Audrey Hepburn
Bob Willoughby
Exhibition
Proud Chelsea
Proud Chelsea presents the Audrey Collection by Bob Willoughby
Friday, May 27, 2011
Bob Willoughby is renowned for taking iconic photographs of many stars but remained unequivocal about his favourite subject: Audrey Hepburn.
The Audrey Collection by Bob Willoughby is a touching photographic portrait of one of the most striking and stylish Hollywood stars of the 20th century.
In 1953 Audrey Hepburn arrived in Hollywood, on to the set of Roman Holiday and into the life of Bob Willoughby. Willoughby was commissioned to take the portrait of the rising star which was the beginning of a special, lifelong friendship. As Hepburn's career flourished, Willoughby was there to capture every moment, every aspect of her beauty and of her personality. From the onset images of My Fair Lady to candid shots of Hepburn’s everyday existence, each frame records the extraordinary life of my style heroine.
Willoughby is credited with the development of photojournalism, having taken the iconic and candid images of Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Miles Davis and Sinatra to name but a few. His big break came in 1954, when for the first time Warner Brothers commissioned an external photographer to take pictures of its production: A Star is Born. Subsequently, his image of Judy Garland in her role as Vicki Lester was chosen for the front cover of ‘Time Magazine’ and became legendary.
Bob Willoughby’s unique collection will be exhibited at Proud Chelsea, one of three Proud galleries, from 12th May – 10th July 2011 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. A passionate and unassuming collection, rivalled by none, this is a must see exhibition which includes estate and very rare original prints, printed and signed by Bob Willoughby himself.
Bob Willoughby passed away in Ireland in 2009, although his memory lives on in his remarkable photographs which document the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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