Photographer who captured iconic portraits of Hollywood stars speaks, Nov. 15

Event: Photographer Dennis Stock, known for his famous portraits of jazz musicians and California in the 1960s, will speak at the College of Communication.

This event is free and open to the public.

When: 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 15, 2007

Where: College of Communication, CMA Auditorium (2.320)

Background: Dennis Stock managed to evoke the spirit of America through his memorable and iconic portraits of Hollywood stars, most notably James Dean. From 1957 to 1960 Stock made lively portraits of jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Gene Krupa and Duke Ellington for his book Jazz Street. In 1968 Stock created Visual Objectives, a film production company, and he shot several documentaries. In the late 1960s he captured the attempts of California hippies to reshape society according to ideals of love and caring. Then throughout the 1970s and 1980s he worked on color books, emphasizing the beauty of nature through details and landscape. In the 1990s he went back to his urban origins, exploring the modern architecture of large cities. His work is now mostly focused on the abstraction of flowers.

Stock has generated a book or an exhibition almost every year since the 1950s. He has taught numerous workshops and exhibited his work widely in France, Germany, Italy, the United States and Japan. He has worked as a writer, director and producer for television and film, and his photographs have been acquired by most major museum collections.

###

Contact:
Eli Reed