The Back Room Blog
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Lisa Marie Presley, Vanity Fair, and “Elvis at 21,” on Her Birthday Today
Photo by Carlotta Hester/Govinda Gallery. It was my good fortune to discover photographer and filmmaker, Alfred Wertheimer and his photographs… Read More
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From the Archive: Glen Friedman, Ian MacKaye, Eric Brace, and Govinda Gallery, June 6, 2000
It was not long after the “turn of the century” in May of 2000 that Govinda Gallery presented the first… Read More
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Alexandra Pelosi, HBO, Oksana Markarova and The National Archives
I was invited to the HBO screening at The National Archives of Alexandra Pelosi’s latest film, Pelosi In The House.… Read More
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Henry Grossman 1937-2022
Govinda Gallery was pleased to present Kaleidoscope Eyes: A Day in the Life of Sgt. Pepper in 2008, featuring Henry… Read More
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GAELIA! Donovan’s Just-Released Album Featuring David Gilmour, Nigel Kennedy, Sharon Shannon and More
Donovan’s latest album GAELIA is remarkable. A great tribute to his Gaelic-Irish roots. The amazing David Gilmour is featured on… Read More
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Carlotta Hester and Tom Meyer Featured in New Addison/Ripley Exhibition
Addison/Ripley Fine Arts in Georgetown are opening a compelling exhibition this Saturday called ART + NFT. This innovative exhibition features… Read More
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Ronnie Wood’s 35th Anniversary Exhibition at Govinda Gallery!
It was 35 years ago today that guitarist extroadinaire Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones had his first exhibition in… Read More
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Jimi Hendrix’s 80th Birthday
Jimi Hendrix at Mason’s Yard, London, 1967. © Gered Mankowitz. Today would be Jimi Hendrix’s 80th birthday. Jimi was the… Read More
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Happy Birthday Alfred Wertheimer!
Today would be photographer and filmmaker Alfred Wertheimer’s 93rd birthday. My 20 years working with Alfred was the most productive collaboration… Read More
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Sound & Vision, Elvis and Junior Marvin at 1310 Kitchen & Bar!
Last week Jenn Crovato, Chef extraordinaire and proprietor of 1310 Kitchen & Bar in Georgetown, Washington DC, hosted Sound & Vision Monumental Rock… Read More
