Will McBride

(American, 1931–2015)

Will McBride was an American artist known for his black-and-white photographs documenting youth culture in postwar Germany. His work remains controversial for its frank and explicit depiction of sexuality, as evidenced in his Show Me! (1974) and Coming Of Age (1999) photobooks which were intended to educate children and adolescents about their developing bodies. Born on January 10, 1931 in St. Louis, MO, McBride studied privately with Norman Rockwell while attending the University of Vermont, before transferring to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and finishing his degree at Syracuse University in 1953. Serving in the Army brought him to Germany in the mid-1950s, after his tour of duty he settled in Berlin where he became fascinated with documenting the rapid rebuilding of West Germany and its effect on youth culture. Many consider McBride’s working method as a forerunner to the visceral self-documentation seen later in the photographs of Nan Goldin and Wolfgang Tillmans. Toward the end of his life, McBride switched his focus towards producing painting and sculpture. He died on January 29, 2015 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 84. Today, the artist’s work are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Mike in the

Will McBride

Mike in the "Shower", Schule Schloss Salem,..., 1962

Sale Date: April 6, 2019

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Amerikanisch-sowjetische Sektorengrenze am..., 1958

Will McBride

Amerikanisch-sowjetische Sektorengrenze am..., 1958

Sale Date: November 30, 2018

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Romy Schneider, Paris, 1964

Will McBride

Romy Schneider, Paris, 1964

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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Box with 10 photographs, including 5 nude...

Will McBride

Box with 10 photographs, including 5 nude...

Sale Date: October 18, 2018

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„Mike Maeck Gerard + Freundin in..., 1962

Will McBride

„Mike Maeck Gerard + Freundin in..., 1962

Sale Date: October 26, 2018

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Berlin – Borderline at the Kochstraße, 1961

Will McBride

Berlin – Borderline at the Kochstraße, 1961

Sale Date: October 26, 2018

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„New York Straße im Regen“, 1970–1979

Will McBride

„New York Straße im Regen“, 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 26, 2018

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Boys Being Nice to Each Other,..., 1980–1989

Will McBride

Boys Being Nice to Each Other,..., 1980–1989

Sale Date: July 24, 2018

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John F. Kennedy in the Paulskirche..., 1963

Will McBride

John F. Kennedy in the Paulskirche..., 1963

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson holding a..., 1961

Will McBride

Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson holding a..., 1961

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Tobias Winchberger and Found Helmet, 1962

Will McBride

Tobias Winchberger and Found Helmet, 1962

Sale Date: July 14, 2018

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Two guys in Florence, 1957

Will McBride

Two guys in Florence, 1957

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Hande mit stein, 1971

Will McBride

Hande mit stein, 1971

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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„Salem“, 1962

Will McBride

„Salem“, 1962

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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„Wand-erzählung, Berlin Steglitz“, 1956

Will McBride

„Wand-erzählung, Berlin Steglitz“, 1956

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Mike in the

Will McBride

Mike in the "Shower," Schlosschüle, Salem, 1963

Sale Date: April 26, 2018

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HAIR, 1968, 1968

Will McBride

HAIR, 1968, 1968

Sale Date: April 25, 2018

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Riverboat Shuffle (‘Jazz auf dem Fluss’), 1959

Will McBride

Riverboat Shuffle (‘Jazz auf dem Fluss’), 1959

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Cowboy Code, 1961

Will McBride

Cowboy Code, 1961

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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'Boys’, Verlag C.J.Bucher, 1986

Will McBride

'Boys’, Verlag C.J.Bucher, 1986

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Barbara McBride pregnant with Shawn, 1960

Will McBride

Barbara McBride pregnant with Shawn, 1960

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Boys Being Nice to Each Other,..., 1985–1995

Will McBride

Boys Being Nice to Each Other,..., 1985–1995

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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Oliviero with Ball, Casoli, 1979

Will McBride

Oliviero with Ball, Casoli, 1979

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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Matthias Contemplating, Munich, 1970

Will McBride

Matthias Contemplating, Munich, 1970

Sale Date: January 26, 2018

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