Bob WILLOUGHBY Photo Exhibition -Hollywood Special-

November 13 Wed. - November 23 Sat. 2013
OPEN ALL DAYS DURING EXHIBITION.


Toki-no-Wasuremono is introducing 50 works by the "Special" photographer Bob WILLOUGHBY (1927-2009), who has photographed countless Hollywood films with actors such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jean Seberg and Sophia Loren. WILLOUGHBY, who passed away at his home in Vence at the age of 82, south of France in December 2009, was not an employee of a studio nor a magazine publisher. He was the first freelance photographer, referred to as the "Special", hired by major studios.

He worked between major publishers such as "Life" and "Look", and studios. He was the first pioneer to explore this special job in the 1950s when Hollywood was at its golden age.

Born 1927 in Los Angeles, America, Bob WILLOUGHBY met his first camera, Argus C-3 when he was 12. From then on, he begun to move towards film making for his career. After graduating the high school, he learned about films in evenings at USC cinema department, and also studied design at Kahn Institute of Art. A lifelong fan of Jazz, he took every opportunity to photograph musicians, while at the same time, working for a number of Hollywood photographers.

In 1954, he became known with the photo of Judy Garland's final scene on the set of "A Star Is Born", when it was used for the front cover of "Life" magazine. Since then, he has photographed the making of over 100 films including Audrey Hepburn's films, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "Rosemary's Baby", "Can Can" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips".

In this historic era of filmmaking, WILLOUGHBY had the talent to capture stories into his photographs. He has caught unguarded moments of repose, vulnerability and high drama of famous actors and directors of the time, on and off the set. Working for cinema section for several magazines such as "Life", "Look", "Vogue" and "Harper's BAZAAR", it is said that, there was not a week without his work published between 50s to early 70s.

He was also responsible for a number of technical innovations, including the silent blimp for 35mm still cameras, which became common on film sets. He was the only photographer working on films at the time to use radio- controlled cameras allowing him unprecedented coverage in otherwise impossible situations, and he had special brackets built to hold his still cameras on or over the Panavision cameras.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood honored Willoughby with a major retrospective exhibition of his work. He was awarded the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Still Photography in New York in 2004. His photographs are in the permanent collections of The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The National Portrait Gallery, London; The National Museum of Photography, Bradford, UK; Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris; The Museum of Modern Art, Film Department, New York; The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Tate Gallery Collection, London; Musee de la Photographie et de Image, Nice; and Musee de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium.

In Japan, there are photo collections such as "Hollywood Special" (1993, Takarajimasha Inc.) and "Audrey Hepburn: Photo document Bob Willoughby" (1993, Asahi Shinbun Company) published.

Audrey Hepburn by Bob Willoughby, Photographs 1953-1966, 2010 TASCHEN
Jazz, Body and Soul. Photographs and Recollections, 2011 Evans Mitchell Books.

Bob Willoughby (1927-2009)
Born 1927 in Los Angeles, America. Begun photography at the age of 12 with a camera which was a birthday present from his father. After graduating the high school, he studied under Hollywood photographers, practicing his skill with jazz musicians. He studied photography in the night class at USC, and design at a college. Later he begun to work with a drama and a cultural events, leading to work for magazines on films. Over 30 years he has photographed still images of around 120 films such as works starring Audrey Hepburn, "From Here to Eternity", "A Star Is Born", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "The Graduate", and provided them to globally known magazines such as "Life" and "Vogue". "The Platinum Years" (1974), "Jazz in LA" (1990), "Hollywood Special" (1993) and others are available for collection of photographs. His works are displayed in museums of many countries. Passed away at his home in Vence, south of France in December of 2009, Aged 82.

<Bob WILLOUGHBY Photo Exhibition -Hollywood Special->works list    2013.11.13[Wed] - 11.23[Sat]
No.
Image
Title Date Medium Measurement
Ed.
Sign
1
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1956
Elizabeth Taylor throws a dressing gown over her costume on the MGM set of "Raintree County," 1956.
(A004)

1956

Printed in 1985
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
16/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
2
Farrow, Mia, 1967
Mia Farrow perched long-legged on the scaffolding of the Paramount set for "Rosemary's Baby," 1967.
(A007)

1967

Printed in 1978
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
5/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
3
Monroe, Marilyn, 1960
Marilyn Monroe lost in her own thoughts on set of "Let's Make Love," 1960.
(A013)

1960

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
39/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
4
Seberg, Jean, 1956
Jean Seberg in NYC's Central Park after she won the title role in Otto Preminger's film "Saint Joan," 1956.
(A015)

