Carl Fischer Silver Gelatin Print "Susan Bottomly and Andy Warhol"

Item Details

Carl Fischer (New York, born 1924)
Susan Bottomly and Andy Warhol, New York.1966, later printing
Artist’s studio stamp and inscription to the verso of backing paperboard

Graphic designer and self-taught photographer Carl Fischer is especially known for his iconic Esquire cover photos of the 1960s, some of which feature John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, Richard Nixon, James Baldwin, Andy Warhol, and other notable figures. Raised in Brooklyn, Fischer studied at The Cooper Union and in London the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design as a Fullbright Fellow. Early in his career, he worked with Paul Rand and Herb Lubalin as an advertising agency art director in New York. Some of his notable work includes portraits of Southern segregationist leaders and his photomontages of Warhol and his entourage that spans two decades. Fischer’s work has been exhibited and collected by numerous reputable institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the International Center of Photography, The George Eastman House, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among many others.

Condition

- tears and print loss to upper edge; marks to lower center and along lower edge; scratch to the upper left of image; tape to the edges of photograph; warping along right edge of photograph; tape removed along one edge to examine verso of print; dried adhesive residue to verso of photograph.

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Item #

ITMG063035