Don bronstein biography

The late Don Bronstein was Chicago’s beloved and stylish “too cool” photographer who captured the city’s Chess Records jazz legends and Hollywood A-listers of the ‘60s while working as Playboy’s very first staff photographer.

This sweeping collection highlights the very best selections from a massive career cut tragically short (he died in 1968 at age 41), where Bronstein’s intense portraits of his beloved smoky nightclubs, legendary jazz recording sessions, vibrant tableaux of mid-century streets of Chicago, and the blossoming dawn of societal liberation blend into a priceless portrait of a bygone era.

Don Bronstein: Photographs 1958–1968 is an eclectic and intimate monograph from the prolific 1960s Chicago photographer Don Bronstein.

During his brief career, Bronstein documented glamorous Chicago nightclubs and legendary Chess Records jazz musicians, Playboy’s first bunnies, and 1950s and ‘60s pop culture A-listers.

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