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“Elvis. Cher. Grace. Elizabeth. Marlene. Sophia. Mick. Salvador. Not many are so iconic that a first name is enough to tell us who they are. They were captured by a photographer who goes by the name of Oscar Abolafia. You can call him Oscar.”
Bettie Davis
‘Oscar, Oscar, that's the middle name of my first husband’
‘Oscar, Oscar, that's the middle name of my first husband’
Mick Jagger
1977, New York City - Mick Jagger in a car outside the Pierre Hotel.
Icons by Oscar has opened up, for the first time ever, Oscar Abolafia’s treasure trove of more than 300,000 intimate and iconic photographs. A carefully curated conversation with the iconic figures from our past starts now. In 2020 Oscar Abolafia passed away at the age of 85.
Oscar Abolafia
Oscar built personal and intimate relationships with the most enduring stars of our age
In this photo
Robert Redford, 1977 Arnhem - The Netherlands, playing football on the movie set of A Bridge Too Far.
Icons by Oscar is a MENDO initiative & design, created in collaboration with Ellis Kamerling and Cees van der Burgh. With over 300 pages and 140 stunning images by Oscar Abolafia.
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