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{{Short description|American photographer and filmmaker}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Barry Feinstein
| image = Barry Feinstein photo.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|202|404|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|10|20|1931|202|404|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Woodstock, New York]], U.S.
| occupation = Photographer, Filmmaker
| years_active = 1950s–2011
| children = 2
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Mary Travers]]<br>|1963|1967|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|[[Carol Wayne]]<br>|1969|1974|end=div}}
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| spouse =* {{marriage|[[Mary Travers]]<br />|1963|1967|end=div}}<br>{{marriage|[[Carol Wayne]]<br>|1969|1974|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Carol Wayne]]<br />|1969|1974|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Judith Jamison<br />|1978|<!--Omission per Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
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'''Barry Feinstein''' (February 4, 1931 – October 20, 2011) was an American [[photographer]] whoand was[[filmmaker]], reputedknown tofor havehis photographs of [[1950s]] Hollywood, the [[1960s]] music scene, and his close personal and professional relationships with celebrities like [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Steve McQueen]]. Feinstein produced over 500 [[album cover]]s, featuring his photographs and graphic designs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barry Feinstein|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/8841821/Barry-Feinstein.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=October 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McLellan|first=Dennis|title=Barry Feinstein dies at 80; rock music photographer|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-barry-feinstein-20111021,0,7368859.story|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vitello|first=Paul|title=Barry Feinstein, Photographer of Defining Rock Portraits, Dies at 80|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/arts/music/barry-feinstein-photographer-of-defining-rock-portraits-dies-at-80.html?_r=1|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 21, 2011}}</ref>
 
==BiographyEarly life==
Feinstein was born on 4 February 1931, in Philadelphia, the only child of Rose and David Feinstein.<ref name="hudsonvalleyone/feinstein-dies">{{cite news |title=Master photographer Barry Feinstein dies |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2011/10/27/master-photographer-barry-feinstein-dies/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |work=[[Hudson Valley One]] |publisher=[[Ulster Publishing]] |date=27 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="latimes/2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein"/> He enrolled at the [[University of Miami]] but left after a year,<ref name="latimes/2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein"/> later joining the Coast Guard.<ref name="latimes/2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein"/>
===Career===
In 1955, Feinstein was engaged as an assistant photographer at ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine. He subsequently became a sought-after photographer in Hollywood, where he worked with [[Marlene Dietrich]], [[Judy Garland]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Jayne Mansfield]], and [[Steve McQueen]]. His photos of celebrities, as well such politicians as [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Richard Nixon]], appeared in national publications, including ''Time'', ''Esquire'', and ''Newsweek''.
 
===Career===
In the 1960s, Feinstein became known for his photographs of the music scene. He accompanied [[Bob Dylan]] on his 1966 tour of England, and shot the cover photos of numerous albums by [[Janis Joplin]], [[George Harrison]], [[the Rolling Stones]], and others. In 1974 he again toured with Dylan, this time with [[The Band]], around the United States.
In 1955, Feinstein worked at the [[Atlantic City Race Track]].<ref name="sfae/Barry-Feinstein"/>
In 1955, Feinstein was engaged as an assistant photographer at ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine.{{cn|date= October 2022}}
 
In his late twenties, Feinstein was hired as a production intern at [[Columbia Pictures]], later a studio photographer.<ref name="barryfeinsteinphotography/bio">{{cite web |title=Bio |url=https://barryfeinsteinphotography.com/bio |website=Barry Feinstein Photography |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="sfae/Barry-Feinstein">{{cite web |title=Barry Feinstein |url=https://sfae.com/Artists/Barry-Feinstein |website=San Francisco Art Exchange |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="latimes/2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein">{{cite news |title=Barry Feinstein dies at 80; rock music photographer |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein-20111021-story.html |access-date=28 October 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
In 1963, Feinstein married [[Mary Travers]], the singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], with whom he had a daughter, Alicia (born 1966).<ref name = "NYTimesObit">{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/arts/music/17travers.html | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = September 16, 2009 | title = Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72 | first = William | last = Grimes | accessdate =September 17, 2009 }}</ref> In 1967 Feinstein and Travers divorced. In 1969, he married actress [[Carol Wayne]], with whom he had a son, Alex (b. 1970);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-14-mn-9729-story.html|title=Carol Wayne, Sexy Blonde on Carson Show,Drowns|date=January 14, 1985|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> he and Wayne divorced in 1974.
 
