Daniel Kramer (photographer)

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Daniel Kramer
Born(1932-05-19)May 19, 1932
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2024(2024-04-29) (aged 91)
Melville, New York, U.S.
OccupationPhotographer

Daniel Kramer was an American photographer best known for his photos of Bob Dylan.

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Career

Kramer photographed Dylan frequently in 1964–65, the year Dylan went electric, shooting and art-directing the covers of Dylan's albums Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited , the second of which received a GRAMMY nomination for best album cover. [1] [2] Rolling Stone magazine called Kramer "the photographer most closely associated with Bob Dylan". Kramer is also known for photographs of Muhammad Ali, Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, and Norman Mailer. [3]

Kramer's photos taken while spending a year on the road with Dylan are published in his book Bob Dylan: A Year and a Day. [4] His photos have been featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Grammy Museum, and many other places. [5] He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in 2024 at the age of 91.

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, Alex (May 14, 2024). "Daniel Kramer, Who Photographed Bob Dylan's Rise, Dies at 91". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dan Kramer | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ O’Hagan, Sean (2024-06-09). "Daniel Kramer obituary". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ↑ "A year — and a day — with Bob Dylan". CNN. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Kramer". Grammy Museum. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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