Steve McQueen was an avid Jazz music fan and reportedly took a portable stereo and a selection of Jazz records with him wherever he went. This moment captures two of the "coolest" men in the world in friendly conversation backstage, a place McQueen was no doubt delighted to be!
"I went down the first time he played for Bill Graham at Winterland in San Francisco. I had made him a picture of my Coltrane photo that I had taken in John’s garden. Backstage was crazy. He was surrounded by all the media, press, local TV stations and newspapers... I saw him and said, ‘Hey Miles’ he sort of grunted and acknowledged my presence. I gave him the print and said, ‘This is for you.’ ‘What is it? I’m busy.’ ‘It’s just something for you.’ ‘I’m busy,’ he says again.
I walked away and he opens the package. People are all over him, asking questions, bothering him and trying to get to him, he tells them all to shut the fuck up and leave him alone. He’s looking at the print. He loved Coltrane. ‘Hey Marshall, did you take this of John? You knew him like that? Why don’t you take pictures of me like this?’ And I said, ‘Why don’t you let me?’ After that I could do whatever I wanted with him. He had his moods but we were cool. It was trust. If John trusted me, then so did Miles and with trust I got great shots of him.” -- Jim Marshall, Trust
Release Notes:
This is a signed original Lifetime Photograph by Jim Marshall.
Lifetime Photographs were typically:
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Printed as 11" x 14" or 16" x 20" (sheet size), and were not designated as limited editions (with very few exceptions).
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Produced as silver gelatin prints (black & white), or C-prints and pigment prints (color), and occasionally as platinum and dye-transfer prints.
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Printed and signed by Jim Marshall between the mid-1990s and 2010. Older pieces are usually smaller and dry-mounted, and we classify those as "Vintage."
Collector's Notes:
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These signed photographs come directly from Jim Marshall's estate archive, and are now extraordinarily rare and increasingly valuable.
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Pieces will usually ship within a few days of purchase.
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Buyers will receive a certificate of authenticity following delivery of your artwork.
Please contact us with any questions about pricing and availability!