Bruce Weber
Matt Dillon, New York

Matt Dillon, New York
Matt Dillon, New York
Matt Dillon, New York
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Matt Dillon, New York
Date1982
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 5/16 × 13 7/16 in. (41.4 × 34.1 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 15 13/16 in. (49.9 × 40.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2620
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

An internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker,
Bruce Weber has photographed for virtually every major magazine. Weber is the
best-known exponent of a style of male glamour that was highly influential in
the fashion world during the 1980s. The designers Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld,
and Ralph Lauren have all employed his talents to define their brand. Weber’s
chiseled models are sexy yet innocent, sculptural but relaxed, and convey an
image of clean-cut athleticism. Describing his work, Weber said, “We sometimes
photograph the things we can never be.”




ProvenanceThe artist; [Stiftung F. C. Gundlach]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, September 17, 1981; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Bruce // Weber
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: 14192-1-1 // 2/15 // Matt Dillon // N.Y.C. 1982
Signed in pencil, verso, center: Bruce // Weber

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