Chuck Stewart, "Portrait of Eric Dolphy"
1964
I chose this piece because it speaks to me about a moment between an
artist and their art. Eric Dolphy, clarinetist, was a very famous
musician who rose to fame for his musical improv, he was famous for
creating his own sound. I believe this photograph illustrates his love
for his instrument. The profile and silhouette creates drama as his
head is raised with confidence and he is looking forward. This
photograph gives me the sense that he was perhaps on a journey and his
instrument was his companion.
Chuck Stewart, the photographer, used the medium to capture images of
accomplished members of the music industry in the 1950s and 1960s. He
spent most of his time in recording studios or on the scene at
performances capturing portraits and album covers. His photographs
documented a classic moments in music history in jazz, R&B, and Salsa.
