In August 1976, iconic photographer Jack Mitchell captured a series of portraits of Meryl Streep in New York City. At the time, Streep was a 27-year-old rising stage actress and a true Hollywood ingénue, long before The Deer Hunter (1978) or her first Oscar win catapulted her into global stardom.
According to the archives of legendary arts photographer Jack Mitchell, this particular shoot was commissioned for After Dark magazine (eventually published in May 1977). Mitchell often recalled a stark contrast between this first session and their later collaborations. Streep was relatively unknown to the general public. She arrived at Mitchell’s Manhattan studio completely on her own, taking a standard yellow taxi. Mitchell shot a beautiful series of portraits of her, capturing a raw, fresh-faced charisma.
Just two years later, when The New York Times magazine assigned Mitchell to photograph her again, everything had changed. This time, she arrived at the studio in a limousine, flanked by a publicist and her longtime makeup artist, J. Roy Helland.
The images from that August 1976 session showcase Meryl Streep with her signature long blonde hair, minimal makeup, and an effortlessly luminous, candid presence. They stand as a definitive visual record of an icon on the absolute precipice of fame.
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