Alfred Wertheimer

(American, 1929–2014)

while waiting for a cab in nyc, elvis reads about the airline disaster, july 1st by alfred wertheimer

Alfred Wertheimer

While Waiting for a Cab in NYC, Elvis Reads About the Airline Disaster, July 1st, 1956

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Biography

Timeline

1929
Born in Germany

Exhibitions

2010
Elvis at 21, New York to Memphis: Photofraphs by Alfred Wertheimer, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
A Star is Born, Photography and Rock since Elvis, Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2009 - 2011
Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present, Brooklyn Museum, NY; Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN; Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
2007
Rock 'n' Roll 39-59, Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris, France
2005 - 2006
The World's Most Photographed, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle, Australia; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
1997
Diamuru Museum, Umeda Osaka, Japan
1988
Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan

Public Collections

National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Auburn Museum of Art, Auburn, AL
Folkwang Museum, Essen, Germany
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN

Literature

2009
Wertheimer, Alfred. Elvis 1956. New York: Welcome Books, 2009