{"id":977,"date":"2021-04-29T09:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/?p=977"},"modified":"2021-08-14T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T18:38:52","slug":"steve-mcqueen-a-life-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/steve-mcqueen-a-life-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve McQueen: A Life in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-978\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/cannes-186x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/cannes-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/cannes-637x1024.jpeg 637w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/cannes-768x1236.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/cannes.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQueen winning the Camera D&#8217;Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie &#8220;Hunger&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-995\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-995 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/small-axe-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/small-axe-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/small-axe.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQueen on the set of the Small Axe series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-980\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-980 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/chelsea-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/chelsea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/chelsea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/chelsea.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea School of Art and Design &#8211; the school McQueen attended from 1989 to 1990.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-981\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-981 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1-300x137.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1-1024x467.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1-768x350.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1-1536x701.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/drayton-manor-1.jpeg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQueen&#8217;s time at Drayton Manner High School was one of fun learning years, but it also opened his eyes to injustice in the British education system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-983\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-983 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/goldsmiths-226x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/goldsmiths-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/goldsmiths.jpeg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve McQueen at Goldsmiths University working on a project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-984\" style=\"width: 217px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-984 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/mcqueen-1-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A portrait of McQueen directing on set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-985\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-985 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/NYU-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/NYU-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/NYU-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/NYU-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/NYU.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The NYU Tisch School was where McQueen honed in on his love for film through rejecting the rigid standards he found there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"accel-snackbar\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-986\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-986 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/ashes-2002-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/ashes-2002-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/ashes-2002.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from McQueen&#8217;s 2002 short film Ashes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-987\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-987 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/bear.jpg 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another still from McQueen&#8217;s first notable film work, Bear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-988\" style=\"width: 322px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-988 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/caribs-leap-1-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/caribs-leap-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/caribs-leap-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/caribs-leap-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of Caribs&#8217; Leap. A memorial to the native people who committed suicide to avoid being killed by the French imperialists. This was influential to his understanding of his parents&#8217; past.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-989\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-989 \" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Year-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Year-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Year-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Year-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A section of McQueen&#8217;s 2018 work &#8220;Year Three&#8221; that captured all year three students in London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-991\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-991 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/golden-globe-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/golden-globe-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/golden-globe.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQueen was the first black director to win a Golden Globe for his work on 12 Years a Slave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-990\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-990 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/12-years-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/12-years-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/12-years.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQueen on the set of 12 Years a Slave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2563,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,40,1],"tags":[203,175,202,174],"class_list":["post-977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-project-3-author-archive","category-steve-mcqueen","category-uncategorized","tag-artist","tag-film","tag-golden-globe","tag-steve-mcqueen","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2563"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=977"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":997,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/977\/revisions\/997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}