Melvin Sokolsky

♂ *1933-2022 / United States

Works

Solo exhibitions

Melvin Sokolsky’s High Flight

Lumiere Brothers Center, Moscow (RU)
18 Sep 2021 – 6 Feb 2022
Sokolsky in Color

Izzy Gallery, Toronto (CA)
1 Jun 2019 – 1 Jul 2019
Retrospective

Izzy Gallery, Toronto (CA)
19 Jan 2017 – 11 Feb 2017
Paris 1963 / Paris 1965

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
20 Oct 2011 – 26 Nov 2011
Archive

acte2galerie, Paris (FR)
16 Dec 2010 – 8 Jan 2011
New work

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
4 Sep 2008 – 11 Oct 2008
Paris 1965

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
9 Feb 2007 – 31 Mar 2007
Bubbles

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
9 Apr 2005 – 14 May 2005
dreams & bubbles

acte2galerie, Paris (FR)
18 Mar 2005 – 7 May 2005
Paris 1963

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
16 Dec 2004 – 29 Jan 2005

Group

From Our Archive

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
10 Sep 2026 – 24 Oct 2026

with Slim Aarons, Richard Avedon, Harry Benson, Henry Clarke, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Baron Adolphe De Meyer, Victor Demarchelier, Patrick Demarchelier, Arthur Elgort, Ron Galella, Pamela Hanson, William Helburn …
Double Take: Photographs in Pairs

Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
11 Jun 2026 – 18 Jul 2026

with Ruven Afanador, Miles Aldridge, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Diane Arbus, Peter Beard, Janette Beckman, Tom Bianchi, Julie Blackmon, Harry Callahan, Patrick Demarchelier, John Dominis, Arthur Elgort …
Everybody on the street!

Lumiere Brothers Center, Moscow (RU)
27 Sep 2025 – 1 Mar 2026

with Guy Bourdin, Patrick Demarchelier, Ormond Gigli, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson
The Fashion Show

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
17 Jun 2023 – 7 Oct 2023

with Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lillian Bassman, Cecil Beaton, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, George Dambier, Brian Duffy, Arthur Elgort, Ralph Gibson, Ormond Gigli, Rene Groebli, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene …
Life like cinema

Жизнь как кино

Lumiere Brothers Center, Moscow (RU)
9 Jun 2023 – 3 Sep 2023

with Nikolay Drachinsky, Elliott Erwitt, Harold Feinstein, Horst P. Horst, William Klein, Sheila Metzner
ART + FASHION

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
25 Jun 2022 – 24 Sep 2022

with Slim Aarons, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Patrick Demarchelier, Robert Doisneau, Arthur Elgort, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, David LaChapelle, Sheila Metzner, Genevieve Naylor, Stephanie Pfriender Stylander, Len Prince …
The Power of Photography

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
11 Jun 2022 – 3 Sep 2022

with Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Kristoffer Albrecht, Eve Arnold, Sid Avery, David Bailey, Bruno Barbey, Lillian Bassman, Filippo Belli, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Joel Bernstein, Samuel Bourne …
Through the Looking Glass

Torch Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
19 Jan 2019 – 16 Feb 2019

with Slim Aarons, Nobuyoshi Araki, Edward Burtynsky, Larry Clark, Anton Corbijn, Patrick Demarchelier, Wouter Deruytter, Horst P. Horst, Paul Huf, Seb Janiak, Alberto Diaz Korda (Guttierrez), Justine Kurland …
Vive La Mode – The Nicola Erni Collection

fashion-themed photographs from the Nicola Erni Collection, curated by Tim Jefferies of <a href="https://www.hamiltonsgallery.com/news/years/2018#/news/52/" target="_blank">Hamiltons Gallery</a>

Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, Paris (FR)
16 Oct 2018 – 6 Jan 2019

with Richard Avedon, Frank Horvat, Peter Knapp, Nick Knight, Erik Madigan Heck, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Harley Weir
A Tribute to F.C. Gundlach: Photographer and Collector

Hommage à F.C. Gundlach, Photographe et Collectionneur

CHRISTIE'S Paris, Paris (FR)
3 Nov 2018 – 8 Nov 2018

with Richard Avedon, Erwin Blumenfeld, Guy Bourdin, F. C. Gundlach, Horst P. Horst, Walde Huth, William Klein, Irving Penn, Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze)
The Fashion Show

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
16 Jun 2018 – 20 Oct 2018

with Lillian Bassman, Brian Duffy, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, William Klein, Frances McLaughlin-Gill, David Montgomery, Norman Parkinson, Jerry Schatzberg
Changes

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
1 Jun 2018 – 31 Aug 2018

with Berenice Abbott, Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, Harry Benson, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Robert Doisneau, Michael Dweck, Arthur Elgort, Ormond Gigli, William Helburn, Horst P. Horst, Andre Kertesz …
The Female Form | Special Zürich Art Weekend

Diverse perspectives of the female body by world famous artists

Kate Vass Galerie, Zürich (CH)
8 Jun 2018 – 10 Jun 2018

with Erwin Blumenfeld, Guy Bourdin, Lucien Clergue, Rene Groebli, Jim Lee, Cathleen Naundorf, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff, Edward Weston, Erwin Wurm, Dickson Yewn
SHOOT! SHOOT! SHOOT!

