Michael Putland Portrait Photography
British, 1947-2019
Michael Putland photographed everyone from Abba to Zappa.
Born on May 27, 1947, Putland grew up in Harrow, England. He took his first pictures at the age of nine before leaving school at 16 to work as an assistant to various photographers including "Time-Life" photographer Walter Curtin and the legendary motor racing photographer, Louis Klemantaski. In 1969, Putland set up his own studio, and, by 1971, he was the official photographer for the British music magazine "Disc
Music Echo." His first assignment that year was to photograph Mick Jagger in London.
From the editorial work for "Disc
Music Echo," "Sounds," "Smash Hits" and "Q" magazine among others, to the 1973 tour with The Rolling Stones, which led to a long-standing working relationship with the band, Putland shot prodigiously including for several major record labels: CBS, Warner, Elektra, Polydor, Columbia Records and EMI. Upon relocating to New York in 1977, Putland founded the photo agency Retna with his long-term business partner and friend, Julie Grahame, which became one of the most comprehensive and respected music and celebrity image libraries in the world, with offices in New York and London.
Music photography took Putland around the globe touring with acts as diverse as George Michael in Australia and Japan, The Cure in Brazil, Eric Clapton in the United States, and The Rolling Stones in the United States and Europe, as well as to the homes of artists including David Bowie, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Roger Daltry, Jeff Beck, Billy Joel, Keith Richards and Robert Plant.
The last 10 years of Putland’s life were busy with a series of exhibitions that included Getty Gallery’s 50-year retrospective in 2014. Ono Arte in Bologna, Italy, hosted "Bowie before Ziggy" in 2016 and "Glad to be Glam" in 2018. Elliott Halls in Amsterdam curated "It’s been a fantastic ride" in 2018, and The Lucy Bell Gallery in Hastings, England, exhibited "Off The Record" in 2017 and "The Music I Saw" in 2019.
In his later years, Putland continued to shoot the artists he admired and the music he loved, including jazz, classical and world musicians who provided an alternative to his rock music portfolio. The year 2017 saw Putland shooting the largest gig of his life, from a helicopter circling the crowd of 225,000 fans of the Italian rock giant, Vasco Rossi, at Modena Park in Italy— a world record for a ticketed concert.
The year 2019 brought the launch of his 350-page book "The Music I Saw," with exhibitions and signings at Paul Smith shops in London and New York. In June of that year Putland was still doing what he loved, working with a team he respected, shooting at the vast San Siro stadium in Milan. He died at home after a short illness on November 18, 2019.to
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Artist: Michael Putland
Marc Bolan, 1972
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan of T-Rex at Le Chateux recording studio France 1972
Marc Bolan was an influential British singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as ...
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1970s Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Marc Bolan T Rex Timeless - Estate Print
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Marc Bolan of T Rex at Le Chateux recording studio France 1972
Large Oversize limited edition (ed size 20 only this size) and signed
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1970s Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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The Who - Pete Townshend 1979 - Limited Edition Estate print
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Pete Townshend of the Who Madison Square Garden New York 1979
Large limited Estate edition (ed size 50 only this size)
silver gelatin print.
numbered and signed by the Estate on reverse
stamped with blond embossed Archive stamp on front
paper size 20x16" inches / 51 x 31 cm
Certificate of authenticity supplied.
unframed
Framing available on request
Ships securely from London England
OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE pls enquire
About Michael Putland the photographer :
Born in 1947, Michael grew up in Harrow where he took his first pictures at the age of nine before leaving school at sixteen to work as an assistant to various photographers including Time-Life photographer, Walter Curtain and the legendary motor racing photographer, Louis Klemantaski. In 1969 he set up his own studio and by 1971, he was the official photographer for the British music magazine Disc & Music Echo. His first assignment for them that year was to photograph Mick Jagger in London.
From the editorial work for Disc and Music Echo, Sounds and later Smash Hits & Q magazine amongst others, to the 1973 tour with The Rolling Stones that led to a long-standing relationship working with the band, Michael has shot prodigiously including for major record labels including CBS, Warner, Elektra, Polydor, Columbia Records and EMI. Relocating to New York in 1977, it was here that Michael founded the photo agency, Retna.
It has been said that Michael photographed everyone from Abba to Zappa … when looking at his archive this is actually true.
Now living in East Sussex, recent 2016 exhibitions include “Off The Record” at The Lucy Bell Gallery in Hastings showing images both on and off stage including previously unseen contact sheets; whilst Ono Arte in Bologna, Italy is hosting a David Bowie show. Autumn 2014 saw Michael’s 50 year retrospective at the Getty Gallery...
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1970s Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
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20th Century Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
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20th Century Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at th...
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20th Century Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert...
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20th Century Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bob, Mick and Pete, 1978 - Oversize Limited Estate Edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
Bob, Mick and Pete, by Michael Putland, 1978
Limited Estate Edition
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after the Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New Y...
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20th Century Modern Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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Black and White, Silver Gelatin
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed B&W photograph by Michael Putland
By Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jimi at Woburn Festival 19...
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1960s Contemporary Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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"Jimi Hendrix" framed photograph from Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
By Michael Putland
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"Jimi Hendrix" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland. Image size: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. This photo was previously displayed in a guest room of the original Hard Rock...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed photograph by Michael Putland
By Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jim at Woburn Festival 19...
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1960s Contemporary Michael Putland Portrait Photography
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"Jimi Hendrix" framed photograph by Michael Putland from the original Hard Rock
By Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi Hendrix" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. Image size: 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches. This p...
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"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed B&W photograph by Michael Putland
By Michael Putland
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"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jimi at Woburn Festival 1...
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