The sixties -- an extraordinary era; a time of personal journeys, fiery protests, and revolutionary happenings. Through it all, Lisa Law was there with her camera, snapping pictures of now-legendary friends, concerts, and gatherings. First published in 1987, Flashing on the Sixties has become an important document of cultural history. This new edition includes even more photographs, new commentary, a foreword by Ram Dass, and intimate portraits of Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, the Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol, Harrison Ford, and Peter Fonda, as well as classic photographs of the Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock, and the Human Be-In. Thirty years after the Summer of Love, this is a book of memories for those who lived the sixties, a compelling history for those who didn't, and a riveting portfolio of a time that changed a nation.
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Lisa Law has produced a book of depth, beauty and impact-she has captured the heart of the Sixties. -- Pubisher's Weekly, 1987
Lisa Laws wonderful photographs bring the Sixties back to me in all its chaotic vigor. -- Peter Coyote 1989
Sensational! -- Los Angeles Times 1987 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Lisa Laws wonderful photographs bring the Sixties back to me in all its chaotic vigor. -- Peter Coyote 1989
Sensational! -- Los Angeles Times 1987 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Lisa Law has been published in more than fifty books and many magazines. Her documentary film of Flashing on the Sixties, described by Dennis Hopper as "the most compelling, moving documentary of the sixties," has won four major awards and was recently released on home video. She lives in Santa Fe.
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Lisa was there and knows.....,
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Lisa Laws wonderful photographs bring the Sixties back to me in all its chaotic vigor. Several of her photos are in my book, Sleeping Where I Fall, and besides being a great pal, she has been an avid and persistent chronicler of her time. It's a treat to see once again, friends, heros, and icons "as they were" ...uncreased by age, and borne aloft by promise and hope.
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Flashing On The Sixties,
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Because I was not a professional photographer but a participant of many of the events that stand out so well in the sixties, I was able to capture intimate moments behind the scenes of the movers and the shakers.. the icons of the Sixties, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Janis Joplin, Big Brother, and the Holding Company, Otis Redding, Tiny Tim, Timothy Leary, Dennis Hopper, Coretta Scott King, Andy Warhol, Harrison Ford, Cher, Peter Fonda.. and events like Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock and the Human Be-In. Stories and interviews included give one a feeling that they were there sharing those special moments frozen in time. An introduction by Ram Dass lets the reader know how important this history is. Because of this book, the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian exhibited a show of 63 pieces of my work which you can see on line and they hold a permanent collection of 208 images for all time. If you wish you were there or you were, you will love this book. It is now out of print with the Chronicle Books label but will soon be out again in the year 2000 with Square Books.
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The archivist of the Sixties, Lisa Law gives THE overview.,
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A comprehensive and colorful overview of the counter culture and the communities of the Sixties. This book is a must for the collection of any 60's culture enthusiast. Come to know the personalities of the sixties intimately through the progressive accounts in this book. The photographs are amazing! See for yourself....
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- Welcome to Middle Age!: (And Other Cultural Fictions) (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development) by Richard A. Shweder on page 254
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