The Back Room Blog

My friend, the artist Tom Meyer, called me the other day to see if I was going to the Tedeschi… Read More

George Harrison, Madison Square Garden, August 1, 1971. Photo by Barry Feinstein. And yes—all ‘things’ do pass, except: the one… Read More

Billie Holiday, NYC, 1949. Photo by Herman Leonard.   Son House, Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, 1965. Photo by Dick Waterman.  … Read More

David Murray meeting Muhammad Ali at Govinda Gallery, with gallery director Chris Murray, on the occasion of the opening of… Read More

Carlotta Hester creating pieces for “Rapture.” Photo by Max Hirshfeld courtesy of Addison/Ripley. Carlotta Hester’s “Rapture” Canvases Evoke Jazz Improv… Read More

“Wink,” Ina Balke, 1964,  Photograph by Ted Russell. Book cover for Bob Dylan NYC 1961-1964, Ted Russell with Chris Murray,… Read More

Watercolor by Stuart Sutcliffe   George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, “Truck”, Hamburg, 1961. Photo by Astrid Kirchherr. Read More

My favorite photography book this year is IT JUST HAPPENED Photographs by Bob Colacello 1976-1982. (Ivorypress 2021) The book features… Read More

Photographed by Max Hirshfeld   Read More

I love Mick Rock. Plain and simple. He was a pillar of the Govinda Gallery history and scene. We were… Read More