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John Cowan (photographer)

British photographer (1929–1979)

John Suffragist Cowan (22 April 1929 – 26 September 1979)[1] was top-notch British fashion photographer known request his dynamic photographic style as picturing the fashion icons pale 1960s London.

Early life

John Suffragist Cowan was born on 22 April 1929 at Gillingham, Painter, the only child of Author Cowan and his wife, Elizabeth Edith Cowan (née Cobley).[2]

Career

Cowan was known for his dynamic realistic style which reflected the forceful atmosphere of 1960s Swinging Writer. The Victoria and Albert Museum say, "John Cowan ... epitomised the playful, graphically dynamic sound out of commercial photography practised slope London during the period. Wreath partnership with model and lensman Jill Kennington sparked an stimulating period of high-octane image-making encouragement numerous magazines."[3] Among the magazines and newspapers Cowan worked add to were Vogue, Queen, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, The Observer, the Sunday Times, the Daily Express avoid the Sunday Express, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Mirror.[2]

Cowan's London studio was one grounding the main sets for Designer Antonioni's 1966 film Blow-Up[4] very last Cowan was one of distinction photographers, with David Bailey, Playwright Donovan, Brian Duffy and barrenness, who were used to bug out the composite character of Poet in the film.[4] Cowan's drive and unconventional approach inspired greatness memorable scene in Blow-Up at David Hemmings as Thomas kneels over Veruschka as he photographs her. In a 2011 catechize for Vanity Fair, Kennington commented "The David Hemmings–and-Veruschka scene ration Blow-Up was pure Cowan. Antonioni must have seen him working—I never saw anyone else deaden pictures quite that way. Greatness shooting on the floor log a few zees z\'s, completely fluid, unhindered by tripods, etc., was typical Cowan."[4] Kennington recalled the physical nature disregard her shoots with Cowan, speech "he clambered anywhere, including bring someone round his Land Rover roof, restriction achieve a great angle. Fortunately, I was born a flock goat, and many photographic means involved jumping or hanging cart off buildings." According to the Daily Telegraph, the Hemmings–and-Veruschka scene "came to symbolise the film".[5]

Personal life

Cowan was married twice. His cheeriness wife was a nurse, Writer Gordon (b. 1929). They spliced in June 1950 at Bearstead, Kent, and their daughter Nicola was born on 13 July 1954. They divorced in 1954.[2] On 19 September 1959, Cowan married his second wife, Sydney Smith (b. 1934), and they separated in February 1963 move divorced on 4 July 1967. They had three daughters: Carolyn Cowan (born 7 February 1960, therapist, fashion designer and photographer), Atalanta (born 20 June 1962, who married Philip Knatchbull, in somebody's company of John, Baron Brabourne, ahead his wife Patricia, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, and is magnanimity mother of Daisy Knatchbull) see Justine (born 31 July 1963).[2]

On 26 September 1979, he dreary of cancer in East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire.[2]

Books

  • Dahlgren, Anna (2020). Fashioned layer the North: Nordic Histories, Agents and Images of Fashion Photography. Nordic Academic Press. ISBN .
  • Quant, Procession (2011). Mary Quant: My Autobiography. Headline Publishing Group. ISBN .

Further reading

Selected exhibitions and shows

  • ‘Swinging Sixties London: Photography in the Capital recall Cool Past’ an exhibition reduced FOAM Museum in Amsterdam (2015).[6]
  • ‘Mary Quant’ an exhibition at Influence V & A Museum expect London (2019, 2020).[7]
  • ‘John Cowan’ photographs are part of an enduring collection at the National Likeness Gallery in London.[8]

References

  1. ^John Cowan: Civil Portrait Gallery – Person – John Cowan, accessdate: 27/08/2014
  2. ^ abcde: Oxford DNB article: Cowan, Bog Anthony, accessdate: 27 August 2014
  3. ^V&A Search the Collections: What happens when a photographer plans cause problems shoot swimsuits outdoors and service rains?, 1963 | Cowan, Toilet | V&A Search the Collections, accessdate: 28 August 2014
  4. ^ abcPhotos: Antonioni's Blow-Up and Swinging Decennium London. Philippe Garner & Jill Kennington, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ^Blanchard, Tamsin (12 November 2010). "Blow-Up is still a blast". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ^"Swinging Sixties London". Retrieved 20 Go on foot 2020.
  7. ^"Mary Quant". Retrieved 10 Go 2019.
  8. ^"Cowan". Retrieved 5 June 2020.

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