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Leee Black Childers (July 24, 1945 – April 6, 2014) was an American photographer, writer and rock music manager, who "recorded the legacy of a theatrical cross over between rock music and gay culture".〔 He was born Lee Black Childers in Jefferson County, Kentucky,〔(Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999 at Ancestry.com ); accessed April 8, 2014〕 and started to spell his name with three rather than two "e"s as a child.〔( Bruce Weber, "Leee Black Childers, Portraitist of a Downtown Demimonde, Dies at 68", ''New York Times'', 11 April 2014 ). Retrieved 15 April 2014〕 He grew up in Kentucky and attended Kentucky Southern College near Louisville before moving to San Francisco, and, in 1968, to New York City.〔("Iconic Music Photographer Leee Black Childers Has Died", ''Factmag.com'' ), April 7, 2014; retrieved April 8, 2014〕 He started taking photographs of drag queens, and was encouraged by Andy Warhol to work as a photographer, gaining a reputation for his portraits of the artists, musicians and others who passed through the Factory in New York.〔 In the early 1970s, he managed Warhol's stage production, ''Pork'', directed by Tony Ingrassia at the Roundhouse in London.〔("Leee Black Childers Chronicler of Drag Queens And Punks Dies", Artlyst.com ), April 7, 2014; retrieved April 8, 2014〕 He was assistant to Warhol at the Factory between 1982–84, and took photographs of visiting celebrities, counter-cultural figures and musicians, particularly of punk rock and new wave music stars, such as Debbie Harry, Wayne County and The Sex Pistols. He worked as a tour manager for David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders and others.〔 In 2012 he published ''Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and Punks,'' a collection of some of his photographs and their background which was the subject of an exhibition in London in 2011,〔(Andrew Soar, "Leee Black Childers: Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Rockstars and Punks" ), October 14, 2011; retrieved April 8, 2014〕 and Los Angeles in March 2014.〔( Billy Gil, "Amoeba Sponsors Leee Black Childers Photo Exhibit, Has Signed David Bowie, Patti Smith Prints" ), March 12, 2014; retrieved April 8, 2014〕 Childers died in Los Angeles, California on April 6, 2014 at the age of 68 from undisclosed causes.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leee Black Childers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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