Rifftides (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
William Claxton, Photographic Memory (Powerhouse). This generous volume has the great photographer's pictures of a few jazz people, including shots of Chet Baker that helped make both of them famous. But here we have full-range Claxton; portraits of personalities as varied...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Although he will always be particularly remembered for his pictures of jazz musicians, William Claxton was a photographer of wideranging interests and skills, covering fashion, the movies and many aspects of popular music. In many ways his work may be said to parallel in black-and-white images the innovative improvisational sounds of his favourite jazzmen from the 1950s to the 1990s.
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
william claxton dead at 80 Written on October 13, 2008 i was very sad to hear today that william claxton died over the weekend of congestive heart failure. he was eighty years old. claxton took one of my favorite photos of all time (above), of chet baker and helima in 1955. i’ve always loved this picture, have seen it in galleries from time to time, and it’s the only...
Directors Notes (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
... Largo Andrew van Baal Mark Flanagan Largo the Nightclub Panasonic AG-DVX100 Jazz on a Summers Day William Claxton indieWIRE Interview The Take-Away Shows Related Posts DN LFF08: South Main - Kelly Parker DN LFF08: Sex Positive - Daryl Wein DN Special: Joy Division - Grant Gee DN LFF08: Tricks - Andrzej Jakimowski DN LFF08: Sugar - Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Steve Clayton: Geek In Disguise (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Steve McQueen (after a Cross Country Race), Mojave Desert, 1963 © William Claxton Was reminded of the coolest dude in cinema whilst in LA this week.
