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Henry Hargreaves
Born1979 (age 44–45)
New Zealand
EducationCanterbury University
Occupation(s)Photographer, artist
WebsiteHenry Hargreaves

Henry Hargreaves (born 1979 is a Brooklyn-based artist and food photographer.[1][2]

Early life and education

Henry Hargreaves grew up in New Zealand.[3][4][5] In high school he took photography and then attended Canterbury University, earning a degree in American studies and film studies.[4][6][7]

Career

Restaurants

Hargreaves was a bartender at Schiller's on the lower east side of Manhattan for three years after moving to New York.[8][9] Since then has become a partner in Jack's Wife Freda in Soho, Saint Mazie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[9] Butler Bakeshop in DUMBO [10]

Model

While traveling, Henry was approached and recruited by a modeling agent.[7] He modeled for Prada, YSL, Hermes, Lacoste, and Jil Sander.[6][11][12] He modeled full-time for three years and was labeled one of the biggest models of 2002 and 2003.[6][7][13]

Photographer

Hargreaves learned photography techniques from speaking with photographers and experimented with his own set.[4] He works out of a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and shoots for clients such as Ralph Lauren, NY Magazine, GQ, National Geographic, Boucheron, The New York Times, and Sagmeister.[11][12] In 2010, he published the book 3DD: A 3-D Celebration of Breasts followed by 3DD Deluxe: Bigger and Better in 2011.[3][5] He also photographed the Jack's Wife Freda cookbook [14] Hargreaves uses food as a medium in his photo series, including: Burning Calories, Food of the Rainbow, Mark Rice-Ko, Jello-O presidents, Edible Subway, Bacon Alphabet, and No Seconds.[6][15][16][17][18] Other still life photo series include Zen of Yoda, Deep-Fried Gadgets, and Game Over.[17][19] In 2018 he used as inspiration the cakes familiar to him from his childhood made from the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book for an exhibition in Wellington.[20]

Hargreaves featured his photography in exhibitions at the MAXXI in Rome [21][22] The Venice Biennale,[23][24] Herter Gallery at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Lunch Box Gallery in Miami, Florida, and Precinct 35 in New Zealand. [25][18][26][27] Henry Hargreaves also makes short animated videos.[5]

Coffee Cups of the World

Hargreaves also has the largest collection of coffee cups in the world[28] and curates the popular instagram feed @coffeecupsoftheworld His collection has been exhibited at EEEEEATSCON in LA with The Infatuation and in New York at ORA Gallery [29][30][31]

Awards and recognition

  • In 2012, Hargreaves worked on two Type Directors Club-winning projects.[32] Projects Hargreaves worked on won the award for advertising campaign and for poster.[32]
  • Hargreaves won the grand prize for the Budweiser Made in America R/W/B competition, curated by rapper Jay-Z's Life+Times website in 2012.[33][34][35]
  • In 2012, Henry Hargreaves' Food of the Rainbow was ranked number six in the Top Ten Most Viral Web Content on Trendland.[36]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.finedininglovers.com/blog/out-of-the-blue/food-maps-henry-hargreaves/
  2. ^ http://www.boredpanda.com/last-meals-of-death-row-inmates-captured-by-photographer-henry-hargreaves/
  3. ^ a b "About page". 3DD. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Henry Hargreaves Photography: Creative Approach to Art". Astrum People. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Henry Hargreaves Interview". Trendland. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d "Fly the Coop: NYC – Henry Hargreaves". Studio Home. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Studio Visit: Henry Hargreaves". The Artsicle Blog. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Photos: The People of Schiller's Liquor Bar". The Lo-Down. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  9. ^ a b "ADC member Henry Hargreaves on Photographing Fashionable Food and Topless Models". ArtDirectorsClub. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  10. ^ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12062866
  11. ^ a b Zavos, Alison. "'Food of the Rainbow' photographed by Henry Hargreaves". Feature Shoot. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. ^ a b "In-depth Interview: Henry Hargreaves". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. ^ "#719 Kiwi photog and ex model, Henry Hargreaves, shoots Top Man F/W preview". Isaac Likes Blog. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  14. ^ https://www.tastecooking.com/when-your-favorite-restaurant-is-2000-miles-away-the-solution-is-to-cook/
  15. ^ Porter, Claire. "Artist Henry Hargreaves photographs last meals of prisoners on death row". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  16. ^ Francey, Matthew. "Henry Hargreaves Photographs Death Row's Final Meals". ViceBeta. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Henry Hargreaves (5 articles)". DesignBoom. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Henry Hargreaves". Arts in Bushwick. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Henry Hargreaves". Trendland. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Meet: Henry Hargreaves". Dish. 16 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ http://www.abitare.it/en/expo-en/fuoriexpo-en/2015/06/11/the-relationship-between-food-and-space-is-on-display-at-maxxi-in-rome/
  22. ^ https://www.maxxi.art/en/events/food-dal-cucchiaio-al-mondo/166896816249/
  23. ^ http://en.venezia.net/09/09/2013/venice-san-servolo-island-no-seconds-comfort-food-photography-henry-hargreaves.html
  24. ^ https://www.venetoinside.com/events-in-veneto/event/henry-hargreaves-no-seconds-comfort-food-and-fotografia-museo-de/
  25. ^ http://www.precinct35.co.nz/35b/birthdays-that-will-never-come
  26. ^ ""Craters", by Michael G. Zimmerer; "Objectified", by Henry Hargreaves, Linus Morales, José Joaquín Figueroa & Rodolfo Vanmarcke". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  27. ^ "Photography exhibit by Henry Hargreaves details prisonersGCO last meals". Gazettenet.com. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  28. ^ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11741777
  29. ^ http://www.oranygallery.com/henry-hargreaves/
  30. ^ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2016/11/29/an-ig-comes-to-life-in-exhibition-of-worlds-largest-specialty-cup-collection/
  31. ^ https://www.tastingtable.com/drinks/national/coffee-cups-around-the-world
  32. ^ a b "TDC Communication Design Winners 2012". TDC. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  33. ^ "Made in America R/W/B Project Winner Announced 08.29.2012". Life and Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  34. ^ "Jay-Z Launches New Blog, "Life + Times"". Hot 97. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  35. ^ Kia Makarechi (14 May 2012). "Jay-Z Festival: Rapper Will Curate And Headline Two-Day Budweiser Made In America Music Festival In Philadelphia". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  36. ^ Amanda Jakubik (21 December 2012). "BEST OF 2012: MOST VIRAL WEB CONTENT". Trendland. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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