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While others focused on wars and politics, O'Neill understood the cultural revolution brewing in film, fashion, and music scenes.
In the heart of the Swinging Sixties, he diligently chronicled the emergence of influential faces, earning commissions from the world's foremost magazines and newspapers by 1965. No other living photographer has embraced the span of fame, capturing the icons of our age from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, from Frank Sinatra and Elvisto Amy Winehouse, from Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot to Nicole Kidman, as well as every James Bond from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig.
He photographed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones when they were still struggling young bands in 1963, pioneered backstage reportage photography with David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton and Chuck Berry and his images have adorned historic rock albums, movie posters and international magazine covers.
Terry O'Neill
British, 1938-2019
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide.
O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s.
While other photographers concentrated on earthquakes, wars and politics, O’Neill realised that youth culture was a breaking news story on a global scale and began chronicling the emerging faces of film, fashion and music who would go on to define the Swinging Sixties.
By 1965 he was being commissioned by the biggest magazines and newspapers in the world.
No other photographer embraced the span of fame like Terry O'Neill. By 1965 he was being commissioned by the biggest magazines and newspapers in the world. O'Neill found further employment on Fleet Street with The Daily Sketch in 1959.
O'Neill also photographed members of the British Royal Family, and several prominent politicians.
His photographs, prized and coveted, grace the walls of esteemed national art galleries across the globe.
O'Neill's lens captured the essence of presidents and pop stars, immortalizing their essence in unforgettable frames.
Terry O'Neill British, 1938-2019
Terry O'Neill, an eminent photographer, stands as a pivotal figure in the world of visual art.
A black-and-white portrait from the series hangs in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.
He had a longtime relationship with the American actress Faye Dunaway and they endured a short marriage from 1983 to 1986. Among his most well-known images are the famous color and black-and-white portraits of then-girlfriend Dunaway at dawn on March 29, 1977, lounging next to the swimming pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel the morning after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Network.
From presidents to pop stars he has photographed the frontline of fame for over six decades. He captured the icons of our age, from Winston Churchill to Nelson Mandela, from Frank Sinatra and Elvis to Amy Winehouse, from Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot to Nicole Kidman, as well as every James Bond from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig.
He photographed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones when they were still struggling young bands in 1963, pioneered backstage reportage photography with David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Eric Clapton and Chuck Berry and his images have adorned historic rock albums, movie posters and international magazine covers.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2022, Terry O'Neill: Stars, Fotografiska, Stockholm and New York
2018, ‘Faces of Kensington & Chelsea’ through generations from the swinging 60’s to today, Iconic Images, London
2018, ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHY by Terry O'Neill, OSME Fine Art
2016, BOWIE by O'NEILL, Mouche Gallery, Beverly Hills
2015, Two Days That Rocked The World - Terry O'Neill, Mouche Gallery, Beverly
2015, Terry O'Neill | All About Bond, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
2014, Terry O'Neill, Mouche Gallery, Beverly Hills
2014, Terry O'Neill: "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today...", Gallery 270
2003–2004 Terry O'Neill: Celebrity, National Portrait Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018, SINATRA: MY KIND OF TOWN, Hilton Asmus, Chicago
2018, The Icon Collection, ArtStar
2018, Splash!, Staley-Wise Gallery
2018, Summer Exhibition, Box Galleries, London
2018, Cali Vibes, ArtStar
FAIR BOOTHS:
2019, Canvas Gallery at Art Basel Hong Kong 2019, Canvas Gallery
2018, Hilton Asmus at SOFA CHICAGO 2018, Hilton Asmus
2018, Hilton Asmus at Art Aspen 2018, Hilton Asmus
2015, Beetles + Huxley at Photo Shanghai 2015, Huxley-Parlour
2015, Gallery 270 at ArtHamptons 2015, Gallery 270
Terry O'Neill United Kingdom, 1938-2019
Terry O'Neill was born July 30th, 1938 in London, England.
From presidents to pop stars he photographed the frontline of fame for over six decades.
O’Neill began his career at the birth of the 1960s. His visionary eye immortalized the zeitgeist of an era, encapsulating the spirit and defining moments that shaped an entire generation.
Terry O’Neill is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art galleries and private collections worldwide.
While other photographers concentrated on earthquakes, wars and politics, O’Neill realised that youth culture was a breaking news story on a global scale and began chronicling the emerging faces of film, fashion and music who would go on to define the Swinging Sixties. He attracted attention for photographing his subjects in unconventional or candid settings. He began his photographic career working for a photographic unit for an airline at London's Heathrow Airport.