He’s been a lecturer, curator, co-director of a TV commercial featuring his close friend Miles Davis and a grantee of the National Endowment for the Arts. His photographs have appeared in such publications as National Geographic, Vogue, Newsweek, Harper’s Bazaar, Playboy and Fortune, and belong in permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Cornell University and more. Return to this site to view more articles in their re-release, now with new exclusive images and extras.īL!NK, originally a printed monthly feature in South Coast Today, shares the recollections of Photographer Anthony Barboza, as told to writer Sean McCarthy, along with photos of some of his world-famous subjects from throughout his long and illustrious career.Īnthony Barboza New Bedford native Anthony Barboza began his career in 1964 at the age of 20. This article is the fourteenth installment of our monthly feature, republished here at the BL!NK online archive. “It’s the talent from which she’s got increasing use there are more and more voyeurs to fend off, more people examining her image for flaws, more wealth, media interest.” I can do it just like that,’ she snaps her fingers. She nods and says ‘I’ve always known how to turn it off and on. “Later he muses, ‘I’ve had a lot of people here, musicians, literary people, and the only one who had presence like her was James Baldwin.’ “After an hour, Barboza drops his hands to his side, he bends forward, kisses Debbie on the forehead, and walks her to the elevator. The rest of us stand back, watching the sparks fly. Barboza says ‘Go!’ and she once more turns on the current, plugs in her face. He stops she withdraws, stands away, eyes shuttering again. The shutter is triggering each glimpse of passion. “C’mon Blondie,” the photographer leans forward, flushed. “But then, at the photographic instant, Debbie’s eyes flash alive. Various technical problems occur and reoccur, dealt with by a chorus of assistants and groupies. “She reminds Barboza that Blondie is a group and that her name is Debbie. He sits her on a stool, tries an encouraging smile. “‘Over here, Blondie,” calls the chic photographer, Anthony Barboza. Her face is heart stopping her eyes, like her manner, are set on Repel. All in black, she glides in, pushing back gleaming, jaw-length hair with well-groomed hands. “There is a tense hush as Deborah Harry, Blondie’s star vocalist, arrives at the photo session. The following is an excerpt from the original article “Punk’s Dreams” written by Debra Rae Cohen: To Anthony Barboza’s surprise, the February 1980 issue of Penthouse magazine published an article describing the photographer’s photo session with musical artist Debbie Harry of BLONDIE. She made a great impression from the start. On that day her attitude and style were surprisingly attractive and appealing. She would go on to hit the American and British music charts and eventually establish herself as an international cult figure. She was different from many young stars I had worked with in the past, very sweet and down to earth. The band was gaining attention for their performances at the famed CBGB club on the Lower East Side of New York, which a decade later would help Madonna rise to fame. Following her was a writer from Penthouse magazine named Debra Rae Cohen who was in the process of interviewing the singer for a feature story.Īt this point, Harry was a rising star in the growing New York Punk/ New Wave music scene and was on the verge of going worldwide. She was wearing a black T-shirt with “Blondie” scrawled across it. Harry walked into the studio with an air of effervescence, bubbly and bouncy, a cute little girl with short blond hair. Debbie Harry in 1979, portrait by photographer Anthony Barboza, NYCīy the end of the day I was very pleased and surprised with the way things developed.
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