Magnum Editions Poster: Sammy Davis Jr Looks out a Manhattan Window, 1959 Vintage

Magnum Editions Poster: Sammy Davis Jr Looks out a Manhattan Window, 1959 VintageSammy Davis Jr endured virulent racial prejudice to establish himself as one of greatest American entertainers of all time. Indeed, his popularity was instrumental in breaking down some of the segregation that had plagued the American entertainment industry since its very beginnings. But while Davis was loved for his charm and profound magnetism, he weathered a huge amount of personal scandal throughout his career. In an unusually intimate portrait,

and his home country of Britain

this volume includes magazine spreads

This prompted a lengthy examination by Freed of the plight of the African Americans at home in the United States

They are water-resistant and made using waterless printing

but before the photographer’s eyes

A certain loss of Tenderness…

my travels

a large island just north of Australia

they liked me

in passion and obsession

) She looked very pretty in her blue

Arnold’s portraits of Monroe from this time hinted at turbulence beneath a veneer of collected calm