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Distro - Burt Glinn 1925 - 2008 

Beloved Magnum photographer, Burt Glinn, passed away early on the morning of April 9th.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Burt Glinn served in the United States Army between 1943 and 1946, before studying literature at Harvard University, where he edited and photographed for the Harvard Crimson college newspaper. From 1949 to 1950, Glinn worked for Life magazine before becoming a freelancer.

Glinn became an associate member of Magnum in 1951, along with Eve Arnold and Dennis Stock - the first Americans to join the young photo agency - and a full member in 1954. He made his mark with spectacular... 

Burt Glinn 1954

USA. 1954. Burt GLINN self-portrait. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. The American photographer Burt Glinn with... 

Burt Glinn 1959

ISRAEL. Negev. 1959. Photographer Burt GLINN at a mountain pass... 

Burt Glinn 1953

USA. Seattle, Washington. 1953. Members of the Seattle Tubing... 

Burt Glinn 1955

USA. Seattle, Washington. 1955. The head cheerleader and the... 

Burt Glinn 1956

FRANCE. Paris. 8th arrondissement. Show at the Crazy Horse night... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. Santa Clara. 1959. Fidel Castro delivering an hours-long... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. 1959. On another stop CASTRO lifts a young admirer. 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. 1959. Fidel Castro and his rebel army stop along the roadside... 

Burt Glinn 1959

CUBA. La Havana. 1959. Fidel CASTRO aboard a military vehicle... 

Burt Glinn 1957

USA. Arkansas. Little Rock. 1957. Paratroopers escort African-American... 

Burt Glinn 1959

USA. New York City. 1959. Sammy DAVIS Jr. looks out a Manhattan... 

Burt Glinn 1959

USA. 1959. Katharine HEPBURN during production of the film "Suddenly... 

Burt Glinn 1959

SPAIN. Sagaro. 1959. Twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth TAYLOR on... 

Burt Glinn 1959

UK. 1959. Belvoir Castle. Ball for Debut of Lindy GUINESS. 

Burt Glinn 1961

JAPAN. Mount Fuji. 1961. Monks from Mount Sichimen monastery... 

Burt Glinn 1959

USA. Washington, D.C. 1959. Nikita KHRUSHCHEV in front of the... 

Burt Glinn 1965

USA. New York City. 1965. Andy WARHOL with Edie SEDGWICK and... 

Burt Glinn 1966

GREAT BRITAIN. London. 1966. Twiggy on a photo shoot. 

Burt Glinn 1967

U.S.A., New York, NY, 1967. NIXON. In his Manhattan office... 

Burt Glinn 1968

USA. Indiana. 1968. New York state senator Robert Francis KENNEDY... 

Burt Glinn 1968

USA. Washington D.C. 1968. Street scene the morning after the... 

Burt Glinn 1968

USA. Chicago, Illinois. 1968. Two young protestors rest outside... 

Burt Glinn 2001

CUBA. Havana. 2001. Photographer Burt GLINN with Fidel CASTRO... 

Peter Marlow 2007

USA. New York. The Magnum Annual General Meeting. The 60th anniversary... 
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