David Montgomery (photographer)
David Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 February 1937 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Portrait photography |
| Website | www.davidmontgomery.org |
David Montgomery (born 8 February 1937 in Brooklyn, New York)[1] is a photographer known for his portraits of the rich and famous.[2] He studied music at the Juilliard School of Music.[1] He was an assistant to photographer Lester Bookbinder in New York and accompanied him on a working visit to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s and stayed.[3]
Photograph archive
Montgomery's photographic subjects have included Bill Clinton, Lucian Freud, Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, Margaret Thatcher, Peter O'Toole and Andy Warhol. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been included in The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA.[2] For his photograph of Hendrix, which is shown in the inside cover of the 1968 album Electric Ladyland, Montgomery started a controlled fire using a can of petrol to photograph flames behind Hendrix.[3]
Personal life
Montgomery has two daughters from his first marriage.[1] He married his second wife, Martine née King, in 1982. They have a daughter Marissa Montgomery and a son Max Montgomery, who is also a photographer. He lives with his wife in a five-bedroom Victorian terraced house in Chelsea, London.[2] He collected guitars as a hobby and at one time owned about 20. He has sold most and by 2014 he only had two.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today 2005 (18th ed.). Debrett's. p. 1156. ISBN 1-870520-10-6.
- ^ a b c d Hussain, Ali (26 January 2014). "David Montgomery talks to Ali Hussain". The Sunday Times. p. 10.
{{cite news}}:|section=ignored (help) - ^ a b Rankin (26 August 2013). "David Montgomery". http://www.hungertv.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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