John's portraits
John photographed many famous and non-famous people.
Portrait of Dave Brubeck
Media: Gelatin silver print
Location: The Currier Museum of Art and The Thom Adams Collection
Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Media: Gelatin silver print
Location: The Robert W. Rogers Collection
John Brook photographed many classical and jazz musicians. In 1958, he created this portrait of 14 Grammy nominee Toshiko Akiyoshi.
John's portrait of Boston Artists
From the December 1947 issue of ARTnews. Boston Expressionists include: Karl Zerbe, Carl Pickhardt, Reed Champion, Kahlil Gibran, John Northey, Esther Geller, Thomas Fransioli, Ture Bengtz, Giglio Dante, Maud Morgan, and Lawrence Kupferman.Location: Ten Artists and Karl Zerbe, from the exhibit, Thirty Massachusetts Painters in 1947, Institute of Modern Art, Boston
Hold me cover photo, 1977
Media: Gelatin silver print
More photos by John
John worked in a variety of styles and media during his lifetime.
