Jon Naar

photographer

Jon Naar (1920–2017) was a British-American photographer and author. He is celebrated for his pioneering documentation of New York City graffiti in the 1970s. Before becoming a professional photographer in his 40s, he served as an intelligence officer during World War II and worked as a marketing executive.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]

Themes

  • graffiti
  • urban photography
  • portraiture

Works by Jon Naar

  • New York Graffiti 1974 · Landshoff · book · Dutch ISBN 9062100031 Photo-documentation with Mervyn Kurlansky

References

  1. About - Jon Naar Photography. jonnaar.com link
  2. About Jon Naar? American photographer (1920 - n/a). PeoplePill link
  3. Jon Naar obituary | Photography - The Guardian. The Guardian link
  4. Meet 92-year-old photographer Jon Naar (1920-2017). State of the Arts NJ link
  5. Jon Naar - Wikiwand. Wikiwand link
  6. Jon Naar New York, NY BEYOND THE STREETS. Beyond the Streets link
  7. In Conversation Jon Naar - Knoll International. Knoll link
  8. Jon Naar - Art in the Streets. Art in the Streets link