In 1955, Feinstein was engaged as an assistant photographer at ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine. He subsequently became a sought-after photographer in Hollywood, where he worked with [[Marlene Dietrich]], [[Judy Garland]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Jayne Mansfield]], and [[Steve McQueen]].{{cn|date= October 2022}} His photos of celebrities, as well such politicians as [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Richard Nixon]], appeared in national publications, including ''Time'', ''Esquire'', and ''Newsweek''.{{cn|date= October 2022}}
===Later Career===
An accident in 1993 affected Feinstein's ability to operate cameras. In 2008, he published two books; the first included 23 of his early Hollywood photos together with Dylan poems written in 1964; and the second, a collection of photos from the Dylan concert tours. His photographs from the 1966 Dylan tour were exhibited in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] in London in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/about/press/bob-dylan-1966-european-tour.php|title=Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour}}</ref> and a retrospective exhibition of his work was shown at Fondazione Carispezia in Italy in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fondazionecarispezia.it/2019/04/05/barry-feinstein-retrospective/|title=Mostra fotografica "BARRY FEINSTEIN. A Retrospective"|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
 
In 1966, Feinstein accompanied [[Bob Dylan]] on his tour of England,<ref name="wallofsoundgallery/barry-feinstein-f24">{{cite web |title=Barry Feinstein |url=https://www.wallofsoundgallery.com/en/barry-feinstein-f24 |website=Wall of Sound Gallery |access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> and shot the cover photos of numerous albums by [[Janis Joplin]], [[George Harrison]], [[the Rolling Stones]], and others.{{cn|date= October 2022}}
Barry Feinstein’s archive is represented by [http://www.jblattagency.com The J. Blatt Agency LLC], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Photography|first=Barry Feinstein|title=Barry Feinstein Photography|url=https://barryfeinsteinphotography.net/sales|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Barry Feinstein Photography|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Feinstein was a cameraman on the 1967 [[concert film]], ''[[Monterey Pop]]'',<ref name="latimes/2011-oct-21-la-me-barry-feinstein"/>. During [[Mardi Gras]] in late February of 1968, Feinstein, [[Les Blank]], [[Baird Bryant]] and others were in New Orleans as part of the original “underground filmmakers”<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/02/critics-notebook-why-easy-rider-still-matters-45-years-later-40751/ | title=Critic's Notebook: Why 'Easy Rider' Still Matters 45 Years Later | date=February 21, 2013 }}</ref> crew of [[Easy Rider]] that produced the acid trip segment of the movie on [[16 mm film]], but was replaced afterwards by a more experienced crew with [[35 mm movie film]].
===Death===
 
Feinstein died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 80 in [[Woodstock, New York]].
In 1968 was the director-producer-cameraman on the music-zeitgeist movie ''[[You Are What You Eat (film)|You Are What You Eat]].''<ref name="blog.wfmu/Nesteroff-YAWYE">{{cite web |last1=Nesteroff |first1=Kliph |author1-link=Kliph Nesteroff |title=You Are What You Eat |url=https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/04/you_are_what_yo.html |website=Beware of the Blog |publisher=[[WFMU]] |access-date=28 October 2022 |date=April 29, 2007}}</ref>
 
In 1974, he again toured with Dylan, this time with [[The Band]], around the United States.{{cn|date= October 2022}}
 
===Later Career=career==
An accident in 1993 affected Feinstein's ability to operate cameras.{{cn|date= October 2022}} In 2008, he published two books; the first included 23 of his early Hollywood photos together with Dylan poems written in 1964; and the second, a collection of photos from the Dylan concert tours.{{cn|date= October 2022}} His photographs from the 1966 Dylan tour were exhibited in the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] in London in 2009<ref>{{Citecite web| url =http https://www.npg.org.uk/aboutwhatson/pressdisplay/2009/bob-dylan-1966-european-tour.phptour1#| title = Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour| date = May 11, 2009| access-date = July 25, 2023| website = National Portrait Gallery}}</ref> and a retrospective exhibition of his work was shown at Fondazione Carispezia in Italy in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fondazionecarispezia.it/2019/04/05/barry-feinstein-retrospective/|title=Mostra fotografica "BARRY FEINSTEIN. A Retrospective"|date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
In 1963, Feinstein married [[Mary Travers]], the singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], with whom he had a daughter, Alicia (bornb. 1966).<ref name = "NYTimesObit">{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/arts/music/17travers.html | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = September 16, 2009 | title = Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dies at 72 | first = William | last = Grimes | accessdate =September 17, 2009 }}</ref> In 1967 Feinstein and Travers divorced. In 1969, he married actress [[Carol Wayne]], with whom he had a son, Alex (b. 1970);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-14-mn-9729-story.html|title=Carol Wayne, Sexy Blonde on Carson Show, Drowns|date=January 14, 1985|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> he and Wayne divorced in 1974. Feinstein married Judith Jamison.{{cn|date= October 2022}} Feinstein died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 80 in [[Woodstock, New York]].
 
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.barryfeinsteinphotography.net}}
* {{Discogs artist|artist=Barry Feinstein|name=Barry Feinstein}}
* {{AllMusic | id= barry-feinstein-mn0001603206 | tab= credits | title= Barry Feinstein credits}}
 
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