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Allan Tannenbaum
Patti Smith and John Belushi backstage at Saturday Night Live, 1976

1976

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'Patti Smith and John Belushi backstage at Saturday Night Live,' 1976 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the finest satin photo paper, AP 3/5, Ed. of 50. This photograph captures Patti Smith on the left holding her guitar and John Belushi on the right both sitting on a sofa backstage at Saturday Night Live. From the artists' 4th hardcover book 'Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s,' published in 2016. This black and white photograph was taken by Tannenbaum during his tenure at The SoHo Weekly News in New York City from 1973 to 1982 where he served as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor. Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. Gravitating to the nascent art scene in the SoHo district of Manhattan in 1972, Tannenbaum worked as a taxi driver and bartender while looking for work as a photographer. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded. Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three other books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story (Insight Editions, 2007).
  • Creator:
    Allan Tannenbaum (1945, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1976
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    14" x 20" on 20" x 24" Paper, Ed. of 25Price: $3,00020" x 30" on 24" x 36" Paper, Ed. of 15 Price: $3,60024" x 36" on 33" x 44" Paper, Ed. of 15Price: $4,40036" x 54" on 44" x 66" Paper, Ed. of 10Price: $5,700
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  • Gallery Location:
    White Plains, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU37332451963

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