Steve McQueen

"It is a testament to Claxton's eye and skill that it does more than simplyshow a movie star as work and play. Claxton brings a lost era alive throughhis subject." - Value Rich Magazine, Palm Springs" One time when I was with him, he drove a brand new Ford convertible, withonly thirty miles on the speedometer, at top speed for such a long stretchof the Texas highway that the engine began to smoke and eventually caughton fire. He slowed down and shouted to me, "Clax, when I tell you to jump,jump!" We did jump out of the car just as it burst into flames. Steve saton the side of the country road at a safe distance from the burning vehicleand laughed his head off." —William Claxton Sharing a passion for fast cars, Steve McQueen (1930-1980) and WilliamClaxton became friends early in McQueen's career and remained close untilhis premature death. Claxton frequented McQueen throughout his manyincarnations (daredevil, dirt biker, movie star, sports car driver, ladiesman, family man, etc.), capturing at every turn another side of McQueen'senigmatic tough-guy/nice-guy personality. As this photo album demonstrates,Claxton's photographic talent and sensibilities were perfectly attuned tothe actor's multifaceted character. This is the real Steve McQueen,immortalized by Claxton's empathetic lens.