Robert Carrithers is an American photographer, film director and producer. He also works as a cameraman, writes and develops scripts and has worked as an actor. He has been deeply involved in underground music, art and club scenes going all the way back to New York in the early 1980s.
Carrithers was a freelance photographer covering cultural events for various magazines and newspapers in New York, London and Paris. He photographed personalities in the club scene in New York and has had several gallery exhibits. He has lived and worked in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris, and Berlin.
“I lived in New York during the early '80s, a very special unique time of creativity in New York. I was a regular at a place called Club 57 in the basement of a Polish church on St. Marks in the East Village. It was a creative laboratory that would change night after night with themes and happenings. One night there would be an art opening and then another night there would be bands, films or a crazed theme party. Many talented and fun people developed their art at Club 57 throughout this time.”
The following portrait photographs from Robert Carrithers capture some of these memorable people at the Club 57 in the early 1980s.
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| Alexa Hunter |
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| Ammo performing at his Universal Interaction Night |
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| An official Club 57 staff photo (Deb Parker, Dominic Rose, Jimmy Joe, Susan Hannaford Rose and Club 57 member René Poulé) |
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| Ann Craig |
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| Ann Magnuson as Anoushka the Soviet chanteuse on Depravnik Island Night |
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| Ann Magnuson in the hay loft at Club 57's Country and Western spoof night |
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| Ann Magnuson performing as Anoushka the Soviet Chanteuse |
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| Ann Magnuson singing C&W at Club 57 |
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| Ann Magnuson when she was the manager of Club 57 on a normal night |
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| Ann Magnuson |
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| Ann Magnuson |
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| April Palmieri |
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| Beth and Scott B. |
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| Bill Landis |
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| Billy |
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| Brant Kingman |
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| Bruno Schmidt |
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| Bruno Schmidt |
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| Charlotte Slivka a |
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| Charlotte Slivka belting out a tune |
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| Dale Ashmun |
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| Daniel |
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| Dany Johnson and Ande Whylan |
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| Daria Deshuk |
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| Deb O'Nair and Rudy Protrudi |
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| Diana Lillig |
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| DJ Dany Johnson |
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| Drew Straub and Kenny Scharf of The Batusi Brothers |
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| Gerard Little (Mr. Fashion, Frankie Lymon's nephew) |
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| Guitarist Keith Streng, bassist Jan-Marek Pakulski lead singer Peter Zaremba and drummer Bill Milhizer of the rock band The Fleshtones |
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| Ira Abramowitz |
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| Jean Caffeine |
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| Jimmy Joe |
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| Joey Arias |
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| Joey Arias |
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| John Sex |
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| Kai Erik |
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| Kai Erik |
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| Lori Montana |
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| Keith Haring |
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| Kim Davis, Crackers, Mykel Board, and Lori Montana of ART The Band |
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| Kitty Brophy |
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| Lori Montana |
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| Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman |
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| Min Sanchez |
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| Paul Drake |
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| Peter Kwaloff (a.k.a. DJ Danny Lunchonette) |
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| Peter Nolan Smith |
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| Scott Covert |
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| Snooky, Tessie and Tish |
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| Some of the female performers resting in the hay loft before they go on stage to perform |
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| Stacey Elkin |
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| Stanley |
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| Stefano castronovo and his family |
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| Susan Hannaford Rose |
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| Tammy Faye and religious revival night |
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| Tessie Chao the living cockroach |
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| The Batusi Brothers |
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| Tish and Snooky Bellomo |
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| Tom Cote |
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| Tseng Kwong Chi |
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| Wendy Wild going wild |
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| Wendy Wild with a cocktail |
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| Wendy Wild |
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| William Lively |
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