About this photograph
Jazz great Herbie Hancock, in a photograph taken on November 22, 1968. In a “People Are Talking About …” feature published in Vogue, the twenty-eight year old Hancock, described as “a composer of incisive lyricism and a pianist with firefly fingers” remarked that he was “unlabelled“. The former sideman for Miles Davis commented that he writes music for commercials, soundtracks for movies, as well as touring with his jazz sextet and regular shows at the Village Vanguard. Photographed by Jack Robinson
Print sizes and editions
10” x 10” Paper size, 8” x 8” Image size - Open Edition
16” x 16” Paper size, 14” x 14” Image size - Open Edition
36” x 36” Paper size, 34” x 34” Image size - Edition of 25
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
Canson Platine Fibre Rag paper
Signature
Estate stamped by Jack Robinson Archive
About the photographer
Jack Robinson, Jr. (1928-1997), born in Meridian, Mississippi, became a renowned fashion and portrait photographer after moving to New York City in 1955. He quickly gained recognition through assignments with the New York Times and Life Magazine. His career peaked at Vogue, where he photographed celebrities like Elton John, Joni Mitchell, and The Who from 1965 to 1973. Despite his success, Robinson struggled with personal issues and relocated to Memphis in the early 1970s, where he shifted to designing award-winning stained glass. His extensive photographic archive, discovered posthumously, underscored his significant contributions to photography.
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