Online: Artists in Conversation | Michael Childers at Yale Center for British Art

Michael Childers talks with Timothy Young, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Yale Center for British Art, about his career as a renowned photographer and his connection to the world of celebrity. Hear his stories about meeting and photographing such British pop stars as David Bowie, Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Rod Stewart, and film and theater icons including Julie Christie, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Laurence Olivier.

About Michael Childers

Born in 1944 in the United States, Michael Childers is a contemporary photographer. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he directed student films and began his photography career. Childers began to shoot portraits of his friends and took an interest in fashion and film photography. Over time, he met and photographed stars from the golden age of Hollywood, including Norma Shearer, Agnes Moorehead, and Rosalind Russell. He went on to become a founding photographer for Andy Warhol’s Interview and After Dark magazines. He also produced many covers for Dance magazine, featuring Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Joffrey Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and many others. He has photographed more than two hundred covers for magazines including Elle, Esquire, GQ, Life, Los Angeles, New York, Sunday Times Magazine, and TV Guide, to name a few.