icons by
oscar the works of photographer Oscar Abolafia
a MENDO initiative and design - mendo.nl
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‘We couldn't have done this without each other!’ Oscar Abolafia & Yoke Abolafia - van Berge Henegouwen
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Frank. Sammie. Paul. Andy. Twiggy. Jack. Elizabeth. Elvis. Jim. Marlene. John. Priscilla. Yoko. Ginger. Janis. Mick. Fred. Salvador. Cher. Audrey. Not many are so iconic that a first name is enough to tell us who they are. They were captured by a photographer who goes by the name of Oscar Abolafia. You can call him Oscar.
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About Oscar Abolafia
Opening up. Oscar Abolafia (born in 1935) is an American photographer known for his outstanding photojournalism of the celebrities that made the 1960s and 70’s truly extraordinary. Abolafia’s work made the pages of world-famous magazines such as People Magazine, Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar.
Icons by Oscar has opened up, for the first time ever, Oscar Abolafia’s treasure trove of more than 300,000 intimate and iconic photographs. A carefully curated conversation with the iconic figures from our past starts now. Icons by Oscar is just the beginning.
Over a span of 50 years of work in the field of photography, he was able to build personal and intimate relationships with the most enduring stars of our age, such as the Kennedys, Liz Taylor, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, to name but a few.
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Jack Nicholson 1970, New York City At the Lincoln Center Film Festival for the opening of Five Easy Pieces.
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Priscilla Presley 1983, Dallas On her first day of shooting the TV series Dallas.
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Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli 1977, New York City At the premiere of their movie New York-New York.
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Liza Minnelli and Bianca Jagger 1972, New York City Opening night party for the movie Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli.
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