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.

Will McBride Artworks

Will McBride (742 results)

Jungen an der Mauer, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin , 1969

Will McBride

Jungen an der Mauer, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin , 1969

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Soldaten, Berlin (Soldiers, Berlin), 1961

Will McBride

Soldaten, Berlin (Soldiers, Berlin), 1961

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Konrad Adenauer, Cadenabbia (2 works), 1963

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Konrad Adenauer, Cadenabbia (2 works), 1963

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Konrad Adenauer, 1960

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Konrad Adenauer, 1960

Sale Date: June 3, 2014

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Barbara, schwanger mit Shawn, Berlin, 1960

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Barbara, schwanger mit Shawn, Berlin, 1960

Sale Date: May 28, 2014

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Das Brandmauer Foto mit dem kleinen Mann,..., 1956

Will McBride

Das Brandmauer Foto mit dem kleinen Mann,..., 1956

Sale Date: May 28, 2014

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Photographien (portfolio of 15), 2001

Will McBride

Photographien (portfolio of 15), 2001

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Mike in the morning washing, 1963

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Mike in the morning washing, 1963

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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The Too-Full House, Munich, 1968

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The Too-Full House, Munich, 1968

Sale Date: February 28, 2014

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Kennedy in Berlin (3 works), 1963

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Kennedy in Berlin (3 works), 1963

Sale Date: January 31, 2014

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David Heineman at 15, 1968

Will McBride

David Heineman at 15, 1968

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Portrait of a standing boy wearing a coat, 1968

Will McBride

Portrait of a standing boy wearing a coat, 1968

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Uli in Casoli, 1978

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Uli in Casoli, 1978

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Two nude boys, 1965–1969

Will McBride

Two nude boys, 1965–1969

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Young man on a table, 1965–1969

Will McBride

Young man on a table, 1965–1969

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Two men undressing, 1965–1969

Will McBride

Two men undressing, 1965–1969

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Stöffie, Magda, and Evi with popcorn,..., 1959

Will McBride

Stöffie, Magda, and Evi with popcorn,..., 1959

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Mike in the Washroom, the Salem School, Lake , 1962

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Mike in the Washroom, the Salem School, Lake , 1962

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Lisette Model in Arles with one of her early , 1978

Will McBride

Lisette Model in Arles with one of her early , 1978

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Women showing babies over the Wall, Bernauer , 1961

Will McBride

Women showing babies over the Wall, Bernauer , 1961

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Hoffest at Kurt Mühlenhaupt's, Berlin, 1959

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Hoffest at Kurt Mühlenhaupt's, Berlin, 1959

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin, 1956

Will McBride

Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin, 1956

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Über die Mauer Schauen, Berlin (Peeping over , 1963

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Über die Mauer Schauen, Berlin (Peeping over , 1963

Sale Date: November 26, 2013

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Bretterzaun nähe Potsdamer Platz, Berlin..., 1956

Will McBride

Bretterzaun nähe Potsdamer Platz, Berlin..., 1956

Sale Date: November 26, 2013

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