1956

Printed in 1987
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
10/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
5
Garland, Judy, 1954
Judy Garland dressed as a tramp for the "Lose That Long Face" sequence in "A Star Is Born," Warner Bros., 1953.
(A017)

1954

Printed in 1978
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
8/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
6
O'Toole, Peter, 1962
Peter O'Toole at the Beverly Hills Hotel on his first trip to Hollywood after filming "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962.
(A035)

1962

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
7
O'Toole, Peter, 1967
Peter O'Toole as Henry in "The Lion in Winter," Montmajour Abbey, France, 1967.
(A037)

1967

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
8
Hoffman, Dustin, 1967
Dustin Hoffman checks the lines with the script supervisor on set of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967.
(A062)

1967

Printed in 1986
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Signed by Bob Willoughby
9
Bancroft, Anne, 1967
Anne Bancroft seen through the louvres of a French blind, on set of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967.
(A065)

1967

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
10
Ross, Katharine, 1967
Portrait of Katharine Ross in her Paramount dressing room during "The Graduate," 1967.
(A068)

1967

Printed in 1986
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
11
Hoffman & Ross, 1967
Katharine Ross and Dustin Hoffman running away from the church at the end of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967.
(A070)

1967

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
10/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
12
Hudson, Rock, 1957
Rock Hudson trying to type in his trailer, but the fans are a bit distracting. On location in Grado, Italy for "A Farewell to Arms," 1957.
(A080)

1951 Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
13
Hepburn, Audrey, 1962
Audrey Hepburn on set of "Paris When It Sizzles" at Boulogne Studios in Paris, 1962.
(A086)

1962

Printed in 2004
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
12/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
14
Hepburn, Audrey, 1953
On her first trip to Hollywood after finishing "Roman Holiday," Audrey Hepburn is photographed in the Portrait Gallery of Paramount Studios by Bud Fraker, 1953.
(A093)

1953

Printed in 1988
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
15
Bogarde, Dirk, 1962
Dirk Bogarde musing to himself on the set of "I Could Go on Singing," Shepperton Studios, UK, 1962. (Movie title started out being "The Lovely Stage")
(A099)

1962

Printed in 1999
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
9/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
16
Wood, Natalie, 1964
Deliciously attractive Natalie Wood in rehearsal on "The Great Race," Warner Bros. Studios, 1964.
(A103)

1964

Printed in 1978
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
17
Burton, Richard, 1965
Richard Burton teaching his daughter Kate to fish on location in Northampton, Massachusetts for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1965.
(A107)

1965

Printed in 1965
Vintage gelatin silver print 11x14in.
Stamped
18
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1956
Elizabeth Taylor portrait in white dress on MGM set of "Raintree County," 1956.
(A108)

1956

Printed in 1995
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed by Bob Willoughby
19
Dean, James, 1955
James Dean going over his script on the Warner Bros. set of "Rebel Without a Cause," 1955.
(A110)

1955

Printed in 1991
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
21/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
20
Hepburn, Audrey, 1958
Audrey Hepburn visits her pet deer Ip on the MGM set of "Green Mansions," 1958.
(A113)

1958

Printed in 1993
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Signed by Bob Willoughby
21
Hepburn, Audrey, 1962
Photographed for French Vogue, Audrey Hepburn on set of "Paris When It Sizzles" at Boulogne Studios in Paris, 1962.
(A119)

1962

Printed in 2004
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
20/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
22
Hepburn, Audrey, 1953
Audrey Hepburn getting into a car after her first photo shoot at Paramount, having recently finished her first film "Roman Holiday," 1953.
(A120)

1953

Printed in 2004
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
19/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
23
Wayne, John, 1971
Taken on set of "The Cowboys," John Wayne as the American icon of the West, Warner Bros., 1971. This black and white image was the cover of LIFE magazine, January 28, 1972.
(A121B)

1971

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
15/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
24
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1964
Alfred Hitchcock, the famous "profile" on the set of "Marnie" at Universal Studios, 1964.
(A141)

1964

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
7/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
25
Lean, David, 1969
Director David Lean on location in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, for "Ryan's Daughter," 1969.
(A144)

1969

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
26
Lester, Richard, 1967
Richard Lester on set of "Petulia" in San Francisco, 1967.
(A145)

1967

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
27
Edwards, Blake, 1964
Director Blake Edwards makes a direct hit on Natalie Wood with a cream pie, on set of "The Great Race," 1964.
(A154)

