Douglas Kirkland (Canadian, born )

Renowned Hollywood photographer Douglas Kirkland (Canadian, b.1934) has captured iconic images of Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot, Coco Chanel, and Diana Ross, among many other celebrities, but he is perhaps best known for his portraits of Marilyn Monroe. Kirkland worked as a special photographer on more than 100 films, and in 1995, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American motion pictures Society of Operating Cameramen. Kirkland has been the recipient of awards from the Art Director’s Club of New York, the International Museum of Photography, Fotofusion, the PhotoImaging, the America Film Institute, Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA), The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Lucie Foundation awards (2003 Lucie Award Recipient, Achievement in Entertainment). He has had numerous solo exhibitions at museums and galleries in Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Timeline

1934
Born in Toronto, ON, Canada
2002
‘Photographer of the Year’ by PhotoImaging, Manufacturing and Distributor’s Association (PMDA)
2003
Lucie Award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment Photography’
2003
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Motion Picture Society of Operating Cameramen
2006
The Golden Eye of Russia
2006
Lifetime Achievement Award, CAPIC, Toronto, ON, Canada
2007
Honorary Master of Fine Arts Degree, Brooks Institute
2011
President’s Award, American Society of Cinematographers
Resides in Hollywood Hills, CA

Exhibitions

2011–2012
Douglas Kirkland Retrospective, Fifty Years of Photography, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL (solo)
2011
Coco Chanel, 1962. Photographs by Douglas Kirkland, Curated by James Cavello, Chanel Nexus Hall, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
2011
Coco Chanel, 1962. Photographs by Douglas Kirkland, Curated by James Cavello, The Rotunda in Exchange Square Central, Hong Kong, China (solo)
2011
Museo Civico, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy (solo)
2011
Crossover Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
2006–2011
Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend, Curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; Traveling to: The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future, Dallas, TX; Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL; Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH; Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV; Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA; Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Canada; Fine Arts Center Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI; Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB; Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, FL; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2010
Retrospective, Organized by Vanity Fair Italia, Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy (solo)
2010
Douglas Kirkland, My Life in Pictures, Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia (solo)
2009
Coco Chanel, 1962. Photographs by Douglas Kirkland, Curated by James Cavello, Chanel Boutique Waikiki, Honolulu, HI (solo)
2009
L8S ANG3LES, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Fashion and Fame: A Photographic Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand (solo)
2008
Coco Chanel, 1962. Photographs by Douglas Kirkland, Curated by James Cavello, Westwood Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2008
Freeze Frame, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, CA (solo)
2007
Freeze Frame, Westwood Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2006
Cinema Moments, An intimate look Behind the Scenes with Douglas Kirkland, Cedro26 galleria fotografica, Rome, Italy (solo)
2005
An Evening with Marilyn, Westwood Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1990
Douglas Kirkland's Light Years: Three Decades Photographing Among the Stars, International Center of Photography, New York, NY (solo)

Public Collections

Smithsonian, Washington, DC
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Australia
National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA

Literature

2010
Kirkland, Douglas, Michael Jackson: The Making of "Thriller": 4 Days/1983, Filipacchi, 2010.
2009
Kirkland, Douglas, Mademoiselle Coco Chanel Summer 1962, Foreward by Karl Lagerfeld, Steidl, 2009.
2008
Kirkland, Douglas, Coco Chanel: Three Weeks/1962, Glitterati, 2008.
2007
Kirkland, Douglas, Freeze Frame: 5 Decades/50 Years/500 Photographs, Afterword by Francoise Kirkland, Foreward by Christina Comencini, Glitterati, 2007.
2005
Kirkland, Douglas, An Evening with Marilyn, Welcome Books, 2005.
1997
Kirkland, Douglas, Legends, Edited by Francoise Kirkland, Leonardo Arte, 1997.
1997
Kirkland, Douglas, Body Stories, Leonardo Arte, 1997.
1993
Kirkland, Douglas, Icons: Creativity With Camera and Computer, Collins Pub San Francisco, 1993.
1989
Kirkland, Douglas, Light Years: 3 Decades Photography Among the Stars, Thames & Hudson, 1989.
English (US)

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