Hair-Darsteller und Studiofreund, München, Will McBride
Will McBride
Hair-Darsteller und Studiofreund, München
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Will McBride

Hair-Darsteller und Studiofreund, München, 1968 (print 1992)


Blatt
70.0 x 85.0 cm
Physical Description
Gelatin silver print on baryta paper
Inventory Number
DZF 90
Acquisition
Collection DZ BANK at the Städel Museum
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

The name Will McBride is inseparably linked with 'Twen', the prototype of all modern lifestyle magazines. The photographs taken by the photojournalist, who came to Germany as a US soldier in 1953, are part of our collective memory of the post-war years and the attitude towards life in the 1960s. The iconic photos of the actors from the musical 'Hair' in Munich date from the notorious year 1968. 'Hair' represented a high point of pop culture and the epitome of flower power. This photo - perhaps like McBride's work as a whole - stands for a spirit of optimism and the desire for individual freedom and sexual self-determination. McBride was not only someone who documented this, but also a contemporary eyewitness.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Hair-Darsteller und Studiofreund, München (Original Title)
Title Translation
Hair-performers and studio friend, Munich
Photographer
Serial Number / Edition
1 / 30
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Gelatin silver print on baryta paper
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Sammlung der DZ BANK im Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
© Will McBride Estate
Acquisition
Collection DZ BANK at the Städel Museum

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Associated Medium
  • Musical "Hair"
  • twen, Jugendzeitschrift, 1959 bis 1971, BRD

Iconclass

Primary
  • 48C83 performer, artiste (non-work situations)
  • 31A14 human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude
  • 31AA14 human figure of ideal proportions, e.g. academic nude - AA - female human figure
  • 41D91 man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude
  • 41D92 woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude
  • 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth)
  • 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth)
Secondary
Associative
  • 46E663 recording studio
  • 48C863 operetta, musical, 'Singspiel'

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Last update

13.03.2024