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Will McBride | |
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 McBride with a nude female model in the background in 1975 | |
| Born | January 10, 1931 |
| Died | January 29, 2015(2015-01-29) (aged 84) U.S. |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Will McBride (January 10, 1931 – January 29, 2015) was an American photographer[1][2] inreportage,art photography andbook illustration as well as a painter and sculptor.[3]
McBride was born inSt. Louis, Missouri and grew up inChicago. He was trained as a painter byNorman Rockwell and went on to study drawing and painting atSyracuse University, where he graduated in 1953. From 1953 to 1955 he served in theUnited States Army atWürzburg, Germany as a lieutenant, and would remain in Germany[4] until his death.[5]
1969 McBride divorced his wife Barbara (née Wilke, married 1959)[6] with whom he had three children: Shawn-, Robin-, and Brian McBride.
His work has been published in the German youth magazineTwen, among other European magazines.Twen provoked a scandal when they published McBride's portraits of his pregnant wife Barbara in 1960.[7]
The bulk of his photography work is not often seen in the USA. McBride's work includes nudity and has experiencedcensorship. McBride received censure for the photography in his 1975 bookShow Me! (German titleZeig Mal!).
Solo exhibitions of his work since 2000 have included at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna,[8] the Dany Keller Galerie,[9] Munich, Galerie argus fotokunst,[10]Haus am Waldsee [de], Berlin[11] andC/O Berlin.[1][12]
In 2004 McBride received theDr. Erich Salomon Prize from theGerman Society for Photography.[13]
He died in 2015, age 84.[4]
Following an agreement between the heirs, ownership of McBride's entire artistic estate, including 65 years of photographic production and correspondence are incorporated in the Will McBride Archive located in Bristow, Germany. This includes the ownership of copyright which has passed to his son, Shawn M. McBride.
The archive is accessible for research, collaborates with publishers and facilitates exhibitions, confirms authenticity of work and issues a limited number of reprints.
