Bailey, David

Bailey, David

▪ British photographer
born Jan. 2, 1938, London, Eng.

      British photographer known for his advertising, celebrity, and fashion photographs.

      David Bailey, whose career in photography would eventually bring him into contact with the high reaches of British society, came from a working-class East London background. Educated in London, he left school at a young age, worked at a series of menial jobs, and served with the Royal Air Force in Malaysia in 1957–58. Having been interested from his youth in painting and photography, in 1959 he apprenticed at the John French Studio, where he became involved in fashion photography. In 1960 he began to photograph for British Vogue, where he worked for about 15 years, first on staff and later as a freelancer. He also freelanced for other magazines and newspapers.

      Bailey's fashion work and celebrity portraiture, characterized by stark backgrounds and dramatic lighting effects, transformed British fashion and celebrity photography from chic but reserved stylization to something more youthful and direct. His work reflects the 1960s British cultural trend of breaking down antiquated and rigid class barriers by injecting a working-class or “punk” look into both clothing and artistic products. Bailey himself became a celebrity who epitomized “swinging London”; he was known for his affairs with several celebrated women, among them the model Jean Shrimpton and the actress Catherine Deneuve (Deneuve, Catherine), whom he married in 1965 (divorced 1972). He is thought to have inspired the role of the photographer, Thomas, in Michelangelo Antonioni (Antonioni, Michelangelo)'s film Blow-up (1966).

      Bailey also directed television commercials and produced a number of books and documentary films. In 1972 he began publishing the fashion and photography magazine Ritz. Although he continued to photograph celebrities for publications such as Harper's Bazaar and The London Times throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, he began to turn his attention to television commercials.

      His documentary subjects include Cecil Beaton, Andy Warhol, and Luciano Visconti. Books of his photographs include Box of Pin-ups (1964), Goodbye Baby & Amen: A Sarabande for the Sixties (1969), Another Image: Papua New Guinea (1975), David Bailey's Trouble and Strife (1980), David Bailey, London NWI: Urban Landscapes (1982), Imagine (1985), David Bailey's Rock and Roll Heroes (1997), and David Bailey: Chasing Rainbows (2001). He was created a Commander of the British Empire in 2001.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • David Bailey (basketball) — David Bailey Position Point guard Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Born March 3, 1981 (1981 03 03) (age 30) Nationality American High school …   Wikipedia

  • David M. Bailey — Genres Folk, rock, Contemporary Christian Music Acoustic Years active 1996 2010 David M. Bailey (February 26, 1966 – October 2, 2010) was an American singer/songwriter. He released 20 total albums between 1997 and 2010, primarily playing… …   Wikipedia

  • David Bailey (rugby league) — David Bailey Personal information Born December 5, 1969 (1969 12 05) (age 41) Auckland, New Zealand Playing information Height 184 cm Weight 86 kg Position …   Wikipedia

  • David Bailey (militia officer) — David Bailey in an undated portrait. David Bailey was an American militia officer in the Illinois Militia who fought during the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War, most notably serving at the Battle of Stillman s Run where he and Lt. Col. Major… …   Wikipedia

  • David Bailey (cricketer born 1944) — David Bailey Personal information Full name David Bailey Born 9 September 1944 (1944 09 09) (age 67) West Hartlepool, England Batting style Right handed Bowling style Right hand off break …   Wikipedia

  • David A. Bailey — (born in London in 1961) is a British Afro Caribbean curator, photographer, writer and cultural facilitator, living and working in London and Nassau, The Bahamas. One of his main concerns are the notions of diaspora and black representation in… …   Wikipedia

  • David Benoit — David Benoit, 16 Mar. 2007 David Benoit (* 9. Mai 1953 in Bakersfield, Kalifornien) ist ein US amerikanischer Jazz Pianist, Komponist und Dirigent. Leben und Wirken Benoit war Klavierschüler von Marya Cressy Wright und von Abraham Fraser. Er… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • David Bailey (cricketer born 1943) — David Bailey (born 6 May 1943) was an English cricketer. He was a right handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Kirtley. Bailey made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1965… …   Wikipedia

  • David H. Bailey — David Harold Bailey (* 1948) ist ein US amerikanischer Mathematiker und Informatiker. Nach seinem Abschluss an der Brigham Young University (1972) promovierte er 1976 bei Donald Ornstein an der Stanford University mit der Arbeit Sequential… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • David Morrissey — Morrissey in June 2010 Born David Mark Morrissey[1] 21 June 1964 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”