The Back Room Blog

On April 24th, Govinda Gallery Director, Chris Murray, will be presenting an audio/visual presentation of Alfred Wertheimer‘s remarkable photographs of… Read More

Tomorrow is the 50th Anniversary of the great blues man Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup‘s passing. This portrait of Arthur was… Read More

The National Portrait Gallery just opened an exhibition of the legendary Hollywood celebrity glamour portrait photographer, George Hurrell. Ann M.… Read More

  I first got to know Richard Lewis as a rare book collector of musical titles at Govinda Gallery, and… Read More

Black is Beautiful, featuring LaMonte McLemore‘s JET photographs is scheduled to be published today by powerHouse Books.   Black is… Read More

After the launch of David Fenton‘s SHOTS Exhibition, we drove to Viñales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Pinar… Read More

After the opening of the SHOTS exhibition, I took David Fenton and his wife Sylvie Erb along with Carlotta Hester and… Read More

David Fenton‘s exhibition SHOTS was a resounding success in Havana. It was a beautiful evening for the exhibition opening and everyone… Read More

Dick Waterman © Bruce Newman, 2003 Dick Waterman passed away a few days ago on January 26. Dick was at… Read More

Keith 1981, vintage photograph by Michael Halsband Govinda Gallery first exhibited Michael Halsband’s photographs in 1982 not long after this… Read More