Mirabelle Photographer, The Beatles, 1964, chromogenic print. Private collection. © Mark and Colleen Hayward.

Press Kit: Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography

January 22, 2009 - March 22, 2009

Rock and Roll provided the soundtrack to American culture in the late 20th century. This exhibition, drawn from the largest private collection of photographs of rock musicians in the country, captures the intimate relationship between photographer and musician. Featuring 300 photographs—many rarely seen by the public—the exhibition will include studio portraits and candid outtakes of famous rock and roll stars from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix to Madonna and Courtney Love. Classic images by photographers Lee Friedlander, Kate Simon, Laura Levine, Baron Wolman, Bob Gruen, Jim Marshall, and Lynn Goldsmith will be included in this extraordinary survey of 20th-century music and popular culture.

Press release

List of Musicians and Photographers

Images

Checklist

Lecture: Rock and Roll with Greil Marcus

Catalogue Essay by Tom Denenberg, Acting Director