I was thrilled to be able to attend the Tampa Bay vs. Cuba game during the President’s historic visit to Cuba. Govinda Gallery presented the exhibition, “Classic Baseball” at Fototeca de Cuba, the national photo gallery of Cuba, in the spring of 2004. That exhibition featured the legendary American photographer Walter Iooss, Jr’s extraordinary images […]
Over the past 15 years Govinda Gallery has organized six exhibitions between Havana and Washington. Curating these exhibitions has been a most fulfilling creative collaboration. I happened to be in Havana during President Obama’s visit as well as during the Rolling Stones’ free concert. I look forward to posting a few blogs from that amazing […]
RCA’s Pop Record Division publicist Ann Fulchino greeting Elvis March 17, 1956 with a William Morris agent looking on. Studio 50, New York City. © Estate of Alfred Wertheimer It was 60 years ago today that Alfred Wertheimer first photographed Elvis Presley. Alfred had been doing some freelance work for RCA’s Pop Record Division and […]
© Carlotta Hester Last night it was a pleasure for me to present to Enda Kenny, Ireland’s Taoiseach (Head of State), and his wife Fionnuala, a copy of the book Bob Dylan NYC 1961-1964 that I co-authored with legendary Life magazine photographer Ted Russell. Russell’s photographs have just been featured in a one-person exhibition at […]
The Young Maiden, Blue © Donovan Govinda Gallery is pleased to announce that Donovan’s exhibition of Sapphographs at Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. has been extended through September 2016. Here are the hours and location. The Center for Hellenic Studies 3100 Whitehaven St NW Washington, DC 20008 Hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm […]
With all of the interest and excitement regarding the New York Times feature story last Sunday on Bob Dylan’s archive, it is with great pleasure we announce the first exhibition in the United States of Ted Russell’s photos of Bob Dylan taken in New York City between 1961-1964. The exhibition takes place at Mr Musichead […]
When Baron Wolman’s book Groupies was published this winter The New York Times published a front-page feature story, “Dressing Their Way Backstage” about Baron’s book and the groupie phenomenon that emerged in 1969 and was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the February 15th issue that year. Baron was the first chief […]
“KILROY WAS HERE” is the ubiquitous graffiti an Irish-American named James Kilroy from Boston coined during World War II that spread everywhere and which greeted American GI’s in the most remote outposts of the world. Roger Gastman, publisher, collector, film director, curator, author, and all around good guy has been a contemporary Kilroy leaving his […]
This is the last week for the Bob Dylan exhibition of Ted Russell’s photographs and Carlotta Hester’s drawings of traditional musical artists at The Gallery of Photography in Dublin. Here are some snapshots from the opening reception. The Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland’s national center for contemporary photography. © Carlotta Hester Front window of the […]
The Irish Times selected Ted Russell’s exhibition of photographs of Bob Dylan at the Gallery of Photography as the “Pick of the Week” for cultural activities in Dublin. Writer Laurence Mackin wrote a wonderful review of the show. PICK OF THE WEEK January 22, 2016 Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village, NYC, 1964 © Ted Russell […]