David Stewart
David Stewart (English, born 1958), Six Feet Under, 2003, pigment print, 36 x 48 in. Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School, 2003.14.
Born in 1958 in Lancaster, England, David Stewart is a British photographer and director known for his surreal and often humorous large format portraits. Stewart began his career by photographing punk bands such as The Clash and The Ramones. Six Feet Under is from his series “Fogeys,” which, in the artist’s words, consists of “kitsch, cartoon-like photographs of people growing old disgracefully.” This photograph is one of two works by the artist in the Schwartz Art Collection. The “Fogeys” series was published in a book and exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. Stewart has also exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London and has received an award from the Royal Photographic Society.