Lot ID:
10762
Bob
Gruen:
John Lennon, New York City, 1974.
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Description
Title:
John Lennon, New York City, 1974.
Style: Contemporary
Medium: Photographs, Silver Print, Gelatin silver print
Year: 1974
Size: height - 20 in, width - 16 in, depth - 0 in
cm
Markings: signed, Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto.
Estimate: from US$1,400 to US$1,600
Seller's Description:
Bob Gruen, John Lennon, New York City, 1974. Gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.64 cm. Signed, titled & dated in ink on recto.
Bob Gruen (American, b. 1945) is one of the most respected rock and roll photographers of his generation. He was essentially John Lennon’s personal photographer during his New York period, and Gruen’s photograph ‘John Lennon, New York City’ is surely his most famous photograph and signature image. Other subjects of Gruen’s, include: The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Tina Turner, Jerry Garcia, Kiss, the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Patti Smith, the Ramones, Blondi, and the New York Dolls.
Bob Gruen is one of the most well known and respected photographers in Rock and Roll. By the mid '70s he was already regarded as one of the foremost documenters of the scene working with major attractions such as John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Kiss etc., and also covering the emerging New Wave and Punk bands including The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Clash, Sex Pistols, Ramones & Blondie.
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- History & Provenance
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Publications:
John Lennon: The New York Years (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2005)
The Clash (Vision On, 2004)
The Rolling Stones - Crossfire Hurricane (Genesis Publications, 1997)
The Sex Pistols: Chaos (Omnibus Press, 1990)
New York Dolls: the photographs of Bob Gruen (Abrams, 2008)
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Shipping Weight:
5 lbs
Framing:
Yes
Item Location:
California, USA
Shipping Options:
Unframed but can be framed upon request.
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