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DANIEL KRAMER (1933-2024)
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend Daniel, who was not only a generous soul but also an immense artist brimming with passion and talent. Daniel was a master of photography and photo printing, with his early works, developed by his own hands in his darkroom, standing as a testament to his skill.
Daniel's most renowned work was his collaboration with Bob Dylan in the early 1960s, but he never ceased capturing the world through his lens thereafter. His complete body of work is incredible from a photographic standpoint, and per the artist's wishes, it has remained unpublished until now. The Music Photo Gallery is committed to unveiling this previously unseen work and will work diligently to preserve Daniel's legacy forever.
We will collaborate closely with his family to ensure Daniel's lasting place in the history of photography.
Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, Daniel was a self-taught photographer. He worked as an assistant to Philippe Halsman, and Allan and Diane Arbus before gaining an international reputation of his own. Along with his photographs of Dylan, Kramer also captured many notable figures in music, sports, and entertainment, including Janis Joplin, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, John Hammond, Pete Seeger, Gordon Lightfoot, Mike Bloomfield, Joe Frazier, Mario Puzo, Norman Mailer, and David Letterman. He also directed several films and documentaries.
The Music Photo Gallery began representing Daniel Kramer's vintage archive in 2020 and first featured it at Photo London the following year.
"Here, Bob and I are having a shootout in March of 1965. He’s taking a shot of me with a very important camera. It’s the same one you see in the background of the cover of Highway 61. It’s a 35mm Range Finder Nikon. No one asked him to shoot me. Bob just liked the camera and he was very playful."
Daniel Kramer
Unique & Very Rare Vintage Prints
Available for purchase
DANIEL KRAMER
Live On Stage at Town Hall, Philadelphia (1964) With Harmonica and Cigarette Holder
Unique (Copy 1 of 1)
Very Rare Vintage Piece
Gelatin Silver Print
Size 16 x 20 inch
DANIEL KRAMER
“Bringing it all Back Home”
Color Dye Transfer
Size: 16x20 inch
Signed and numbered (Copy 1 of 4)
by Daniel Kramer (on bottom-right corner)
DANIEL KRAMER
Crossed Lights
Gelatin Silver Print
Size: 20x30 inch
Unique (Copy 1 of 1)
DANIEL KRAMER
Bob Dylan with Raised Arms at "Bringing it All Back Home" Recording Session, New York, 1965
Very Rare Vintage Piece
Gelatin Silver Print
Size 11 x 14 inch
Signed and noted by the artist on verso
DANIEL KRAMER
Bob Dylan with Top Hat Pointing in Car, Philadelphia, 1964
Color Dye Transfer
Size: 16x20 inch
Signed by Daniel Kramer on verso
DANIEL KRAMER
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez with Protest Sign, Newark Airport, 1964
Gelatin Silver Print
Size: 20x30 inch
Unique (Copy 1 of 1)
Album Cover
This is one of the shots I’ve been sitting on for 50 years. It has never been seen before. I wanted the shot to express the fact that Bob Dylan was about to change. He’s not the guy in the leather jacket any more. Now, he’s the guy in the dark sport blazer wearing nice cufflinks. There’s no guitar in the shot because I saw him not as any one kind of performer but as a prince of music. I had been in the sessions for the album, so I knew now who he was musically. The photo was shot in Albert Grossman’s house. The room was the original kitchen of this house that’s a couple hundred years old. The fireplace is big enough to cook in. The divan, which was multicolored, was a gift from Mary Travers, of Peter Paul and Mary, to Albert and his wife, Sally, for their wedding. Bob contributed to the picture the magazines he was reading and albums he was listening to. Bob wanted Sally to be in the photo because, well, look at her! She chose the red outfit.
The Vintage Prints Archive
Sebastian Alderete, Director of TMPG, had the distinguished honor and privilege of collaborating with Daniel Kramer in his New York studio, meticulously organizing the photographer's extensive archive of vintage prints for the first time in Kramer's illustrious career.
After many intensive days spent with the artist, we were excited to unveil a treasure that had been carefully safeguarded for decades.
A curated selection of this remarkable collection was showcased at the Photo London Photography Fair. Additionally, several pieces from this extraordinary catalog have been acquired by one of the most prestigious Bob Dylan Photography Collections in Europe, while a significant portion of the archive remains in the hands of our gallery.
Daniel Kramer Studio
New York City. September, 2021
The vintage archive is componed by Gelatin Silver Prints in different sizes:
5x7" - 8x10" - 11x14" and 16x20"
Some of these images has never been published, exhibited or shared. Some of the artworks are unique pieces with no vintage copies.
Most of the prints have stamps from those years (1960's) and photographer's handwritings on verso.
Selected Artworks
Bob Dylan "A year in a Day"
Book published by Taschen
Daniel Kramer’s classic Bob Dylan portfolio captures the artist’s transformative “big bang” year of 1964–65. Through vast concert halls, intimate recording sessions, and the infamous transition to electric guitar, nearly 200 images offer one of the most mesmerizing photographic series on any recording artist and a stunning document of Dylan and rock ’n’ roll history.
Selected Media
Bob Dylan unseen: Daniel Kramer discusses rare images from the 1960s
Bob Dylan - The story of the "Bringing It All Back Home" album cover
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