Steve McQueen in aviator sunglasses, 1969
1969
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About This Work
Steve McQueen wears aviator sunglasses as he sits on his desk at his Hollywood office in 1969. McQueen's antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Vintage Print Signed on reverse in ink by Terry O’Neill Corner creases, fold on top right, ink stain on front border, line indentation on right border, No markings on reverse
About the Artist
British photographer Terry O’Neill (1938-2019) made his name in the 1960s-70s, capturing shots of the stars he cosied up to on both sides of the Atlantic.
Attributing his success with celebrities to genuinely liking his subjects and offering plenty of ‘compliments’, O’Neill presented figures such as Frank Sinatra, Brigitte Bardot and his one-time wife Faye Dunaway, often in intimate and unconventional compositions.
we offer a peek even further behind the curtain this month with our exhibition Terry O’Neill: The Vintage Collection .
His extensive archive of two million negatives, which has b…
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