Christopher Makos (1948) - photo 1

Christopher Makos

Christopher Makos is an American photographer and artist living and working in New York City.

Makos has traveled extensively in Europe, studied architecture in Paris, and studied with photographer Man Ray. In 1977 he met media artist and pop art star Andy Warhol and has been friends, traveled with him and photographed him extensively ever since. Makos published several acclaimed books on Warhol, and the latter called Makos "the most modern photographer in America."

In addition to him, Makos took photographic portraits of many art stars, including Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dali, John Lennon and Mick Jagger. His work has been published by many of the world's most famous magazines.

Date and place of birt:1948, Lowell, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Portrait
Art style:Black & white photo, Fashion photography, Contemporary art

Creators Black & white photo

Leonid Petrovich Tikhomirov (1926 - 2016)
Leonid Petrovich Tikhomirov
1926 - 2016
Gustav Kluge (1947)
Gustav Kluge
1947
François Pompon (1855 - 1933)
François Pompon
1855 - 1933
Billy Childish (1959)
Billy Childish
1959
John Egerton Piper (1903 - 1992)
John Egerton Piper
1903 - 1992
Giuseppe Biazi (1885 - 1945)
Giuseppe Biazi
1885 - 1945
Shomei Tomatsu (1930 - 2012)
Shomei Tomatsu
1930 - 2012
Stephan Balkenhol (1957)
Stephan Balkenhol
1957
Jozef Tchaikovsky (1872 - 1947)
Jozef Tchaikovsky
1872 - 1947
Not Vital (1948)
Not Vital
1948
Georgy Georgievich Chernyavsky (1924 - 1981)
Georgy Georgievich Chernyavsky
1924 - 1981
Ernst Thoms (1896 - 1983)
Ernst Thoms
1896 - 1983
Gustavo Acosta (1958)
Gustavo Acosta
1958
Oleg Petrovich Grigorev (1936 - 2013)
Oleg Petrovich Grigorev
1936 - 2013
Edward Quinn (1920 - 1997)
Edward Quinn
1920 - 1997
Bernd Zimmer (1948)
Bernd Zimmer
1948