Tag Archives: Behind the photograph
January 2024
Behind the photograph: Nickolas Muray portrait of Dimitri Tiomkin
July 2023
Behind the Photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin and Olivia Patch visit the studio of artist Ilya Glazunov in Moscow, 1971
March 2021
Behind the Photograph: Robert Russell Bennett presents a special award to composer Dimitri Tiomkin
June 2020
Behind the Photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin’s Outstanding Western Musical Composition of 1960
Nevada lieutenant governor and former actor Rex Bell (holding trophy) presents Bill Hill, representing Dimitri Tiomkin and Columbia Records, with a Western Heritage Award trophy for Outstanding Western Musical Composition of 1960. The Alamo soundtrack by Dimitri Tiomkin took top …
October 2019
Behind the Photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin and Peggy Castle
January 2019
Behind the photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin in Moscow
January 2017
Behind the photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin portrait by Gyenes
This portrait of Dimitri Tiomkin in black-tie formal, arms crossed, and smiling was taken by Gyenes at his studio in Madrid. The Hungarian-born photographer, Gyenes János, spent most of his life working in Spain as Juan Gyenes (1912-1995). Gyenes, now …
June 2016
Behind the photograph: Eddie Cantor and the Albertina Rasch girls
April 2016
Behind the photograph: Hollywood portfolio, Dimitri Tiomkin
Life magazine excelled at photojournalism in the 20th century, covering society, politics, culture, and more. Photographer Allan Grant took pictures of all the stars in Hollywood for the beloved periodical. In the photo above from 1955, Tiomkin is apparently demonstrating …