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"John Lennon, Statue of Liberty, NYC" Bob Gruen, Unframed

2021

$450
£336.37
€392.50
CA$631.89
A$642.77
CHF 367.03
MX$7,774.62
NOK 4,279.75
SEK 4,345.33
DKK 2,934.21

About the Item

Bob Gruen met John Lennon in 1971, shortly after he moved to New York. For the next 9 years, Bob worked as John’s personal photographer and captured a wide variety of moments in John’s career and his family life. Bob and John became friends and the strength of that friendship is visible in every photograph that Bob took. Bob has said that he doesn’t direct his photoshoots. He prefers that the individual in front of the camera choose the pose (or poses) with which they are more comfortable. The result is a photograph that is true to the individual. It was a Bob who suggested the shoot in front of the Statue of Liberty, as a way to help John’s case against the deportation efforts of the Nixon administration. “… it dawned on me that taking a picture of John at the Statue of Liberty would help dramatize his case. After all, America stood as the world’s most welcoming nation, and yet we were throwing out one of the world’s greatest artists. John loved the idea.” - Bob Gruen Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in Rock and Roll. By the mid 1970's he was already regarded as one of the foremost documenters of the scene working with major attractions such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Kiss and others, also covering the emerging New Wave and Punk bands including The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones & Blondie. He began photographing rock stars with Ike and Tina Turner and served as John Lennon's personal photographer during his time in New York City. Gruen is best known for his photograph of Lennon wearing a New York City T-shirt. In 2011, “Rock & Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen,” aired on Sky Arts TV in England. Directed by the award winning filmmaker, Don Letts. Bob’s Autobiography, “Right Place Right Time was published by Abrams in October 2020, … other books include “Rock Seen” (Abrams – 2011) 2005's "John Lennon - The New York Years" (Abrams 2005/ revised 2015) Green Day (Abrams 2019) and others. Bob’s work has also been exhibited widely at a number of museums and galleries including the Musuem of Modern Art, NYC, National Art Gallery, Washington, DC, The Metropolitan Design Center in Buenos Aires, Museum of Image and Sound, Sao Paolo, Morrison Hotel Gallery NYC & LA & Online.
  • Creator:
    Bob Gruen (1945, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    North Adams, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1715218132722

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