Rocky Graziano, c.1950
photo: Stanley Kubrick
Thomas Rocco Barbella (1919 – 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American boxer. Graziano was considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch. He was ranked 23rd on The Ring magazine list of the greatest punchers of all time. Go HERE to check out a killer post regarding never before seen (posted Nov.1 2012) contact sheets from Stanley Kubrick’s first movie and his photos of Heavy Weight champion, Rocky Graziano: “From Photography to Film, Stanley Kubrick enters the ring.”
(Source: 1950sunlimited)
Teens, 1959
photo: Bruce Davidson
Teens; “Brooklyn Gang, Summer 1959” photo: Bruce Davidson
“They were 15, 16 years old, Polish and Irish kids. They were abandoned, there was nothing for them, they were very poor, they came from alcoholic families…they needed to be seen. No one was looking at them; no one was observing them. I could identify with that emotion in myself at that time. I could grab hold and be part of that isolation. And even within that isolation I found beauty, meaning and their vitality.” -Bruce Davidson
Teens
from “Brooklyn Gang”, Summer 1959
photo: Bruce Davidson
“They treated me like an invisible man, I was a shadow.” Bruce Davidson
Teens, 1959
Brooklyn teens on the beach. photo: Bruce Davidson
“ In the summer of ‘59 I found myself involved with a group of unpredictable youths. In time they allowed me to witness their fear, depression, and anger. I soon realized that I, too, was feeling some of their pain. In staying close to them, I uncovered my own feelings of failure, frustration, and rage.” Bruce Davidson
Teens, 1959-64
Boy with arms crossed, photo: Joseph Sterling
“Some of the youths look challengingly at the camera,” ”He (sterling) got roughed up, and then they turned around and gave him a couple of dollars to bring back pictures of themselves.” Paul Berlanga, Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago
Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera
Cadillac on Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida 1967
photo; Frank Paulin
A Family, 1957
Liz Taylor and Mike Todd with their newborn, baby Liza
photo by Toni Frissell
