mudd Club, dinners at The Odeon, lunch at Andy Warholand#39;s Factory, or working out at the gym with Bianca Jagger. She was compelled by the creative energy surrounding her to photograph this unique world and its oversized personalities. Her first portrait was of Francesco Clemente and soon after she photographed Andy Warhol, which led to portraits of his friends, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. In rapid succession, she photographed many important artists, writers, musicians, dealers, historians, and socialites of the era. Welcomed into their world, she modeled for paintings by Clemente, Alex Katz, and others. Montgomery Barronand#39;s photographs were published in Interview, Vanity Fair, Details, and Vogue, in gallery catalogs, and, finally, as the era gained historical stature, in museum catalogs. A vivid recollection, Scene is an insightful portrait of an important era.