Fotografien der 60er und 70er Jahre aus der Nicola Erni Collection

LUDWIGGALERIE, Oberhausen (DE)
21 Jan 2018 – 27 May 2018

with Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Harry Benson, Giancarlo Botti, Michael Cooper, Elliott Erwitt, Nat Finkelstein, Luc Fournol, Ron Galella, Ellen Graham, Dennis Hopper, David Hurn …
The Art of the Platinum Print

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
9 Sep 2017 – 2 Dec 2017

with Mario Algaze, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Cecil Beaton, Paul Caponigro, Brigitte Carnochan, Jeffrey Conley, Elliott Erwitt, Martine Franck, Flor Garduno, Rene Groebli, Chester Higgins, Horst P. Horst …
Magic Mirror

Reflection and Perception in Photography

Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York (US)
22 Jun 2017 – 21 Jul 2017

with Michael L. Abramson, Nir Arieli, Aneta Bartos, Cecil Beaton, Vincent Cianni, Bruce Cratsley, Bruce Davidson, Robert Doisneau, Jess T. Dugan, Rachael Dunville, Louis Faurer, Allen Frame …
Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!

Photographs of the 60s and 70s from the Nicola Erni Collection / Fotografien der 60er und 70er Jahre aus der Nicola Erni Collection

Münchner Stadtmuseum, München (DE)
16 Sep 2016 – 15 Jan 2017

with Diane Arbus, Eve Arnold, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Harry Benson, Giancarlo Botti, Michael Cooper, Elliott Erwitt, Nat Finkelstein, Luc Fournol, Ron Galella, Ellen Graham …
Inaugural exhibition

Fahey / Klein Miami, Los Angeles (US)
4 Dec 2014 – 31 Jan 2015

with Ruven Afanador, Jesse Alexander, Billy & Hells, Julie Blackmon, Nick Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Claxton, Patrick Demarchelier, David Drebin, Elliott Erwitt, Formento & Formento, Ralph Gibson …
Where: The Exploration of Photographs and Place, 1843-2014

A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans (US)
23 Oct 2014 – 31 Jan 2015

with Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Shimon Attie, Dimitry Baltermants, Ernest James Bellocq, Margaret Bourke-White, Wynn Bullock, Keith Carter, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward S. Curtis, Lynn Davis …
Gilles & Boissier: Morphée

Acte2rivegauche, Paris (FR)
19 Sep 2014 – 24 Jan 2015

with Mark Arbeit, George Holz, David Parker, John Stewart, Ellen von Unwerth, Albert Watson
Selling Dreams

One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
28 Mar 2014 – 4 May 2014

with Cecil Beaton, Ilse Bing, Erwin Blumenfeld, Arthur Elgort, Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, Irving Penn, Ronald Traeger
REAL AND SURREAL

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
28 Feb 2014 – 19 Apr 2014

with Erwin Blumenfeld, Fergus Greer, Philippe Halsman, Horst P. Horst, Man Ray , Sheila Metzner
En compagnie de Guy Bourdin

Fotografien aus der Sammlung F.C. Gundlach

Haus der Photographie, Hamburg (DE)
1 Nov 2013 – 26 Jan 2014

with Erwin Blumenfeld, Horst P. Horst, William Klein, David LaChapelle, Dora Maar, Man Ray , Olaf Martens, Armin Morbach, Helmut Newton, George Platt-Lynes, Kristian Schuller, Deborah Turbeville …
Paris in the Springtime

Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica (US)
23 Mar 2013 – 8 Jun 2013

with Edouard Boubat, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliott Erwitt, Martine Franck, Willy Ronis, Louis Stettner
Harper's Bazaar: A Decade of Style

ICP Center of Photography, New York (US)
9 Sep 2011 – 8 Jan 2012

with David Bailey, Patrick Demarchelier, Jean-Paul Goude, William Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Mario Sorrenti, Solve Sundsbo, Tim Walker
BEAUTY <font color=#cc0000>CULT</font>URE

Annenberg Space Photo, Los Angeles (US)
21 May 2011 – 27 Nov 2011

with Miles Aldridge, Susan Anderson, Aziz + Cucher, Lillian Bassman, Erwin Blumenfeld, Guy Bourdin, Daniele Buetti, William Claxton, Chuck Close, Jodi Cobb, Michel Comte, Prabuddha Das Gupta …
Fashion - Story of a Lifetime

Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen (NL)
16 Jul 2011 – 28 Aug 2011

with Lillian Bassman, F. C. Gundlach, Frank Horvat, William Klein, Sarah Moon, Norman Parkinson
Fashion - the story of a lifetime

The Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai (AE)
14 Sep 2010 – 17 Oct 2010

with Lillian Bassman, Erwin Blumenfeld, Elliott Erwitt, F. C. Gundlach, Frank Horvat, William Klein, Sarah Moon, Norman Parkinson, Albert Watson
fashion room

