Abbie Hoffman, Mick Jagger, Ken Kesey, and Grace Slick are among the iconic 1960s figures immortalized in pictures and commentary by this legendary photographer from Rolling Stone magazine's early heyday. An affectionate tribute that juxtaposes cooled-out hippies in Haight-Ashbury against history-making shots of huge rock concerts and peace marches, the book portrays the youth revolution in full swing and showcases the writers, musicians, movie stars, organizers, and political leaders that made it happen. Aside from some of the most recognizable photographs from the 1960s, many of the shots are rare or little-known, providing freshness and immediacy to a revealing overview of a tumultuous decade.
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Starred Review. Those nostalgic for the free love era will revel in this handsome, oversized collection of gritty photographs by celebrated photographer Altman. A master at catching his subjects at the moment of emotional overload-whether they be mischief makers, war protestors or musicians-the black and white photographs collected here are pure nostalgia, making a powerful you-are-there impression that simultaneously highlights the era's distance-chronologically and otherwise-from the current moment. In addition to period luminaries like Ken Kesey, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and Mick Jagger, the compendium highlights lesser-known players on the scene, as well as average attendees at rallies, "be-ins" and festivals. Altman's particular genius is best showcased in his legendary crowd scenes; what these photos occasionally lack in technical precision, they more than make up in the raw, wild feelings they've miraculously captured. Despite the book's title, images straddle the period from the late 60's to the early 70's (though none of the subjects seem to make much of the distinction), and a fun introduction by longtime Rolling Stone editor Fong-Torres reveals that Altman has always felt his purpose was to depict "the life and times that the Sixties inspired"; he succeeds beautifully with this, an impressive social document and a powerful remembrance.
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"Robert Altman's photography was instrumental in portraying the look and feeling and vitality of the sixties." —Jann Wenner, founder and publisher, Rolling Stone magazine
"One of the best graphic depictions yet offered of this fleeting, illusory chapter of cultural history." —The Bloomsbury Review
"Robert Altman visually documented the changes that rocked the 60s with a scope and clarity no one has surpassed." —Bookpage
"His photographs just blew my mind. I think he captured today the way Steichen captured yesterday." —Peter Max, artist (1969)
"These celebrated photographs are an illustrious record of an amazing era." —Paul Krassner, founder and editor, The Realist, and cofounder of the Yippies
"Robert Altman was a witness to one of the most colorful decades in American history." —Jim Marshall, photographer
"Robert Altman is the real deal." —Chet Helms, entertainment impresario and originator of the name "The Summer of Love"
"Mr. Altman is probably unapproachable in photography as a perfect blend of photojournalist and star-shooter. . . . Without this imagery, many of the heroes of that generation may not have been as deified as they became." —Fierce Magazine
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Incredible blast from the past!,
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WOW!!! I grew up in the 60's and this book is an incredible review of the "Who's Who" of the era. It's easy to forget what was going on back then... the Vietnam war protests, hippies, long hair, ROCK & ROLL, social revolution, free love!!! Robert Altman's book washed away the decades for me... Flower Power, the "Summer of Love", The Haight, Timothy Leary, Babba Ram Dass, Ken Kesey, Peter Fonda, Peter Max, Buckminster Fuller, Jerry Rubin, a young Dennis Hopper, People's Park, The Stones, the San Francisco scene! And then the rockers... Tina, Mick, Iggy, Chuck, Grace, Daltry, Townshend, Crosby, Joni, Baez, Kristofferson, Ronstadt, Taj, Cocker, Aretha, Diddley, Elton, Clapton, Garcia, Santana... on & on!!! This is a killer book by a killer photographer!!! You're gonna love it!
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When I look at The Sixties: Photographs by Robert Altman, I see exactly where I come from and feel full of hippie heritage pride. I'm not just speaking figuratively -- I'm talking literally, turn to page 23, and there I am, in utero - front and center. Maybe you won't see me without your ultrasound spectacles, but I see me immediately, because I've carried around a framed original print of this photo since I was a kid. I zero in on the beautiful, bare, slightly rounded, 6-month pregnant belly of my mother Rhea - but the true focus of the picture is on Mom belly dancing for a smiling outdoor crowd at the fiddler's convention, my sister Piper sitting astride her shoulders with arms outstretched. You don't see him in the picture but my dad, musician Phil Marsh, is playing the song "Little Egypt" for my mom with his band, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Without knowing it, Altman took my first family portrait. And that is only one of the many incredible & moving photographs in this book.Robert Altman's electric, beautiful book is a gift to our current slickly-packaged, relatively disengaged, corporate, consumerist era. I don't just look at Robert Altman's photographs, I feel them, I am immersed in them -- hippies making music, dancing, thumbing their noses at authority, thinking outside the box, living authentically and according to their personal beliefs -- I see myself not just on page 23 but spiritually-speaking on every page: I was conceived in this era on a beach in a freethinking cloud of love, acid, pot and creative and political engagement. I managed to emerge from it all clear-headed and with wonderful hippie humanist values. Still, in many ways I've always felt out of place - a psychodelic flowerchild-bohemian-creative-artistic-expressive refugee soul - more a citizen of the swirling 60s cosmos than any nation. But in Robert Altman's world I feel completely at home. Buy the book: I think it will blow your mind.
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I am so impressed with the new book by Robert Altman. It depicts the era with its candid photos of rock stars, activists, artists, gurus, yogis, hippies and everyone enjoying the times, the love is present. Robert you have captured an era that has shaped us and brought love back into the universe.Joyce Glick
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