Liza Minnelli and Makos

Christopher Makos, (b.1948), in Lowell, Massachusetts, is an American photographer who has created a fertile cosmos in which nothing remains sacred and yet everything comes alive, containing images of sophistication and naivete innocence and corruption. His photographs of Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby's. Warhol called Makos "The most modern photographer in America." Liza Minnelli. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Lowell is the name of several places in the United States of America: Lowell, Arkansas Lowell, Florida Lowell, Indiana Lowell, Maine Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell, Michigan Lowell, North Carolina Lowell, Ohio Lowell, Oregon Lowell, Vermont Lowell, Wisconsin Lowell (town), Wisconsin Lowell Point, Alaska Lowell Township, Michigan Lowell Township, Minnesota Lowell Observatory... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990) was a pre-eminent artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s. ... Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1914 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwriters in the twentieth century. ...

Career

The 'artist as bad-boy' known as Chris Makos was born in Massachusetts but grew up in California before moving to Paris to study architecture and later, to work as an apprentice with Man Ray. Since the early '70's he has worked at developing a style of boldly graphic photojournalism. His photographs have been the subject of numerous exhibitions both in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan and have appeared in countless magazines and newspapers world-wide. He has been a seminal figure in the contemporary art scene in New york. He is responsible for introducing the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to Andy Warhol. His book, Warhol: A Photographic Memoir, published by New American Library, chronicles his close friendship and extensive travels with Andy Warhol. Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length   - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... , The Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in Paris, is an international symbol of the city. ... For other things called Man Ray, see Man Ray (disambiguation) Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976) was an American Dada and Surrealist artist. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990) was a pre-eminent artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... New American Library (aka NAL) began publishing paperbacks in the 1940s. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ...

Makos' photographs have been published in Interview, Rolling Stone, House and Garden, Connoisseur, New York Magazine, Esquire, Genre and People, among others. His portrait of Warhol wrapped in a flag was featured on the front cover of the Spring 1990 issue of the Smithsonian Studies, the academic journal of the Smithsonian Institute. Makos' Icons portfolio is a collection of silkscreen portraits of Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dali, John Lennon and Mick Jagger. interview An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked to obtain information from the interviewee. ... The Rolling Stone logo, designed by Rick Griffin. ... House & Garden (sometimes House and Garden, but the magazine uses the ampersand) is a magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... A connoisseur (Fr. ... New York Magazine was one of the first lifestyle magazines. ... Cover of an issue of Esquire magazine. ... A genre is a division of a particular form of art according to criteria particular to that form. ... Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the year. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... Andy Warhol, photographed by Helmut Newton. ... Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Hilton Wilding Todd Fisher Burton Warner Fortensky Taylor DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning actress. ... Salvador Dalí as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Salvador Domenec Felip Jacint Dalí Domenech (May 11, 1904 - January 23, 1989) was an important Catalan-Spanish painter, best known for his surrealist works. ... John Winston Ono Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the English music group The Beatles. ... Wax figure of Mick Jagger at Prague wax museum Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, writer, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ...

Trivia

• Mako's Man Ray portfolio is a tribute to his first mentor
• His first book, "White Trash" (p. [[[1977]]), was a documentary of the pre-punk scene in New York City.
• Is of Greek descent
• Mako's studio is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts

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External Link

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