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422 - Richard Gere, San Bernardino, photographed by Herb Ritts, 1977

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From The Iris: Behind the Scenes at the Getty, August 10, 2011 …

The Photograph That Kicked Herb Ritts’s Career into High Gere

A portrait of Gere as a young actor is one highlight of the Getty's acquisition of 69 photographs by Herb Ritts

Today the Getty Museum announced the acquisition of 69 photographs by famed fashion and celebrity photographer Herb Ritts (1952-2002). The acquisition includes photographs of nudes, celebrity portraits, and images made for high-fashion ad campaigns.

 

A portrait of Richard Gere as a budding young actor taken by Ritts in 1977 is one of the highlights. It has an interesting backstory. In an interview with François Quintin in 1999, Ritts talked about the famous picture that launched his photography career:

 

I knew Richard’s girlfriend, Penny, who was an actress, and she introduced me to Richard. Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman. Penny was supposed to come to my house to take a head shot, but she never showed. Richard arrived; he was going to meet her there. I asked if I could take a picture of him, and he said no—he was very shy—but finally I did. A week or so later, we were driving around in Penny’s car and got a flat tire and ended up in a desert gas station, where we took pictures. Later that year, Richard told his new publicist, “Oh, Herb took a couple of rolls of me.” He had fairly well-known photographers shooting him already; it happened quickly for him. So I sent the negatives and forgot about it. What did I know? I wasn’t a photographer. Three months later, the pictures appeared in American Vogue, Esquire, and Mademoiselle. Big spreads. One day soon thereafter, Mademoiselle tracked me down and asked me to do Brooke Shields, and I said sure. I didn’t say I wasn’t a photographer.

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431 - Freddy Mercury with his Studebaker Champion

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"We Are the Champions," written by Freddy Mercury, was first released on Queen's 1977 album News of the World.

 

432 - The Studebaker Champion was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1939 until 1958.

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431 - Freddy Mercury with his Studebaker Champion

Rock%2BStars%2BCars%2B%25281%2529.jpg

 

"We Are the Champions," written by Freddy Mercury, was first released on Queen's 1977 album News of the World.

 

432 - The Studebaker Champion was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1939 until 1958.

http://momentcar.com/images/studebaker-champion-regal-1950-7.jpg

 

Brilliant!!!

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431 - Freddy Mercury with his Studebaker Champion

Rock%2BStars%2BCars%2B%25281%2529.jpg

 

"We Are the Champions," written by Freddy Mercury, was first released on Queen's 1977 album News of the World.

 

432 - The Studebaker Champion was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1939 until 1958.

http://momentcar.com/images/studebaker-champion-regal-1950-7.jpg

My spouse learned how to drive on that model. And one of my first cars was a Mercury (not that model).

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