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Bob Willoughby Art

American, 1927-2009

Bob Willoughby was an American realist artist and photographer, born in 1927, in Los Angeles, California. He was most-loved for his photojournalistic motion picture stills capturing famous faces, including Audrey Hepburn and Frank Sinatra, demonstrating an ability to capture film stars in unguarded moments of repose and vulnerability. Between 1948-54, he also shot iconic moments of US Jazz history. In 1955, Edward Steichen selected one of Bob's images of a screaming female audience, to be included in the landmark 1955 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, “The Family of Man”.

Bob's photographs are now held in major collections worldwide, including at the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, the National Portrait Gallery, in London, Tate, in London and the Bibliotheque Nationale, in Paris.

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Artist: Bob Willoughby
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in al...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob Wi...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob ...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob W...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra, 1959 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1959 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob Wi...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Judy Garland Kicks Off Her Shoes on the Set of 'I Could Go On Singing'
By Bob Willoughby
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped on the verso Please inquire about additional limited sizes and editions
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Mid-20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren, 1958 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren, 1958 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photographer's copyright information, numbered and stamped with photographer's estate copyright ink stamp on reverse. American photographer Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) had a photographic career that coincided with the Golden Age of film. As the first on set film photographer, Willoughby revolutionised the documentation of Hollywood. Willoughby was the first 'outside’ photographer employed by studios to document the making of films. His work forms a visual who’s who of cinema, rock and jazz music, theatre and dance over 20 years. Iconic images of a multitude of stars from the 1950s and 60s, including Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra casually playing Blackjack at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Audrey Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Miles Davis, 1950 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Miles Davis, 1950 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photographer's copyright information, numbered and stamped with photographer's estate copyright ink stamp on reverse. American photographer Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) had a photographic career that coincided with the Golden Age of film. As the first on set film photographer, Willoughby revolutionised the documentation of Hollywood. Willoughby was the first 'outside’ photographer employed by studios to document the making of films. His work forms a visual who’s who of cinema, rock and jazz music, theatre and dance over 20 years. Iconic images of a multitude of stars from the 1950s and 60s, including Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra casually playing Blackjack at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Audrey Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine...
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Late 20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Dustin Hoffman, 1967 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Dustin Hoffman, 1967 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograp...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, 1964 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Alfred Hitchcock, 1964 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photogr...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Lee Marvin, 1956 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Lee Marvin, 1956 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photographer'...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograp...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograp...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograp...
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Mid-20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, 1964 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Alfred Hitchcock, 1964 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photogr...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn, 1963 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn, 1963 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograp...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra, 1955 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1955 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photograph...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn on the set of My Fair Lady, 1967 - Bob Willoughby
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of My Fair Lady, 1967 - Bob Willoughby Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and phot...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Dustin Hoffman on the Set of 'The Graduate', Paramount Studios, 1967
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Dustin Hoffman on the Set of 'The Graduate', Paramount Studios, 1967 Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the ...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Audrey Hepburn on the MGM set of Green Mansions, 1958 - Bob Willoughby
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the MGM set of Green Mansions, 1958 - Bob Willoughby Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Es...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross, 1967 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross, 1967 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with ...
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20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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James Dean on the Set of 'Rebel Without a Cause', 1955 - Bob Willoughby
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
James Dean on the Set of 'Rebel Without a Cause', 1955 - Bob Willoughby Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title an...
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Late 20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed w...
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Late 20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Peter O’Toole, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Peter O’Toole, 1962 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Worldwide Shipping Available Signed by Christopher Willoughby, executor of the Estate, inscribed with title and photographer's copyright information, numbered and stamped with photographer's estate copyright ink stamp on reverse. American photographer Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) had a photographic career that coincided with the Golden Age of film. As the first on set film photographer, Willoughby revolutionised the documentation of Hollywood. Willoughby was the first 'outside’ photographer employed by studios to document the making of films. His work forms a visual who’s who of cinema, rock and jazz music, theatre and dance over 20 years. Iconic images of a multitude of stars from the 1950s and 60s, including Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra casually playing Blackjack at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Audrey Hepburn between takes on the set of My Fair Lady, Chet Baker recording the music for My Funny Valentine...
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Late 20th Century Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, 1962
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 15 Also available in alternative sizes Bob Willoughby is best-loved for his photojournalistic motion pictu...
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1950s Realist Bob Willoughby Art

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Archival Pigment

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Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, 1960 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
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Chet Baker, 1953 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
By Bob Willoughby
Located in London, GB
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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, 1960
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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, 1962
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Audrey Hepburn, 1958
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Frank Sinatra in Front of the Craps Tables at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas
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Bob Willoughby received his first break in 1954 when Warner Brothers asked him to photograph Judy Garland on the set of A Star Is Born, for Life Magazine. Willoughby's career went from strength to strength from that point on and he quickly became one of the most sought after photographers of his time. Willoughby was the first outside' photographer employed by studios to document the making of films. His work forms a visual who's who of cinema, rock and jazz music, theatre and dance over 20 years. He covered the making of over 100 films including The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and My Fair Lady, and had a unique ability to capture the individual essence of each film he documented. His sitters include Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Dustin Hoffman, Chet Baker, Elvis Presley and The Rat Pack. Our exhibition will include iconic images of a multitude of stars from the 1950s and 60s, including Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra casually playing Blackjack at the Sands Hotel...
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Audrey Hepburn, 1958
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