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A N E P I C 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T

C R E A T I V E A N D P R O D U C T I V E P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F P O R T R A I T U R E ,

F A S H I O N , R E P O R T A G E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .

O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T S U C C E S S F U L P H O T O G R A P H E R S , A L B E R T W A T S O N I S K N O W N F O R G R A P H I C ,

S C U L P T U R A L I M A G E S T H A T C A P T U R E T H E E S S E N C E O F P E O P L E , P L A C E S , A N D T H I N G S . H I S H A S B E E N A

C A R E E R O F U N P A R A L L E L L E D P R O D U C T I V I T Y , R A N G I N G F R O M F A S H I O N T O I C O N I C P O R T R A I T S T O R E P O R T A G E .

H I S F I R S T B O O K , C Y C L O P S , P U B L I S H E D I N 1 9 9 4 , E S T A B L I S H E D H I M A S A L E A D I N G P H O T O G R A P H I C T A L E N T

W H O C O M B I N E D A B R I L L I A N T V I S I O N W I T H E X T R E M E T E C H N I C A L E X C E L L E N C E . U F O — W H I C H S T A N D S F O R

U N I F I E D F A S H I O N O B J E C T I V E S — P R E S E N T S A 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F W A T S O N ’ S B E S T W O R K , P U L L E D

F R O M H I S V A S T A R C H I V E . I N I T S P A G E S , A M E M O R A B L E E R A O F S T Y L E , B E A U T Y , F A S H I O N , P E R S O N A L I T Y , A N D

P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D F O R P O S T E R I T Y . U F O I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S

G R E A T E S T P H O T O G R A P H E R S .

FOREWORD

GAIL BUCKLAND

EXHIBITION

HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY

CHELSEA, NEW YORK

OCTOBER 2010

A N E P I C 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T

C R E A T I V E A N D P R O D U C T I V E P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F P O R T R A I T U R E ,

F A S H I O N , R E P O R T A G E , A N D S T I L L L I F E .

O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S M O S T S U C C E S S F U L P H O T O G R A P H E R S , A L B E R T W A T S O N I S K N O W N F O R G R A P H I C ,

S C U L P T U R A L I M A G E S T H A T C A P T U R E T H E E S S E N C E O F P E O P L E , P L A C E S , A N D T H I N G S . H I S H A S B E E N A

C A R E E R O F U N P A R A L L E L L E D P R O D U C T I V I T Y , R A N G I N G F R O M F A S H I O N T O I C O N I C P O R T R A I T S T O R E P O R T A G E .

H I S F I R S T B O O K , C Y C L O P S , P U B L I S H E D I N 1 9 9 4 , E S T A B L I S H E D H I M A S A L E A D I N G P H O T O G R A P H I C T A L E N T

W H O C O M B I N E D A B R I L L I A N T V I S I O N W I T H E X T R E M E T E C H N I C A L E X C E L L E N C E . U F O — W H I C H S T A N D S F O R

U N I F I E D F A S H I O N O B J E C T I V E S — P R E S E N T S A 4 0 - Y E A R R E T R O S P E C T I V E O F W A T S O N ’ S B E S T W O R K , P U L L E D

F R O M H I S V A S T A R C H I V E . I N I T S P A G E S , A M E M O R A B L E E R A O F S T Y L E , B E A U T Y , F A S H I O N , P E R S O N A L I T Y , A N D

P O W E R I S C A P T U R E D F O R P O S T E R I T Y . U F O I S A L A N D M A R K P U B L I S H I N G E V E N T F R O M O N E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S

G R E A T E S T P H O T O G R A P H E R S .

FOREWORD

GAIL BUCKLAND

EXHIBITION

HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER GALLERY

CHELSEA, NEW YORK

OCTOBER 2010

GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS

KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1989

1992

LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC

1989

SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1992

JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE

1998

TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM

1990

DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC

1989 1994

SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC

2000

GABRIELLE REECE. ITALIAN VOGUE. VIVIENNE WESTWOOD PARIS

KIRSTEN OWEN. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1989

1992

LYNN KOESTER. GIANFRANCO FERRE NYC

1989

SHALLOM. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

1992

JACK NICHOLSON. NYC ROLLING STONE

1998

TUTANKHAMUN‘S GLOVE. CIRCA 1330BC CAIRO MUSEUM

1990

DIOR. ITALIAN VOGUE PARIS

RED HAT. ITALIAN VOGUE NYC

1989 1994

SISQO. ROLLING STONE NYC

2000

A L B E R T W A T S O N I S A M A S T E R O F F A S H I O N , P O R T R A I T U R E ,

A N D R E P O R T A G E P H O T O G R A P H Y , W I T H M O R E T H A N 2 0 0 V O G U E

C O V E R S A N D 4 0 R O L L I N G S T O N E C O V E R S T O H I S C R E D I T .

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I N A D D I T I O N T O S H O O T I N G F O R T H E W O R L D ’ S T O P M A G A Z I N E S , W A T S O N H A S C R E A T E D I M A G E S F O R

H U N D R E D S O F S U C C E S S F U L A D V E R T I S I N G C A M P A I G N S S U C H A S G A P , L E V I ’ S , R E V L O N , A N D C H A N E L ,

A N D H A S D I R E C T E D M O R E T H A N 5 0 0 T V C O M M E R C I A L S A N D S H O T D O Z E N S O F P O S T E R S F O R M A J O R

F E A T U R E F I L M S S U C H A S K I L L B I L L , M E M O I R S O F A G E I S H A , A N D T H E D A V I N C I C O D E .

