"Mr. Michael Macdonald and preoccupied couple"

Ron Galella, artist

1931–2022

"Mr. Michael Macdonald and preoccupied couple", 1967

Portfolio/Series title: "The Party's Over," published in Esquire magazine, December 1967

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: board; gelatin silver print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 35 x 27.5 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 35 x 27.5 cm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 16 in

Credit line: Gift of Esquire, Inc.

Accession number: 1980.0347

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Politics, Race, Celebrity: Photographs from the Esquire Collection

Truman Capote hosted an elaborate masquerade party in honor of his friend Katharine Graham, the publisher of The Washington Post, in November of 1966. Known as the Black and White Ball, this “Party of the Century” inspired an uptick in costumed balls and celebrity events that were eagerly documented by Esquire. In Gay Talese’s 1967 account of an Andy Warhol party in a shortlived club called The Gymnasium, Talese voiced disdain for the meaninglessness of this era of empty fame and endless parties. He noted, “One must be seen to exist, for now there is no other proof.”