Fred W. McDarrah

Fred W. McDarrah

Frederick William "Fred" McDarrah (November 5 1926 – November 6 2007) was an American staff photographer for the Village Voice. He became famous 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.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn of Catholic and Protestant descent, he said his father "did nothing, never worked, a manic depressive who used to sit by the window and just stare out. We used to live on Home Relief. My brother David and I went begging for food."

He bought his first camera at the 1939 World's Fair for 39 cents, but did not start taking photographs as a vocation until he was a paratrooper in occupied Japan following World War II.

Family

In 1960 he married Gloria Schoffel; they had two sons, Timothy and Patrick.

Death

He died in his sleep at his home in Greenwich Village, a few hours after his 81st birthday.cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0745,robbins,78255,2.html|title=Runnin' Scared: Fred W. McDarrah, 1926-2007|accessdate=2007-11-06 |author=|date= |work= |publisher=Village Voice]

References

External links

* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/603306/fred-w-mcdarrah.html Fred W. McDarrah] at artnet.com


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