Fred W. McDarrah
- Introduction
- 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.
- Wikidata
- Q5496473
- Introduction
- Worked at the Village Voice beginning in the mid-1950s as an ad saleman, then as staff photographer, and later picture editor. He documented bohemian life in Greenwich Village, most notably the "Beats." Several collections of his photographs have been published.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Author, Photojournalist, Photographer
- Names
- Fred W. McDarrah, Frederick William McDarrah
- Ulan
- 500074527
Exhibitions
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah 18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959 1959 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah Allan Kaprow portrait in front of painted brick wall 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah Contact sheet of John Cage's class at the New School for Social Research, New York 1959
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Fred W. McDarrah Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, performed during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Paper airplane performance during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Paper airplane performance during Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965 1965 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah John Cage performing Variations VII, during 9 Evenings of Art & Engineering, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, October 15, 1966 1966 (printed 1992)
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Fred W. McDarrah Eye Bags in The Stone, installation at Judson Gallery, March, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Eye Bags in The Stone, installation at Judson Gallery, March, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Eye Bags in The Stone, installation at Judson Gallery, March, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sunrise Event, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Sunrise Event, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Figure standing in a black bag for Yoko Ono's Cut Piece, 4th Annual Avant-Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9th, 1966 1966 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Shadow Painting, performed during 8th Annual New York Avant Garde-Festival, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, November 19, 1971 1971 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Shadow Painting, performed during 8th Annual New York Avant Garde-Festival, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, November 19, 1971 1971 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Shadow Painting, performed during 8th Annual New York Avant Garde-Festival, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, November 19, 1971 1971 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Shadow Painting, performed during 8th Annual New York Avant Garde-Festival, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, November 19, 1971 1971 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Shadow Painting, performed during 8th Annual New York Avant Garde-Festival, 69th Regiment Armory, New York, November 19, 1971 1971 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Super Band, Kenny's Castaways, New York, October, 1973 1973 (printed 2014)
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Fred W. McDarrah Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Super Band, Kenny's Castaways, New York, October, 1973 1973 (printed 2014)
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