W A T S O N ’ S P H O T O G R A P H S H A V E B E E N F E A T U R E D I N M U S E U M S A N D G A L L E R I E S W O R L D W I D E I N C L U D I N G

T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y I N L O N D O N , T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T I N N E W Y O R K ,

T H E P U S H K I N M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S I N M O S C O W , T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y I N

N E W Y O R K , A N D T H E D E I C H T O R H A L L E N I N H A M B U R G , G E R M A N Y , A N D A R E I N C L U D E D I N P E R M A N E N T

C O L L E C T I O N S A T T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y A N D T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T .

P H O T O D I S T R I C T N E W S N A M E D W A T S O N O N E O F T H E 2 0 M O S T I N F L U E N T I A L P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F

A L L T I M E , T O G E T H E R W I T H R I C H A R D A V E D O N A N D I R V I N G P E N N A M O N G O T H E R S , A N D H I S

N U M E R O U S A W A R D S I N C L U D E A L U C I E A W A R D , A G R A M M Y A W A R D , A N D T H R E E A N D Y A W A R D S F R O M

C A R N E G I E M E L L O N U N I V E R S I T Y .

W A T S O N ’ S P R E V I O U S B O O K S A R E C Y C L O P S ( 1 9 9 4 ) , M A R O C ( 1 9 9 8 ) , A N D A L B E R T W A T S O N ( 2 0 0 7 ) .

G A I L B U C K L A N D I S A N A U T H O R , E D U C A T O R , A N D C U R A T O R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y . A M O N G H E R M A N Y

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S , S H E W A S P H O T O G R A P H I C C O N S U L T A N T T O F O R M E R V I C E P R E S I D E N T A L G O R E F O R

A N I N C O N V I E N I E N T T R U T H , A N D S H E C R E A T E D T H E B E S T S E L L E R T H E A M E R I C A N C E N T U R Y W I T H H A R O L D

E V A N S A N D K E V I N B A K E R .

A L B E R T W A T S O N I S A M A S T E R O F F A S H I O N , P O R T R A I T U R E ,

A N D R E P O R T A G E P H O T O G R A P H Y , W I T H M O R E T H A N 2 0 0 V O G U E

C O V E R S A N D 4 0 R O L L I N G S T O N E C O V E R S T O H I S C R E D I T .

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I N A D D I T I O N T O S H O O T I N G F O R T H E W O R L D ’ S T O P M A G A Z I N E S , W A T S O N H A S C R E A T E D I M A G E S F O R

H U N D R E D S O F S U C C E S S F U L A D V E R T I S I N G C A M P A I G N S S U C H A S G A P , L E V I ’ S , R E V L O N , A N D C H A N E L ,

A N D H A S D I R E C T E D M O R E T H A N 5 0 0 T V C O M M E R C I A L S A N D S H O T D O Z E N S O F P O S T E R S F O R M A J O R

F E A T U R E F I L M S S U C H A S K I L L B I L L , M E M O I R S O F A G E I S H A , A N D T H E D A V I N C I C O D E .

W A T S O N ’ S P H O T O G R A P H S H A V E B E E N F E A T U R E D I N M U S E U M S A N D G A L L E R I E S W O R L D W I D E I N C L U D I N G

T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y I N L O N D O N , T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T I N N E W Y O R K ,

T H E P U S H K I N M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T S I N M O S C O W , T H E I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y I N

N E W Y O R K , A N D T H E D E I C H T O R H A L L E N I N H A M B U R G , G E R M A N Y , A N D A R E I N C L U D E D I N P E R M A N E N T

C O L L E C T I O N S A T T H E N A T I O N A L P O R T R A I T G A L L E R Y A N D T H E M E T R O P O L I T A N M U S E U M O F A R T .

P H O T O D I S T R I C T N E W S N A M E D W A T S O N O N E O F T H E 2 0 M O S T I N F L U E N T I A L P H O T O G R A P H E R S O F

A L L T I M E , T O G E T H E R W I T H R I C H A R D A V E D O N A N D I R V I N G P E N N A M O N G O T H E R S , A N D H I S

N U M E R O U S A W A R D S I N C L U D E A L U C I E A W A R D , A G R A M M Y A W A R D , A N D T H R E E A N D Y A W A R D S F R O M

C A R N E G I E M E L L O N U N I V E R S I T Y .

W A T S O N ’ S P R E V I O U S B O O K S A R E C Y C L O P S ( 1 9 9 4 ) , M A R O C ( 1 9 9 8 ) , A N D A L B E R T W A T S O N ( 2 0 0 7 ) .

G A I L B U C K L A N D I S A N A U T H O R , E D U C A T O R , A N D C U R A T O R O F P H O T O G R A P H Y . A M O N G H E R M A N Y

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S , S H E W A S P H O T O G R A P H I C C O N S U L T A N T T O F O R M E R V I C E P R E S I D E N T A L G O R E F O R

A N I N C O N V I E N I E N T T R U T H , A N D S H E C R E A T E D T H E B E S T S E L L E R T H E A M E R I C A N C E N T U R Y W I T H H A R O L D

E V A N S A N D K E V I N B A K E R .