14Art Kane
Photographer’s Forum, September 1988
Art Kane (1925–1995) was well known for his editorial and advertising photography. He was a photographic illustrator who had the creativity to previsualize concepts, the artistic talent to sketch them out, and the photographic ability to deliver the finished project to the satisfaction of his clients. Kane’s photography appeared in LIFE, Look, Vogue, Vogue Italia, Stern, GEO, Harper’s Bazaar, and numerous other publications. He was especially talented in his photographic images of musicians, and his subjects included Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and the Rolling Stones.
Kane studied graphic design and painting at Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, and worked for many ...
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