{"product_id":"steve-mcqueen-smoke-break-framed-black-white-1963-photograph","title":"Steve McQueen Smoke Break Framed Black \u0026 White 1963 Photograph","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"465\"\u003eA rare, effortlessly cool moment with the man who would soon become \u003cem data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"451\"\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e king of cool. This striking black and white photograph captures Steve McQueen taking a smoke break during a motorcycle race in 1963, alongside his close friend Bud Ekins - legendary stuntman and McQueen’s partner in adventure (and the rider behind the famous jump in \u003cem data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003eTaken in the spring of 1963, McQueen was right on the edge of superstardom, fresh off \u003cem data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eThe Magnificent Seven\u003c\/em\u003e and only months away from cementing his myth with \u003cem data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"933\"\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/em\u003e. Intrigued by McQueen’s dramatic past and his real-life obsession with speed, cars, motorcycles, and rugged freedom, LIFE magazine sent celebrated photographer John Dominis to California to document the actor’s off-screen world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eWhat Dominis captured over three weeks - more than 40 rolls of film - is almost impossible to imagine today: unguarded access, raw charisma, and a man living exactly as he appeared on screen. Camping with friends, racing through the desert, chasing thrills from morning to night… McQueen wasn’t performing. He \u003cem data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003ewas\u003c\/em\u003e the story. Beautifully framed and full of cinematic history, this piece brings a bold, timeless edge to any space - perfect for lovers of film, design, motorcycles, and American legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“With strangers, I can’t breathe. But I dig my old lady.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1280\" data-start=\"1209\"\u003eBlack wood frame with glass, white matt. 11.5\" H x 9.5\" W\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"220\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GEORGE \u0026 FRED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52246417866933,"sku":"GF139","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/4609\/7589\/files\/FullSizeRender_346134d6-5959-4b1d-b4a3-ca76dd71cb0d.heic?v=1771098919","url":"https:\/\/georgeandfred.com\/products\/steve-mcqueen-smoke-break-framed-black-white-1963-photograph","provider":"George \u0026 Fred","version":"1.0","type":"link"}