• Maxine Taupin's love of photography was sparked when she was gifted her first camera in 1970 from her then husband,...

    Maxine Taupin's love of photography was sparked when she was gifted her first camera in 1970 from her then husband, Bernie Taupin. Their married life was filled with worldwide travel, concert tours, and recording studios. Her passion for the medium later turned towards meeting and learning about many of the photo icons of the 20th century and then eventually to curating her own photography collection. Her jewel box home, in Beverly Hills, is curated with some of her favorite photographers from classics like Elliott Erwitt, Alfred Eisenstaedt to Weegee. We are offering 32 works by 21 different photographers in this online viewing room.

  • 'Little did I know that a phone call about a hairdryer in the summer of 1970 would change the course...

    "Little did I know that a phone call about a hairdryer in the summer of 1970 would change the course of my life... Someone in the band of a touring musical group needed the hairdryer, which led to an introduction to Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the Hyatt House Coffee Shop on the Sunset Strip. It was after this meeting, Bernie asked me to be his date for the legendary Troubadour shows, which set the stage for Elton’s meteoric rise to stardom.  It was also the beginning of a fairytale love story. Bernie and I were married in England in 1971.” - Maxine Taupin

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    • Elliott Landy Bob Dylan, Outside his Byrdcliffe home, infrared color film, Woodstock, NY, 1968 SOLD
      Elliott Landy
      Bob Dylan, Outside his Byrdcliffe home, infrared color film, Woodstock, NY, 1968
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    • Elliott Landy Jimi Hendrix, Fillmore East, NYC, 1968 SOLD
      Elliott Landy
      Jimi Hendrix, Fillmore East, NYC, 1968
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    • Bob Seidemann Blind Faith, 1969 $6,500
      Bob Seidemann
      Blind Faith, 1969
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  • 'I began collecting photography in 2000 as my boyfriend, a German filmmaker, asked me to join him while interviewing various...

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    "I began collecting photography in 2000 as my boyfriend, a German filmmaker, asked me to join him while interviewing various photographers for a documentary film he was making. Meeting and hearing the amazing life stories of these inspirational talents was an honor for me. My eclectic photography collection represents my connection to the fascinating people and stories captured in the photographs by these exceptional visual storytellers." - Maxine Taupin

    • Greg Gorman, Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 1986
      Greg Gorman, Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 1986
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    • Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe, Paris, 1962
      Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe, Paris, 1962
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    • Ron Galella Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Lester Persky attend Steve Rubell’s Birthday Party at Studio 54 New York, December, 2, 1978 $2,800
      Ron Galella
      Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Lester Persky attend Steve Rubell’s Birthday Party at Studio 54 New York, December, 2, 1978
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    • André Kertész, Satiric Dancer, 1926
      André Kertész, Satiric Dancer, 1926
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    • Tom Kelley Sr. Pose #6- Marilyn Monroe, 1949 SOLD
      Tom Kelley Sr.
      Pose #6- Marilyn Monroe, 1949
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    • Paul Himmel Nude on White Background, 1950 SOLD
      Paul Himmel
      Nude on White Background, 1950
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  • Image courtesy of Andrew McLeod