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 Shower, 1962

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Mike in the Shower, 1962

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Boy Warming His Stomach on Asphalt, Berlin, 1956

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Boy Warming His Stomach on Asphalt, Berlin, 1956

Sale Date: April 12, 2021

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Nun with Boys Interested in Weapons, Florence, 1957

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Nun with Boys Interested in Weapons, Florence, 1957

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A House Too Full, Munich, 1968

Will McBride

A House Too Full, Munich, 1968

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Lisette Modell in Arles, France, Holding One , 1978

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Lisette Modell in Arles, France, Holding One , 1978

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Giving a Smoke, Victor and Tana near Munich, 1963

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Giving a Smoke, Victor and Tana near Munich, 1963

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Bottle Game, Berlin, 1959

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Bottle Game, Berlin, 1959

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The Hello Picture from Riverboat Shuffle, 1959

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The Hello Picture from Riverboat Shuffle, 1959

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Boys with Mother and Child, St. Marie Sur la , 1977

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Boys with Mother and Child, St. Marie Sur la , 1977

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Mathias Duvenhogger in My Studio, Munich, 1970

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Mathias Duvenhogger in My Studio, Munich, 1970

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Boys on a Wall, 1959

Will McBride

Boys on a Wall, 1959

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Boy Running Past Fisherman, Berlin, 1956

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Boy Running Past Fisherman, Berlin, 1956

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Romy Schneider, 1964

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Romy Schneider, 1964

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Mike in the shower, 1963

Will McBride

Mike in the shower, 1963

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Mike in the

Will McBride

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

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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Boys on a Wall, Berlin, 1956

Will McBride

Boys on a Wall, Berlin, 1956

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Young Man in his Room, Juggling, 1990

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Young Man in his Room, Juggling, 1990

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Boys Being Nice to Each Other, 1980–1989

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Boys Being Nice to Each Other, 1980–1989

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Tobias Winchberger and Found Helmet, 1962

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Tobias Winchberger and Found Helmet, 1962

Sale Date: February 24, 2021

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Beim Morgen Duschen, Schule Schloß Salem, 1963

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Beim Morgen Duschen, Schule Schloß Salem, 1963

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Mike in dem Waschraum, Salem, 1963

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Mike in dem Waschraum, Salem, 1963

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Konrad Adenauer im Rhöndorfer Gartenhaus, 1964

Will McBride

Konrad Adenauer im Rhöndorfer Gartenhaus, 1964

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Hoffest at Kurt Mühlenhaupts Trödelmarkt, 1959

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Hoffest at Kurt Mühlenhaupts Trödelmarkt, 1959

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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Eierschale, Berlin

Will McBride

Eierschale, Berlin

Sale Date: December 2, 2020

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