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Always a man on the move, by the late 1990s the elder Dantzic was juggling his award-winning photography with adjunct teaching at Long Island University, in Brooklyn, and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Grayson hadn’t been paying a lot of attention to his father’s life and work, when his health suddenly became a huge issue. “On...
In 1957, Decca Records hired Jerry Dantzic as a freelancer, to photograph Billie Holiday during her Easter Week engagement at the Newark, New Jersey club, Sugar Hill. He had unfettered access to photograph the singer at the club, on the streets of Newark and in her hotel room. He also captured intimate moments during Holiday’s visit with Bill Dufty...
When photographing Holiday, Dantzic was likely working with two Leica M3 series cameras (Leica M3s) and three lensesof 35mm, 50mm, and 300mm focal lengths. He was also working without a flash. “Looking through the work, it’s all shot with available light,” says Grayson. The pictorial effect is rich with blacks and luminous highlights, particularly ...
While the elder Dantzic had set up his files using a semi-numerical system, with contact sheets and negatives in glassine envelopes, a few key pictures were not discovered until Grayson had dug deep into his archives. Several color portraits of Billie were unearthed from various 35mm slide boxes, and a sleeve of medium format transparencies was fou...
Apr 7, 2015 · Billie Holiday was born on 7 April 1915. To mark what would have been the 100th birthday of one of the greatest singers in music history, here are images of her life.
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
Dec 3, 2020 · Billie Holiday's life and artistry have been analyzed, scrutinized, interpreted and embellished more than any other jazz singer in history. But the first biographer to fully immerse herself...
Feb 8, 2021 · Old Hollywood Book Club. Good Morning Heartache: The Life and Blues of Billie Holiday. In Lady Sings the Blues, the music icon presented a life filled with joy, despondency, and a surprising...
