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Bob Gruen - Rock & Roll Photographer |
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| Age: | 62 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | NEW YORK, NEW YORK |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 5' 11" |
| Zodiac: |  Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) |
| Last Login: | May 27, 2008 (531 days back) |
About Me |
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bobgruen.com Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; John Lennon to Johnny Rotten, 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’s 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 - two of the most popular of Lennon’s images. Bob has worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss & Alice Cooper. In 1989, he documented the epic trip to Russia of the “Moscow Music Peace Festival” featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue and Bon Jovi. For many years Bob was the official photographer for the New York New Music Seminar, covering dozens of aspiring new bands in the course of a summer week. As chief photographer for Rock Scene Magazine in the ‘70s, 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. 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. In June, 2004, in London, Bob was presented with MOJO Magazine’s prestigious Honours List Award for Classic Image. FAAP Museu de Arte Brasileira in Sao Paulo, Brazil, held an extensive exhibition of the work of Bob Gruen in 2007. Titled "ROCKERS" the large multi-media installation featured more than 270 photos from Gruen's catalogue, arranged in nine areas with six different background soundtracks. The exhibition was on display May 15 - July 1. More than 40,000 visitors came to see it. A 221 page catalog book of the exhibition, titled "ROCKERS", has been published in Portuguese and English by Cosac & Naify Edições Ltda of Sao Paulo. PHOTO EXHIBITS include: Morrison Hotel Gallery, New York,NY La Jolla, CA and Tokyo, Japan A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA The Govinda Gallery, Washington, DC The Special Photographers Gallery, London, UK Mitsukoshi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan FAAP Museu de Arte Brasileira in Sao Paulo, Brazil V!P Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands His “Sid Vicious with Hot Dog” photo was acquired in 1999 by The National Portrait Gallery, London, for their permanent collection. Bob receives numerous invitations to give LECTURE/SLIDE SHOWS, he has presented at: The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC New York University Savannah College of Art and Design Hawaii Pacific University Tokyo Communications College The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Eastman Kodak New York headquarters The City University of New York International Society of Photographers BOOKS by Bob Gruen Bob’s latest book, “John Lennon, the New York Years,” was published in the fall of 2005. Publisher’s Weekly review stated, “…. Gruen is THE world’s best rock and roll photographer…from the legendary shot of Lennon on a rooftop clad in the now iconic New York t-shirt to a heart-wrenching shot of a young Sean Lennon curled up in Yoko’s bed not long after John’s murder, both Lennon’s and Gruen’s geniuses are exhibited here.” “The Clash, Photographs by Bob Gruen” (Music Sales, 2004) “Chaos, the Sex Pistols” (Music Sales, 1991) “Sometime in New York City” with Yoko Ono (Genesis, Signed, Numbered, Limited Edition, 1995) “Crossfire Hurricane, 25 Years of the Rolling Stones” (Genesis, Signed, Numbered, Limited Edition, 1998, - sold out in record time!) More recently, Bob has photographed the New York Dolls reunion, Jesse Malin, Green Day, Ryan Adams, Courtney Love and other new popular acts. “All Dolled Up,” a DVD documentary made by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck of their early ‘70s video footage of the New York Dolls, was released in 2005. Updates of his current work and events can be found on his website, bobgruen.com |
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My Interests |
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| Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness | |
Music:Rock and Roll |
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Movies:The US vs John Lennon |
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Television:no |
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Books:Most recent book - Down and Out in Paris & London, by George Orwell |
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Heroes:Man Ray, Cartier Bresson, Weegee, Robert Capa, Alfred Eisenstadt |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Other |
| Occupation: | Photographer |
My Pictures |
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My Friends |
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Kris Gruen, Sean Lennon, Legs, Supla, Jesse Malin, Deborah Harry, SEX SLAVES, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, YOKO ONO, New York Dolls, Bebe Buell Band, nob, lenny, chris stein, HOWIE PYRO, jonny chan, LiSaH, lor, Roxy, Theresa's Photography, Kyra Kverno Photography, SAKI photography [bookingAZshoots], The Days, Matt Marr, THINNING THE HERD, PaulZone TheFast man2man, Reality Check, Eulalie Cholmondeley ©™, SWEETHEART, Barbarella Inc., ZUCKMASTER, Blistur, k.aren von b, Marge, jonnnyred, La Diosa, ELLIOTT MURPHY, Brenda, Photographer Eddie Leibovitz, Stupidity, Dead Rites (Century Media Distro) S.O.D., Michael Spoerke, LADY LYNDY, Allan Price, Oleg Korolev, Ed Kaz !, Stones Planet Fanzine, Chris Reynolds, Dawn Carr, C.Ht. - Psychic Medium, E-Advocate, Pretty Vacant, rollercoaster, Kim Farinacci, Johnny B. Irizarry, domenic, Rich, ***izzy***, So Cal Race Fan, Harley Sears, OFFICIAL...JJ JAMSAY65, ARTIST
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