Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Judy Garland: 75 Years of Magic

Words and Music, 1948
Courtesy of The Kobal Collection



An exhibition presenting the iconic images and portraits of Judy Garland in her major roles as a film and Broadway star can be viewed online at Big Eye Gallery. Running in conjunction with the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Judy Garland film series, Judy Garland: 75 Years of Magic honors the brilliantly rich body of work this astoundingly short life contributed to cinema, acting, and music.

 Star is Born, 1954
Courtesy of The Kobal Collection

In collaboration with The Kobal Collection Big Eye Gallery presents Garland's work in “For Me and My Gal”, "Meet Me in St. Louis", "Strike Up the Band", "Ziegfeld Girl", "Words and Music", "A Star is Born", and of course, "The Wizard of Oz". Photographers Eric Carpenter, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and Frank Cronenweth among others capture Garland on stage and behind the scenes with the famed and talented of her time such as Lana Turner, Mickey Rooney, and Vincente Minnelli. 

Frank Cronenweth, Strike up the Band, 1940
  Courtesy of The Kobal Collection 


Big Eye Gallery is making the exhibition's limited edition framed prints available for purchase.  The extraordinary example of this contralto voice now may be heard again through photography reaching beyond the stills of hilarious, seductive, and intimate moments in the life of Judy Garland.

 Clarence Sinclair Bull, Judy Garland, 1944
Courtesy of The Kobal Collection 




1 comment:

  1. Judy Garland was in a class of her own. She was the greatest entertainer; nobody even comes close. R. Raegan Graziani

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