New York in the 70s [Hardcover]

Allan Tannenbaum (Author), Yoko Ono (Preface), P.J. O'Rourke (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

This book is a collection of fascinating photographs taken by Allan Tannenbaum, the chief photographer of the SoHo Weekly News, documenting an exciting era in New York City – the 1970s. The city was bursting with creative activity and things were happening all over. The Arab Oil Embargo was affecting the economy, and the Vietnam War was eroding respect for government. Pop art gave way to performance art, rock ‘n’ roll succumbed to disco music, sex was accepted and even glorified. New York in the 70s paints a complete and unadorned portrait of this very special era.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Tannenbaum's photographs of the 1970s are as wildly entertaining and energetic as that wonderful and bizarre decade itself. The form and important visual history of a moment when American culture changed forever." -David Schonauer, Editor-in-Chief, American Photo

" A valuable, lasting remembrance of things past."-Ron Rosenbaum --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Allan Tannenbaum covered New York City for the SoHo Weekly News in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is an award-winning photojournalist, with work published in such major international magazines as Time, Life, Newsweek, Paris Match, and Stern. His photographs have also appeared in numerous books and exhibitions, including Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan. He lives in New York City. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Feierabend Verlag; 1st edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3899850521
• ISBN-13: 978-3899850529
• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sure Fire Party Starter, December 11, 2003

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This review is from: New York in the 70s (Hardcover)

I had this out during my holiday party last weekend and it was the hit of the night! I couldn't drag people away from it . . . the photos are really fun and sexy, but even better are the stories and memories they spark. All night people were saying "Oh! I totally remember that!" and launching into their own favorite stories from the 70s. Definitely my top pick for a coffee table book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I was old enough!, August 30, 2010

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This review is from: New York in the 70s (Hardcover)

I was a child in the seventies and I remember most about it, fond memories being a kid. This book, however, makes me wish I was old enough to be an adult and living the way adults did back then. So raw, provocative, old school bad-asses! Very sexy and gritty... you feel the characters jumping out of the book. You can almost experience the amazing shots of the disco scene, etc. It has elements in there that's almost scary, in a romantic way. Lots of texture, lots of life. Something we lack today.

Great book. Makes me uber proud to be a New Yorker, good-bad-ugly. Super job Mr. Tannenbaum!

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures The Excitement, January 5, 2004

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This review is from: New York in the 70s (Hardcover)

A fantastic document of a time and place like no other. New York in the Seventies was a thrill a second, and it seems like Tannenbaum was everywhere, taking beautiful clear pictures of everyone and everything. An exciting social document!