New York Exhibition Co-Presented by GreenLight Features Notable Voices Sharing their Insights on Iconic Photos
NEW YORK (September 25, 2009) - Corbis (www.corbis.com), a leading visual media provider for the creative community celebrated its 20th anniversary with an exclusive Storied reception and exhibition last night for the creative community at the Art Directors Club Gallery in New York City. The Corbis Storied exhibition runs at the Art Directors Club Gallery through Monday, September 28, 2009.
The exhibition features a selection of iconic photos and commentaries from Corbis’ Storied (www.corbis.com/storied) an online experience that sheds new light on culturally and historically important photographs from the Corbis collection. Iconic personalities such as Bruce Lee, Steve McQueen and The Wright Brothers, represented by GreenLight (www.greenlightrights.com), a Corbis brand and leading rights representation, iconic media licensing and talent negotiation consultancy, are featured throughout Storied.
"We've been honored to collaborate with such an amazing group of people and hear them share some of their treasured stories with us," said Xerxes Irani, Creative Director, North America, Corbis. "A glance at a photo can instantly take you back to a moment in time, and it's been fascinating to have photos from the Corbis archive revive distant and unexpected memories from our commentators."
With more than 100 million editorial, creative, entertainment and historical images, the Corbis collection is a vital, growing archive of significant personalities, events and the natural world. Storied pays tribute to the importance of photography by pairing celebrated images with reflections from notable voices.
"Storied is a remarkable peek into the lives of icons like Johnny Cash, Steve McQueen and Bruce Lee," said David Reeder, Vice President, Greenlight. "They continue to influence contemporary culture, and we're proud to help expand upon their legacies."
Amongst others, the New York exhibition featured the following photos and contributors:
• Michael Jackson by Henry Diltz
• Jack Nicholson by Douglas Kirkland
• Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner by Robert Trachtenberg
• Buzz Aldrin on the moon by Neil Armstrong
• Arnold Schwarzenegger by Andy Warhol
• Johnny Cash backstage by Marvin Koner
The online Storied experience has several new features in September including:
• Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner get close
• Bruce Lee on and off camera
• Flying with Keith Richards and Ron Wood
• Michael Jackson, away from the crowd
• Coco Chanel in her atelier
Also to celebrate the anniversary, Corbis is running a sweepstakes on Twitter, giving five lucky Corbis followers in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) a chance to win one of five Olympus cameras, and one grand prize winner a trip to France to tour Corbis' Sygma preservation facility. No purchase necessary. To enter, people need to follow Corbis on Twitter and re-tweet select Twitter messages. Sweepstakes ends October 9th. Full details are here:
http://pro.corbis.com/Content/Sept09/StoriedGiveaway.aspx
Corbis' 20th anniversary was on September 20, 2009. Everyone can see a piece of the experience online through images, audio, and video at www.corbis.com/storied.
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About Corbis
Corbis is a leading visual media provider for advertising, marketing and media professionals, providing a comprehensive selection of photography and illustration. Corbis' award-winning creative, documentary, archival, fine art, current events and entertainment imagery helps the creative community make distinctive advertising and publishing for the Internet, magazines, newspapers, books, television and films. Corbis has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia that serve more than 50 countries. For more information, visit www.corbis.com.
About Greenlight
GreenLight is a global media licensing, talent negotiation and rights representation consultancy providing corporate, advertising and media clients access to music, film and other entertainment content and celebrities. GreenLight works with the world’s leading advertising agencies and multinational companies to create innovative advertising, packaging and products. GreenLight’s rights representation group manages the personality rights of iconic personas including Albert Einstein, The Wright Brothers, Steve McQueen, and Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. A Corbis brand, GreenLight is based in Los Angeles and serves clients in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit www.greenlightrights.com.
For more information or photography, contact:
Jessica Francisco
Weber Shandwick for Corbis
+1.212.445.8027
jfrancisco@webershandwick.com
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