282: BOB GRUEN/Rock Photographer, Filmmaker/John Lennon, Iggy Pop, Sid Vicious
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Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.
Shortly after John Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Bob became John and Yoko\\u2019s personal photographer and friend, making photos of their working life as well as private moments. In 1974 he created the iconic images of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt and standing in front of the Statue of Liberty making the peace sign \\u2013 two of the most popular of Lennon\\u2019s images.
As chief photographer for Rock Scene Magazine in the \\u201970s, Bob specialized in candid, behind the scenes photo features. He toured extensively with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group and Blondie. Bob has also worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice Cooper.
In 1989, he documented the epic trip to Russia of the \\u201cMoscow Music Peace Festival\\u201d featuring Ozzy Osbourne, M\\xf6tley Cr\\xfce and Bon Jovi. For many years Bob was the offi\\xadcial photographer for the New Music Seminar held in New York City, covering dozens of aspiring new bands in the course of a summer week. This seminal body of work reflects a profound commitment and long-standing personal friendship with the artists. His wealth of personal experiences and uncanny memory provide the most illuminating and comprehensive histories of rock youth culture.
\\u201cAll Dolled Up,\\u201d a DVD documentary made by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck of their early \\u201970s video footage of the New York Dolls, was released in 2005 with a follow-up DVD, \\u201cLookin\\u2019 Fine On Television\\u201d released in 2011.
In the spring of 2007 FAAP University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented an exhibition of Bob Gruen\\u2019s work. Titled ROCKERS, the exhibition attracted 40,000 visitors. The ROCKERS exhibition was also shown from April to July 2008 at Morrison Hotel Gallery on the Bowery in New York City.
Bob\\u2019s \\u201cSid Vicious with Hot Dog\\u201d photo was acquired by The National Portrait Gallery, London, in 1999 for their permanent collection.The Experience Music Project, Seattle, acquired his \\u201cClash Live in Boston\\u201d, \\u201cTina Turner\\xa0Multiple Image\\u201d, and \\u201cBloody Sid Vicious\\u201d photos for their permanent collection in March 2012.
In 2011 award winning director Don Letts made a feature length film titled \\u2018Rock & Roll Exposed \\u2013 the Photography of Bob Gruen\\u2019 including interviews with Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Alice Cooper, Yoko Ono, Billie Joe Armstrong and many more.
Bob was presented in June 2004 with MOJO Magazine\\u2019s prestigious Honours List Award for Classic Image in London and in November 2010 he was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. For his many charitable contributions, Bob received the first ever John Lennon Real Love Award in December 2014 at the 32nd Annual John Lennon Tribute Concert.
More recently he has also photographed Green Day\\u2019s tour of Europe, Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Jesse Malin, Ryan Adams, Courtney Love, The Strypes and other new popular acts.
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