The Wells Fargo Bank branch in The Haight celebrates its world-famous neighborhood as the center of the '60s counterculture movement. After a private unveiling on June 7, the bank officially debuts to the public a new interior, transformed into an art gallery featuring Jim Marshall's iconic '60s photography from the acclaimed book 'The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution.' Also included in the exhibit is a selection of concert posters and other historic photos from that era.
The Independent Publisher announced its 2015 Independent Publisher Regional and Ebook Awards, presented to the year's best titles, which include "The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution.
SXSW attendees are invited to an hourlong All Access panel discussion with Amelia Davis, musicologist Joel Selvin, photographer Jay Blakesberg and musician/educator Jorma Kaukonen, dishing on legendary photographer and Grammy Trustees Award-winner Jim Marshall and his place in music history. Check out the venue and details at http://sxsw.is/1w4611G. Festivities, art and refreshments follow from 4pm to 6pm at ACL-Live’s Jack and Jim Gallery.
This gorgeous collection of photographs (most of them black and white), by one of the pioneers of rock photography, documents the epicenter of the countercultural revolution: San Francisco's Haight District in the mid- to late-1960s.
Lights (psychedelic). Cameras (Leicas). Action (an exhibit of photos of the Haight era by Jim Marshall). All wrapped up in a not-to-be-missed ’60s-style launch event on February 6 at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
