Fred W. McDarrah | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | November 5, 1926
Died | November 6, 2007 Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist |
Known for | Celebrity photography |
Notable work | Beat Generation |
Spouse |
Gloria Schoffel (m. 1960) |
Children | 2, including Timothy McDarrah |
Frederick William McDarrah (November 5, 1926 – November 6, 2007) was an American staff photographer for The Village Voice and an author. He is best known for documenting the cultural phenomenon known as the Beat Generation from its inception in the 1950s. In his book The Artist's World in Pictures, co-authored with Thomas B. Hess, McDarrah documented the New York art world, the New York School and the world of Abstract expressionism in New York City during the late 1950s.