FILTER RESULTS
Reno, Nevada (The Misfits), from the portfolio "Master Prints Volume II"
1960; portfolio 198020th century
20 x 23 7/8 in. (508 x 606 mm)
Elliott Erwitt, American, b. 1928
Object Type:
Photographs
Creation Place:
North America, United States
Medium and Support:
Gelatin silver print on paper
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Arthur D. Kowaloff, class of 1968
Accession Number:
1997.104.09
Master Prints Volume II
Elliott Erwitt (born 1928, France) The Cast of the Misfits 1960 Silver Gelatin Print Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kowaloff The Misfits was filmed in the Nevada desert in 1961. Produced and directed by John Huston with a script by Arthur Miller, and starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach, this film represents a watershed moment in the decline of the Hollywood star system. It is remarkable that The Misfits was ever completed. The production was plagued ill health, alcoholism and general disfunction among the principals. Monroe was battling drug and alcohol addiction. Her marriage to Miller, who had written the screenplay in service of her ambition to be a ‘serious actress’, fell apart during the shoot. Huston’s epic drinking and eccentric work habits also contributed to the troubled filming. Clark Gable died of heart failure less than two weeks after filming was completed; Monroe never finished another film and died within 18 months. Of the principal stars, only Eli Wallach continued to be a prolific actor. The enormous prestige of the project prompted Magnum Photos to send twenty photographers to document the production. Magnum Photos is a photographic cooperative founded in 1947 by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, among others. In addition to Erwitt, Eve Arnold, Cornell Capa (brother of Robert), Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Inge Morath and Dennis Stock also worked on this project. Many of The Misfit photographs were published in Look and Life magazines, the dominant photojournalism outlets of the time. Serge Toubiana’s 2000 book, The Misfits: Story of a Shoot, documents the Magnum response to this important film. On view in Gould Library Atheneum 2012
Elliott Erwitt (born 1928, France) The Cast of the Misfits 1960 Silver Gelatin Print Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kowaloff The Misfits was filmed in the Nevada desert in 1961. Produced and directed by John Huston with a script by Arthur Miller, and starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach, this film represents a watershed moment in the decline of the Hollywood star system. It is remarkable that The Misfits was ever completed. The production was plagued ill health, alcoholism and general disfunction among the principals. Monroe was battling drug and alcohol addiction. Her marriage to Miller, who had written the screenplay in service of her ambition to be a ‘serious actress’, fell apart during the shoot. Huston’s epic drinking and eccentric work habits also contributed to the troubled filming. Clark Gable died of heart failure less than two weeks after filming was completed; Monroe never finished another film and died within 18 months. Of the principal stars, only Eli Wallach continued to be a prolific actor. The enormous prestige of the project prompted Magnum Photos to send twenty photographers to document the production. Magnum Photos is a photographic cooperative founded in 1947 by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, among others. In addition to Erwitt, Eve Arnold, Cornell Capa (brother of Robert), Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Inge Morath and Dennis Stock also worked on this project. Many of The Misfit photographs were published in Look and Life magazines, the dominant photojournalism outlets of the time. Serge Toubiana’s 2000 book, The Misfits: Story of a Shoot, documents the Magnum response to this important film. On view in Gould Library Atheneum 2012
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
20th Century,
21st Century,
American*,
Contemporary*,
gelatin silver prints*,
gelatin silver process*,
paper (fiber product)*,
photographic paper*,
photographs*,
portfolios (groups of works)*
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- American - Refers to the context of or associated specifically with the modern political entity of the United States of America.
- Contemporary - Refers to painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture dating from the recent past and present. It differs from modern art in that the term 'contemporary art' does not carry the implication of a non-traditional style, but instead refers only to the time period in which the work was created. 'Modern' and 'contemporary' are inherently fluid terms. The term 'contemporary' is sometimes more narrowly used to refer to art from ca. 1960 or 1970 up to the present.
- gelatin silver prints - Refers to photographic prints having gelatin as the binder, holding silver as the final image material; always black-and-white, though they may be toned to a monochrome hue.
- gelatin silver process - Refers to any of several photographic processes that use gelatin as the binder and silver as the final image material. Most commonly used on a paper support for prints, but may employ a glass plate (in which case use "gelatin dry plate process") or film as the support.
- paper (fiber product) - Refers generally to all types of matted or felted sheets or webs of fiber formed and dried on a fine screen from a pulpy water suspension. The fibers may be animal, such as hair, silk or wool, or mineral, such as asbestos, or synthetic. However most paper is made from cellulosic plant fiber, such as from wood pulp, grass, cotton, linen, and straw.
- photographic paper - Paper used for making photographic prints that consists of a base material with a white or near-white surface that is coated with one or more emulsion layers. It is typically a high grade of paper traditionally made from 100% cotton or linen rags, because lignin and other residues in other paper would react with the photosensitive salts and destroy the image. Photographic paper is strong, uniform, and dimensionally stable when wet and dry. For increased wet-strength, the papers are sized with animal glue, starch, stearic acid, or synthetic resins, such as melamine (used since 1948). One or more fillers, such as barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, clay, starch, or polyacrylamide, are also added for opacity, color, and strength. The papers were calendered to produce a smooth, nonporous surface. Since the late 1960s, most color photographic papers have been made from cellulose fibers coated on both sides with polyethylene.
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photographs
- Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. It does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "
" are more appropriate. Photographs may be positive or negative, opaque or transparent. - portfolios (groups of works) - Groups of works brought together such as to exemplify the work of an artist or student. Also, groups of art works or other visual materials (often by one artist) such as photographs or prints, issued or housed together in a portfolio; they often include a loose title page or text introduction.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Cowboys and Indians , 9/11/2011 - 11/30/2011
Dimensions
- image Dimensions: 20 x 23 7/8 in. (508 x 606 mm)