Contact Sheet Print: James Dean in Times Square, New York, 1955 Bruce Davidson

Contact Sheet Print: James Dean in Times Square, New York, 1955 Bruce DavidsonDennis Stocks images of James Dean offered a uniquely intimate insight into a life on the brink of stardom through the eyes of a close friend. Stock met Dean in Hollywood in January 1955 and intrigued, began to photograph him. Following him on a visit from his birthplace in Fairmont, Indiana, to New York City, and back to Hollywood, Stock recorded unforgettable images of the young actor in both his professional and private worlds. This contact sheet

we follow Guillermina and Belinda from ages 14 to 24 as they negotiate the fluid territory between adolescence and young adulthood

in New York

forging connections in the industry that would eventually lead him to meet Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa

' as Hegel

fragmentary history

helped in the creation of portraits that went beyond the usual ‘glamour shots’

in Tbilisi and has travelled the Caucasus

Sammy Davis Jr endured virulent racial prejudice to establish himself as one of greatest American entertainers of all time

spontaneous approach produced images marked by candid authenticity

with documents and texts relating to the war

” - Werner Bischof

paper-wrapped soaps from around the world — in the words of Halsman’s grandson Oliver Halsman Rosenberg