Elliott Erwitt at San Gimignano

From 6 April until 31 August 2014, at the museum of San Gimignano, you can see the work of the famous photographer Elliott Erwitt.

The exhibition traces the career and the main themes of the great American photographer and artist Elliott Erwitt (born 1928), through 42 shots he selected himself as the most representative of his artistic production. A series of 9 self-portraits will also be shown, exclusive to this exhibition, forming an "event within the event".

A leading Magnum photographer, recruited into the agency directly by the famous Robert Capa in 1953, Elliott Erwitt has signed images that became icons of the twentieth century. Among those on show in San Gimignano are some of his most famous: the kiss of two lovers in a car's rearview mirror, a beautiful Grace Kelly at her engagement ball, a heartbroken Jacqueline Kennedy at her husband's funeral, portraits of Che Guevara and Marilyn Monroe, and photos from the series of encounters between dogs and their owners, begun in 1946.

There are also the shots Erwitt, a reporter always on the move, gathered around the world, in contact with the great figures of the twentieth century but also with ordinary people: landscapes, cities, and images of protest, where his eye as a great storyteller always blends humour and lightness, along with his gift for finding the surreal and funny side even in the most dramatic situations. Today Erwitt is recognised as one of the greatest photographers of all time.