Fotografien aus der Sammlung F.C. Gundlach

Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Iserlohn (DE)
27 Nov 2009 – 31 Jan 2010

with Martin Badekow, Anna & Bernhard Blume, Katharina Bosse, Harry Callahan, Ralph Gibson, Ruth Hallensleben, Heinrich Heidersberger, Robert Heinecken, Ewald Hoinkis, Frank Horvat, George Hoyningen-Huene, George Hurrell …
fashion room

Fotografien aus der Sammlung F.C. Gundlach

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
10 Sep 2009 – 8 Nov 2009

with Martin Badekow, Anna & Bernhard Blume, Katharina Bosse, Harry Callahan, Ralph Gibson, F. C. Gundlach, Robert Heinecken, George Hoyningen-Huene, David LaChapelle, Saul Leiter, Zoe Leonard, Olaf Martens …
Fashion Photography

Corkin Gallery, Toronto (CA)
16 Jan 2009 – 1 Feb 2009

with Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Sheila Metzner, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts
Fashion in the mirror

Self-Reflection in Fashion Photography

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
18 Jul 2008 – 14 Sep 2008

with Grégoire Alexandre, Richard Avedon, Jonathan de Villiers, Terence Donovan, Inez & Vinoodh, William Klein, Steven Klein, Nick Knight, Saul Leiter, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson …
Summer in the city

Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (NL)
8 Jul 2005 – 30 Jul 2005

with Arthur Elgort, Frank Horvat, Ellen von Unwerth
Suzy to Twiggy

The Fashion Revolution 1950-1970

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
10 Sep 2004 – 23 Oct 2004

with Richard Avedon, Kevin Clarke, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Frank Horvat, William Klein, Frances McLaughlin-Gill, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Bob Richardson, Jack Robinson, Jerry Schatzberg, Jeanloup Sieff …

Events

THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

presented by AIPAD 2026

Staley-Wise Gallery, New York (US)
23 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026

with Richard Avedon, Sid Avery, Harry Benson, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Robert Doisneau, Michael Dweck, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Sophie Elgort , Arthur Elgort, Pamela Hanson, William Helburn …
Art Miami 2025

The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami (US)
2 Dec 2025 – 7 Dec 2025

with Slim Aarons, Oded Balilty, Cara Barer, Federica Belli, Harry Benson, Horace Bristol, Christopher Bucklow, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paul Cupido, Lottie Davies, Saidou Dicko, John Dominis …
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

presented by AIPAD 2025

AIPAD, New York (US)
24 Apr 2025 – 27 Apr 2025

with Slim Aarons, Stanko Abadzic, Berenice Abbott, Oliver Abraham, Robert Adams, Ansel Adams, Laure Albin-Guillot, Mariette Pathy Allen, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Maria Antelman, Nobuyoshi Araki, Diane Arbus …
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

presented by AIPAD 2024

AIPAD, New York (US)
25 Apr 2024 – 28 Apr 2024

with Berenice Abbott, David Alekhuogie, Rogi André, Ljubodrag Andric, Dieter Appelt, Diane Arbus, Tom Arndt, Richard Avedon, Edouard Baldus, Roger Ballen, Mary Ellen Bartley, Lillian Bassman …
Online: The Gift of Photographs

Bonhams New York, New York (US)
2 Dec 2023 – 12 Dec 2023

with Miles Aldridge, Olivo Barbieri, Anne Collier, Larry Fink, Adam Fuss, Jefferson Hayman, August Sander, David Yarrow
Art Miami 2021

The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami (US)
30 Nov 2021 – 5 Dec 2021

with Chul-Hyun Ahn, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Bill Armstrong, Lluis Barba, Cara Barer, Peter Beard, Daniel Beltra, Harry Benson, Lucienne Bloch, Norbert Brunner, Loris Cecchini, John Chamberlain …
PHOTOGRAPHS

PHILLIPS New York, New York (US)
26 Sep 2019 – 30 Sep 2019

with Berenice Abbott, Marina Abramovic, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Peter Beard, Edward Burtynsky, Sophie Calle, Larry Clark, Ahmet Ertug, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Ormond Gigli …
photo london 2019

Photo London, London (GB)
16 May 2019 – 19 May 2019

with Ansel Adams, Claire Aho, Albarran Cabrera, Miles Aldridge, Alia Ali, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Liza Ambrossio, Takashi Arai, Matan Ashkenazy, Jessica Backhaus, Roger Ballen, Gian Paolo Barbieri …
Photographs

Sotheby's London, London (GB)
11 May 2019 – 16 May 2019

with Richard Avedon, Erwin Blumenfeld, Elliott Erwitt, Ormond Gigli, Horst P. Horst, William Klein, Peter Lindbergh, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Irving Penn, Alex Prager
Impressions Parisiennes: Une Collection de Photographies

PHILLIPS Paris, Paris (FR)

with Eugene Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Raymond Cauchetier, George Dambier, Robert Doisneau, Martine Franck, William Klein, Willy Ronis, Sabine Weiss