Portraits by Abe Frajndlich

Today is Abe Frajndlich's birthday; I posted my usual long Twitter thread, but Frajndlich has so many great portraits, I'll add a bunch here.

Robert Altman by Abe Frajndlich, 1994. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Abe Frajndlich, Gilbert and George, New York City, October 1991

Abe Frajndlich, Cindy Sherman combing blond wig, Walker Street Studio, April, 1987

Jim Jarmusch by Abe Frajndlich, 1992. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Robert Duvall by Abe Frajndlich, 1998. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

Abe Frajndlich, Evelyn Hofer with Still Life, New York, April 12, 1988

Minor White by Abe Frajndlich, "Grit/Total Bags," Gloucester, Massachusetts, October 25, 1975



 

Ilse Bing by Abe Frajndlich, 1986. In the mirror is Ilse Bing's famous self-portrait, from 1931.

Jane Fonda by Abe Frajndlich, November 3, 1970. This was taken on the campus of Case Western Reserve University; Frajndlich is a Clevelander and a CWR alum.

Louise Dahl-Wolfe by Abe Frajndlich. From his 2011 book Penelope's Hungry Eyes.

Annie Leibovitz by Abe Frajndlich, Sagaponack, New York, 1991

Bill Brandt by Abe Frajndlich, London, 1980

Arnold Newman by Abe Frajndlich, from Penelope's Hungry Eyes.

Elliott Erwitt, New York, 1988. Another photo from Abe Frajndlich's book of photographer portraits, Penelope's Hungry Eyes.

For the Richard Avedon Centennial, a portrait I haven't seen before, by Abe Frajndlich, 1992.

This is remarkable: Gordon Parks by Abe Frajndlich, 1989

Abe Frajndlich, London, 1972