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Fred W. McDarrah

Fred W. McDarrah

American, 1926–2007

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Frederick William McDarrah 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.

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Works in Collection

46 works
18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959 (printed 1992)

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959 (printed 1992)

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959 (printed 1992)

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959 (printed 1992)

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959 (printed 1992)

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, October 1959

18 Happenings in 6 Parts, Reuben Gallery, New York, Octob...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

Allan Kaprow portrait in front of painted brick wall

Allan Kaprow portrait in front of painted brick wall

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie...

Fred W. McDarrah

1965 (printed 2014)

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie...

Fred W. McDarrah

1965 (printed 2014)

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie Recital Hall, September 25, 1965

Audience including John Cage at Fluxorchestra at Carnegie...

Fred W. McDarrah

1965 (printed 2014)

Contact sheet of John Cage's class at the New School for Social Research, New York

Contact sheet of John Cage's class at the New School for ...

Fred W. McDarrah

1959

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, ...

Fred W. McDarrah

1966 (printed 2014)

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, ...

Fred W. McDarrah

1966 (printed 2014)

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, ...

Fred W. McDarrah

1966 (printed 2014)

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, New York, September 9, 1966

Cut Piece, performed during Fourth Avant Garde Festival, ...

Fred W. McDarrah

1966 (printed 2014)

Eye Bags in The Stone, installation at Judson Gallery, March, 1966

Eye Bags in The Stone, installation at Judson Gallery, Ma...

Fred W. McDarrah

1966 (printed 2014)