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​Infinite Machine / The Music Photo Gallery

5-37 46th Ave, LIC NY

May 17, starting @ 6pm

May 18, 12pm - 6pm

Featuring more than 40 original photos from 70/80 punk, rock (ramones, john lemon, Tina turner, Debbie H, Blondie and more.

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Artist Bio: BOB GRUEN

Born in New York in 1945, is one of the most respected and well-known photographers in rock and roll. He has captured the music scene for forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.He began photographing rock stars with Bob Dylan and served as John Lennon’s personal photographer during his time in New York City.

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As chief photographer for Rock Scene Magazine in the 70s, Bob specialized in behind the scenes photo features. He toured extensive with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice Cooper as well as with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group and Blondie. As an active freelancer for other magazines like Cream, Melody Maker and Rolling Stone among others.

 

Bob’s photographs have appeared on the covers and filled the pages of many of these seminal publications capturing the whole scene; on stage, offstage, on tour, at parties, at play, at home and relaxing.

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His unassuming behind-the-lens figure embedded himself with rock bands so deeply that in some cases he was regarded as a virtual member.

 

Artist Statement: THE MUSIC PHOTO GALLERY IS PROUD TO PRESENT AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION OF PRINTS CREATED IN THE LATE 1990'S BY A SELECT GROUP OF LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHERS.

THESE EXCEPTIONAL PIECES ARE ARTIST PROOFS AND ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL PRINTS.

 

INCLUDING BOB GRUEN, CHRIS STEIN, ROBERTA BAYLEY, & GODLIS.

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FEATURING RARE IMAGES OF BLONDIE, THE RAMONES, IGGY POP, JOHN LENNON AND MORE, THIS IS A UNIQUE CHANCE TO BRING A PIECE OF ROCK'N' ROLL HISTORY INTO YOUR COLLECTION.