“When I entered the field there was enormous energy,” Douglas Kirkland said to The New York Times in 1990, “Experimental pictures got the space they needed.” At that time, the photographer had been capturing Hollywood celebrities for 30 years. Born in Canada, in 1934, Kirkland studied at the New York Institute of Photography and later relocated to Virginia to be a commercial photographer. While in Virginia, he sent Irving Penn three letters asking for employment. In 1957, Penn hired him as an assistant. In the 1960s and 70s, Kirkland worked for Look and Life magazines, and then became a freelancer for diverse publications, Hollywood studios, and advertising agencies. Renowned for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Brigitte Bardot, Kirkland created intimate images that communicated a celebrity’s human side. This exhibition honors Kirkland, who died in 2022, at 88. —Jeanne Malle