A contemporary of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, Melvin Sokolsky became internationally recognized for his iconic, playful and innovative photographs taken for Harper's Bazaar in 1963 and 1965. His work has earned him a place among the worlds greatest fashion photographers. While Sokolsky's print work was linked to Harper's Bazaar in the 1960s and 70s it has also appeared in Vogue Paris, Flaunt, L'Uomo Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Espana, The L.A. Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Wallpaper, among others. His photographs have been in prestigious museums and collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art and the Getty. This spring his "Bubble" series was projected onto the Empire State building in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Harper's Bazaar.
Melvin Sokolsky (American, born 1938) was raised in New York City where he started his distinguished career as a photographer. At the age of 21 he joined the staff of Harper’s Bazaar. In the 1960s he worked as a major contributor to four prestigious magazines: Esquire, McCall’s Newsweek, and Show. His work is characterized by his sense of fantasy and invention. Surrealism is an influence in his plays with proportion and reality. Among the museums that have exhibited his work are The Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum, where he was included in "Shots of Style", a retrospective of the world's major fashion photographers. PERSONALITIES DIRECTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY SOKOLSKY Nancy Allen… Ben Afflack… Brooke Burns… Candice Bergen… Marisa Berenson… Rachel Bilson… Ray Bolger… Naomi Campbell… Diane Carroll… Joan Collins… Bill Cosby… Julie Christie…Tony Curtis… Danny Devito… Linda Evans… Richard Farnsworth… Mia Farrow… Joan Fontaine… Jane Fonda… Jeff Goldbloom… Eliot Gould… Zsa Zsa Gabor… Andy Garcia… Florence Henderson… Lauren Hutton… Mark Harmon… Lena Horne… Pee Wee Herman… Dustin Hoffman… Anthony Hopkins…. Quincy Jones… Linda Bird Johnson… Amy Irving… Shelly Long… Ali MacGraw… Jane Mansfield… Helen Mirren… Ricardo Montalban… Zero Mostel… Paulina Porizkova… Jane Powell… Suzy Parker… Dr. Ruth… Molly Ringwald… Mickey Rooney… Jean Simmons… Barbara Streisand… Twiggy… Robert Wagner… Raquel Welch… Robin Williams… Natlie Wood... James Woods… Jaclyn Smith…

Join us for a conversation with Melvin Sokolsky who will discuss his iconic Parisian series' "Bubble" and "Fly Girl" photographed in the '60s.
Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 pm

Opening Reception : Friday, July 7, 5 - 8 pm

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