Guy Gillette (photographer)
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Gillette in his later years
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| Born | October 22, 1922 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Died | August 19, 2013 (aged 90) |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Porter Gillette (married 1942-2012, her death) |
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Guy Porter Gillette (1945-2013) |
Guy Porter Gillette (1945-2013)
William Pipp Gillette
Guy Gillette (October 22, 1922 – August 19, 2013) was a photographer of the second half of the 20th century whose work attracted national attention beginning with the 1955 exhibit The Family of Man at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The exhibit traveled worldwide and gave a venue to the works of photographers from many different nations.
Gillette's prints appeared in such magazines as Life, Fortune, and Harper's Bazaar and The New York Times. He photographed such celebrities as Elvis Presley, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth II, Agnes de Mille, Sarah Vaughan, Marian Anderson, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Gillette remains in demand through his images, many of which are black-and-white prints.
Gillette was born in Minneapolis, and traveled about as a youth because of his father's occupation. While working at a restaurant in New York City, Gillette met Doris Porter of Lovelady in Houston County, Texas, not to be confused with the city of Houston, Texas. She was the daughter of V. H. "Hoyt" and Lucy Porter and was in New York City to study fashion design.
"In a good photograph, something happens,” Gillette said in describing his understanding of his craft. He photographed the ailing author Jacqueline Susann in a limousine and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower being patted on his bald head. He once took a picture of the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson as the two both sought to photograph a nun at a St. Patrick's Day parade. Cartier-Bresson told Gillette, "Photographers NEVER photograph photographers."
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