Dennis Stock James Dean /anglais

In the words of theLife magazine article that accompanied the first publication of these photographs, James Dean was ‘the most exciting actor to hit Hollywood since Marlon Brando’. But at the time they were taken, he was still poised on the brink of fame, a charismatic figure more isolated and alone than recognized and celebrated. Dennis Stock and James Dean struck up a friendship in the winter of 1954–55, and the idea of a collaboration formed. It was Stock’s ambition to ‘reveal the environments that affected and shaped the unique character of James Byron Dean.’ And indeed, Stock captures the essence of James Dean in a stunning series of images of the actor. These iconic photographs taken at the dawn and high noon of a brief and brilliant career are presented with Dennis Stock’s original text and a later introduction by Joe Hyams, the author of the definitive biography of Dean.Biographie de l'auteurDennis Stock (1928–2010) was born in New York City. He was a member of Magnum Photos from 1951 until his death in 2010. He was also a writer, director and producer for television and film and his photographs are in the collections of many major museums and galleries. J