1964

Printed in 1985
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
28
Hepburn, Audrey, 1963
Audrey Hepburn and director George Cukor chat after filming has finished for the day, on the Covent Garden set of "My Fair Lady," 1963.
(A160)

1963

Printed in 1985
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
5/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
29
Burton, Richard, 1953
Close portrait of Richard Burton in his 20th Century Fox Studios dressing room during filming of "The Desert Rats," 1953.
(A169)

1953

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
11/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
30
Streisand, Barbra, 1963
Barbra Streisand sitting on her husband Elliott Gould's shoulders in the Beverly Hills Hotel pool, 1963.
(A172)
1963

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
31
Streisand, Barbra, 1963
Close portrait of Barbra Streisand at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1963.
(A183)
1963

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
2/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
32
Sinatra, Frank, 1959
Frank Sinatra sitting in the open doorway on the 20th Century Fox Studios soundstage, during filming of "Can-Can," 1959.
(A194)

1959

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
9/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
33
Novak, Kim, 1955
Kim Novak on the RKO set of "The Man with the Golden Arm," 1955.
(A202)

1955

Printed in 1979
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
9/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
34
Taylor & Burton, 1965
Elizabeth Taylor screaming at Richard Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", Warner Bros. Studios, 1965.
(A212)

1965

Printed in 1984
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed by Bob Willoughby
35
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1965
Elizabeth Taylor on the Warner Bros. set of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1965.
(A213)

1965

Printed in 1979
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
36
Lemmon, Jack, 1966
Jack Lemmon quietly smokes his cigar on the Columbia Studios set of "Luv," 1966.
(A214)

1966

Printed in 1978
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
37
Holden, William, 1962
William Holden waits for his entrance on "Paris When It Sizzles," Boulogne Studios, Paris, 1962.
(A221)

1962

Printed in 1987
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
38
Hudson, Rock, 1954
Rock Hudson in his Universal Studios dressing room for "One Desire," 1954.
(A222)

1954

Printed in 1981
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
39
MacLaine, Shirley, 1959
Shirley MacLaine watching the dance rehearsal for "Can-Can" (reflected in mirror), 20th Century Fox, 1959.
(A223)

1959

Printed in 1995
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
6/200
Signed by Bob Willoughby
40
Hepburn, Audrey, 1953
Audrey Hepburn in her hotel room in L.A., on her first trip to Hollywood after filming "Roman Holiday," 1953.
(A226)

1953

Printed in 1999
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
15/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
41
Loren, Sophia, 1958
Sophia Loren surrounded by other actresses' dress forms in the Paramount Studios Wardrobe Department, 1958. She was working on the film "Black Orchid."
(A242)

1958

Printed in 1987
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
10/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
42
Curtis, Tony, 1964
Tony Curtis profile with pipe on Warner Bros. set of "The Great Race," 1964.
(A255)

1964

Printed in 1985
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
43
Seberg, Jean, 1956
Jean Seberg by the banks of the Loire River in France, where she made a pilgrimmage to the places that Joan of Arc lived and died in, just before she made the film "Saint Joan," 1956.
(A265)

1956

Printed in 1982
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
44
Seberg, Jean, 1957
Jean Seberg at Maxime's Restaurant in Paris during filming of "Bonjour Tristesse," 1957.
(A283)

1957

Printed in 1996
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
3/200
Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
45
Seberg, Jean, 1957
Jean Seberg reading paper in bed, during filming of "Bonjour Tristesse" in France, 1957.
(A284)

1957

Printed in 1996
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
1/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
46
Davis, Miles, 1950
Miles Davis resting backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1950.
(W248)
1950

Printed in 1994
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
12/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
47
McNeely, Big Jay (concert), 1951
Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd into a frenzy at his concert at Olympic Auditorium; Los Angeles, 1951. (Note: photo caption says 1953, but it's 1951)
(W258)
1951

Printed in 1985
Gelatin silver prin, pen 12x16in.
21/200
Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
48
Armstrong, Louis, 1956
Louis Armstrong on the stairs at MGM between takes on "High Society," 1956.
(W264)
1956

Printed in 1978
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
11/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
49
Baker, Chet, 1953
Chet Baker resting after a recording session with Gerry Mulligan, Los Angeles, 1953.
(W266)
1953

Printed in 1990
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
22/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
50
Holiday, Billie, 1952
Billie Holiday singing her plaintive songs at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, 1952. (Note: photo caption says 1951, but file and other sources say 1952)
(W272)
1951

Printed in 2001
Gelatin silver print 12x16in.
23/200
Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby

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