the 1950s
The Magnum Photographers’ America
Organized by the Summer Jamboree in collaboration with the Magnum Photos agency and Suazes.
Summer Jamboree presents THE 1950s: The Magnum Photographers’ America. A photography exhibition dedicated to the American culture of the Fifties, created through an exclusive selection of photographs from the Magnum Photos archive, curated by the Summer Jamboree.
Dennis Stock | Elliott Erwitt | Werner Bischof | Wayne Miller | Philippe Halsman | Inge Morath | Burt Glinn | Bob Henriques | Rene Burri | Cornell Capa | Leonard Freed | Erich Hartmann | Bruce Davidson | Eve Arnold.
These masters of photography are united together for the first time in an original project curated by Marco Minuz together with Summer Jamboree.
“THE 1950s” is an original Summer Jamboree project. A photography exhibition dedicated to the American culture of the 1950s, created through an exclusive selection of photographs from the Magnum Photos archive, curated by the Summer Jamboree.
A mix of famous and previously unpublished shots by Dennis Stock, Elliott Erwitt, Werner Bischof, Wayne Miller, Philippe Halsman, Inge Morath, Burt Glinn, Bob Henriques, Rene Burri, Cornell Capa, Leonard Freed, Erich Hartmann, Bruce Davidson, Eve Arnold.
This exhibition showcases the work of 14 great masters of photography who were all members of the acclaimed agency Magnum Photos, which was founded in New York in 1947. An exclusive selection of 82 shots from the Magnum Photos archive (some of which previously unpublished) are displayed together for the first time to present the cultural context of the late 1940s all the way through the 1950s.
THE 1950s The Magnum Photographers’ America is produced and organized by the Summer Jamboree in collaboration with the Magnum Photos agency and Suazes.
THE 1950s The Magnum Photographers’ America exhibition precedes the first edition of the Winter Jamboree, which will bring the Fiere di Parma to life from 7 to 10 December 2023. This new winter format is organized by the Summer Jamboree (the largest international festival of 40s and 50s American music and culture in Europe) and will transform the pavilions of the Fiere into a festive American dream of Christmas in the Fifties for edition #1.
THE 1950s The Magnum Photographers’ America exhibition aims to portray the essence of a happy yet complex decade through a selection of compelling images. The exhibition brings together 82 shots by 14 great photographers for the very first time. All the photographers were active members of the Magnum Photos agency in the 1950s. Their work explored the social, cultural and economic dimensions of the decade, and captured the spirit of American society and the profound contradictions that characterized the era; power, beauty, transformations, and new identities.
The 1950s were indeed a golden age, a time of happiness and economic prosperity, however those years were also marked by racial segregation and tensions caused by the Soviet bloc, the Cold War and nuclear proliferation. THE 1950s The Magnum Photographers’ America is an account of these years, a chronicle of how America really was, with its problems and difficulties, and its remarkable strength and optimism looking forward to the future.
The shots on display address key characteristics of the period such as the automotive industry, fashion, music, skyscrapers, landscapes, and the role of women. However the desire to spotlight the human element is common across all the shots. In the black and white photographs in particular, landscapes take a back seat while the human element, the importance of people and their gestures, appears strengthened. What emerges is a cross-section of a society looking towards the future and leaving the experience of war behind them.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
ROCK’N’ROLL IS A STATEOF THE SOUL
Photographic Exhibition Selection
Artistic photography of the Summer Jamboree.
Immersive photographic exhibition “Rock’n’Roll is a state of the soul” features images of the great icons of Rock’n’Roll side by side with those of the ordinary and extraordinary people who share an incredible passion. 350 photos that capture their lives, their history.
Created to honour and celebrate twenty years of the Summer Jamboree, the exhibition “Rock’n’Roll is a state of the soul” embodies the essence of Rock’n’Roll, both past, and present, through the eyes of the Summer Jamboree.
A state of the soul. A conscious state of sharing and love.
Rock’n’Roll represents cultural revolution and the first interracial phenomenon in history, and continues to have significance in society today. A desire for happiness and togetherness emanates through this music, which possesses the ability to survive decade after decade unscathed and as powerful to our ears as if it were being played and heard for the very first time.
ICONS
by Elliott Erwitt
Curated by Biba Giacchetti and organised by Summer Jamboree in collaboration with SudEst57
It is “California Kiss”, a photograph symbolizing timeless love and one of the most iconic shots by American photographer Elliott Erwitt, that has been chosen to present the XXII edition of the Summer Jamboree, the edition that celebrates the return of the embrace.
The year is 1956, a couple kiss inside a car, and their image is reflected in the rearview mirror, becoming a symbol of eternal love radiating light into the surrounding world. A moment of pure happiness captured forever and made eternal and immortal, beyond space and time.This and seventy other photographs by the master of twentieth century photography will feature in the ELLIOTT ERWITT ICONS exhibition, which will be hosted on the first floor of Palazzetto Baviera, and will kick off the Summer Jamboree programme on 30 June.
The exhibition curated by Biba Giacchetti is organized by Summer Jamboree in collaboration with SudEst57 and promoted by Senigallia city of photography. Over seventy of Elliott Erwitt’s most famous shots portray a cross-section of the history and customs of the twentieth century as seen through the characteristically ironic gaze of one of the greatest masters of world photography of all time.
WOMEN
by Milton H. Greene
produced by diChroma photography and curated by Anne Morin.
He was a Photographer and film producer for over four decades, and is recognised as one of the most celebrated photographers in the world.
Described at the age of twenty-three as “the child prodigy of color photography”, American artist Milton Hawthorne Greene is particularly renowned for his photos of actress Marilyn Monroe.
Although initially noted for his high fashion photography, it is his incredible portraits of famous artists, musicians, actors and celebrities of film, television and theatre that have become legendary: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol, Giacometti, Alfred Hitchcock, Ava Gardner, Steve Mcqueen …
Milton strived to capture beauty, an inner beauty, and present his subjects as elegantly and naturally as possible.
Over the years, his photography earned him many national and international honors, medals and awards; most of his work in the 1950s and 1960s appeared in major national publications, including Life, Look, Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country, and Vogue.
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