69. Bob Willoughby (b.1927) elizabeth taylor & richard burton on the set of who’s afraid of virginia woolf? , 1965 Gelatin silver print, printed 1965, annotated, dated and signed in pencil on verso by the photographer, copyright stamped and two archival credit stickers attached on verso.
paper size 22.3 x 34cm (8¾ x 13¼ in.).
est. £800 – £1200
Bob Willoughby was the only photographer working on film sets at this time to use radio-controlled cameras, allowing him unprecedented access for certain shots. He made fixtures that held his still camera on or over the Panavision cameras that enabled him to capture the action. An archival sticker attached to this print verso captures the drama of this shot “Martha is too good at the game for George...she hits a nerve-ending, and in a rage, he smashes his bottle of whisky on the mantle..she knows she’s won this round...”