Leee Black Childers (July 24, 1945 – April 6, 2014) was an American photographer, writer and rock music manager, who “recorded the legacy of a theatrical cross over between rock music and gay culture”. Born Lee Black Childers in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he started to spell his name with three rather than two “e”s as a child.
Childers grew up in Kentucky and attended Kentucky Southern College near Louisville, Kentucky, before moving to San Francisco, and later in 1968 to New York City.
He began taking photographs of drag queens and was encouraged by Andy Warhol to work as a photographer, gaining a reputation for his portraits of the artists, musicians and others who passed through the Factory in New York. In the early 1970s, he managed Warhol’s stage production, Pork, directed by Tony Ingrassia at the Roundhouse in London. He was assistant to Warhol at the Factory between 1982 and 1984, and took photographs of visiting celebrities, counter-cultural figures and musicians, particularly of punk rock and new wave music stars, such as Ruby Lynn Reyner, Debbie Harry, Jayne County and the Sex Pistols. He worked as a tour manager for David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders and Mott the Hoople among others.
In 2012 he published Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and Punks, a collection of some of his photographs and their background which was the subject of an exhibition in London in 2011 and Los Angeles, California, in March 2014.
In 2016, Childers’s 2010 interview was featured in Danny Says appearing alongside Danny Fields, Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper.
Childers died in Los Angeles, California, on April 6, 2014, at the age of 68 from undisclosed causes.
Leee Black Childers (July 24, 1945 – April 6, 2014) was an American photographer, writer and rock music manager, who “recorded the legacy of a theatrical cross on top of between stone music and cheerful culture”. Born Lee Black Childers in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he started to spell his name in imitation of three rather than two “e”s as a child.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 References
- 3 External links
- 3.1 New York Doll
- 3.2 got childers? - 12oz Camping Mug Stainless Steel, Black
- 3.3 Punk Revolution NYC: The Velvet Underground, The New York Dolls And The CBGBs Set
- 3.4 Sad Vacation
- 3.5 Of Course I'm Right! I'm A Childers! - Stainless Steel 12Oz Camping Mug, Black
- 3.6 Looking For Johnny: The Legend Of Johnny Thunders
- 3.7 got childers? - 11oz Magic Color Changing Mug, Matte Black
- 3.8 Who Killed Nancy? [Region 2]
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Biography
Childers grew in the works in Kentucky and attended Kentucky Southern College near Louisville, Kentucky, before disturbing to San Francisco, and well ahead in 1968 to New York City.
He began taking photographs of drag queens and was encouraged by Andy Warhol to performance as a photographer, gaining a reputation for his portraits of the artists, musicians and others who passed through the Factory in New York. In the into the future 1970s, he managed Warhol’s stage production, Pork, directed by Tony Ingrassia at the Roundhouse in London. He was accomplice to Warhol at the Factory amid 1982 and 1984, and took photographs of visiting celebrities, counter-cultural figures and musicians, particularly of punk rock and new response music stars, such as Ruby Lynn Reyner, Debbie Harry, Jayne County and the Sex Pistols. He worked as a tour overseer for David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders and Mott the Hoople in the midst of others.
In 2012 he published Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and Punks, a store of some of his photographs and their background which was the subject of an exhibition in London in 2011 and Los Angeles, California, in March 2014.
In 2016, Childers’s 2010 interview was featured in Danny Says appearing to the side of Danny Fields, Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper.
Childers died in Los Angeles, California, on April 6, 2014, at the age of 68 from undisclosed causes.
References
External links
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