Works
Exhibitions
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The Racing Photography of Jesse Alexander
Online Artsy Exhibition July 20 - August 28, 2022CLICK HERE FOR PRICING AND AVAILABILITYRead more -
Jesse Alexander: Photographs from the Golden Age of Motorsports
@ The Larz Anderson Auto Museum May 5, 2016 - April 30, 2017Jesse Alexander began his lengthy career in 1953, covering Mexico's La Carrera Panamericana, widely regarded as one of the most dangerous races to take place. Alexander would then relocate to...Read more
Overview
Porsche Type 804 Formula 1, Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany, 1962
"Maybe a minute or two before I took the picture, I saw what was happening there and knew what I wanted to capture. That's what I meant about previsualizing things, to think ahead of time. I puposely went into the crowd and got into a position where I could get the car connected to the people."
In the wake of World War II, a golden age of motor sports emerged in Europe, pitting competing countries against each other on the racetrack instead of the battlefield. A young photographer at the time, Jesse Alexander followed "the circus" and captured on film the adventure, glamour and innocence of this influential period in racing. In one image, Phil Hill waves after winning the 1960 Italian Grand Prix in his Ferrari; in another, Piero Taruffi celebrates his 1957 victory at the Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy. Since then, Jesse Alexander has remained one of the most acclaimed and commercially successful racecar photographers in the history of the sport.
Biography
Porsche Type 804 Formula 1, Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany, 1962
“The operative word, when you talk about my work, is emotion”
Jesse Alexander was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1929. His photographs have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries in the United States, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Akron Art Museum, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Jesse’s current body of work includes travel photographs of Iceland, the Galapagos Islands, and birds.
Jesse’s current body of work includes travel photographs of Iceland, the Galapagos Islands, and birds.
Corporate Collections:
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Volkswagen of American
Ralph Lauren Polo, New York
Porsche North America
Audi North America