Galella Ron, artist and art
Born 1931, Birth Bronx, New York, USA.
The artist lives and works in New York, USA.
pioneer paparazzo
Artist biography, artworks, statement, interview, review, exhibition:
Galella is most widely known for his photographs of celebrities and his technique, which was innovative in the mid-1950s, of catching the subjects of his photos in everyday settings or surprising them to capture their reactions…
Long before celebrity photographers ever caused a car crash, there was Ron Galella, the original American paparazzo. His trademark—boldface names captured in unguarded, often private moments—was a major revelation in the story of modern photography…
I would say my first pictures of Jackie [Onassis] in May 1967. She came to the Wildenstein gallery [in New York] and it was impossible to get good pictures, it was too crowded, so I followed her back to her apartment, which is how I got candids of her coming out of the limo. There was no interference, no bodyguards, no crowds…
The Kennedys
Pretty Things
Auctions & Auction Results
From leading auction houses worldwide, Galella Ron on Mutualart
© the-artists.org 1998 -2012  |