Maria Callas (Peter Warrack)

Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977), American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century, original 8 x 10 glossy photograph by celebrity photographer Peter Warrack. Vintage photograph from the original negative. Printed by Warrack as part of his personal archive. Previously unpublished.

In his early 20's, Peter Warrack lived in London, Rome, and Athens working for entertainment magazines and writing articles about events that he attended, like the Cannes Film Festival. It was during this period of time that his interest in photography began to develop. Over the years, Peter began to amass a very extensive collection of photographs of people he met. He attended many events and met many famed individuals of the time. He always took the time to research people before meeting them and was able to talk with them about their careers, their travels and even their families. This impressed them and they felt comfortable in his company; many became personal friends over the years. Their comfort level always translated into the way he captured the personality of those individuals, as he would engage them in easy, friendly conversation while taking candid photos. Until now his personal collection and archive has been completely unpublished.

Verso bears official "Peter Warrack Archive" credit label, else blank and clean. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the Peter Warrack Estate.