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The Sixties
Mick Jagger. Ken Kesey. Timothy Leary. Allen Ginsberg. Jim Morrison. Neil Young. Abbie Hoffman. Jerry Garcia. Janis Joplin. Grace Slick. Pete Townshend. Ram Dass. Dennis Hopper. Peter Fonda. Jane Fonda. Jerry Rubin. Hippies on Mt. Tam. The March on Washington. Anti-war demonstrations. People's Park. Berkeley. Haight-Ashbury.
The Sixties brings together a collection of photographs of the people, events, culture, rock and roll stars, writers, political figures, and other iconic individuals and celebrities who made the sixties the most influential decade of the twentieth century.
The Sixties tells the story of that particularly colorful generation with the affection and devotion of someone who has experienced the revolution firsthand. Robert Altman's captivating photographs bring immense power to both quiet, intimate moments and scenes of thunderous anarchy alike.
The Sixties brings together a collection of photographs of the people, events, culture, rock and roll stars, writers, political figures, and other iconic individuals and celebrities who made the sixties the most influential decade of the twentieth century.
The Sixties tells the story of that particularly colorful generation with the affection and devotion of someone who has experienced the revolution firsthand. Robert Altman's captivating photographs bring immense power to both quiet, intimate moments and scenes of thunderous anarchy alike.
192 pages, Hardcover
Published September 1, 2007
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About the author
Robert Altman
31 books14 followersNoted American filmmaker and screenwriter Robert Altman directed such satires as
M*A*S*H
(1970) and
The Player
(1992).
People knew Robert Bernard Altman for a stylized but highly naturalistic perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
The national registry selected Nashville for preservation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
People knew Robert Bernard Altman for a stylized but highly naturalistic perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
The national registry selected Nashville for preservation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...
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July 18, 2011
"Come on, people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now."
"This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius."
"Make love, not war."
It was a nice idea, wasn't it? It might even have worked if there hadn't been so much acid, booze and ass; needles, guns and grass.
This is a picture book. Photographs from the sixties and early seventies taken by Robert Altman. If you were there and are wishing you could relive it, or if you're feeling nostalgic for a time before you were born, fire up that lava lamp and take a look. It's a fine reminder that it wasn't all peace, love and hippie beads.
"This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius."
"Make love, not war."
It was a nice idea, wasn't it? It might even have worked if there hadn't been so much acid, booze and ass; needles, guns and grass.
This is a picture book. Photographs from the sixties and early seventies taken by Robert Altman. If you were there and are wishing you could relive it, or if you're feeling nostalgic for a time before you were born, fire up that lava lamp and take a look. It's a fine reminder that it wasn't all peace, love and hippie beads.
August 30, 2011
The Sixties™ have always held a particular fascination for me, that "decade" which, as Altman's own Author's Note asserts, stretches from 1967 to about 1974, and encompasses a state of mind much more than any specific number or range of years. This probably has at least something to do with the fact that my experience of the counterculture was always indirect, at two removes—separated by time, of course, but also by geography. San Francisco was where it was at, baby—there were other loci (and the genii thereof), of course, but my own home town and state were never what you might call Youth International Party headquarters.
In short, I wasn't there. But Altman was. In fact, I'd say that's at least half of his considerable talent—sure, he's an excellent photographer in a technical sense; he knows how to focus and where to point the lens—but in addition, he is adept at putting himself where the action is. At having something to shoot.
The pictures here speak for themselves—they have to; there is almost no text other than a brief caption, place and date for each image. If you're looking for a narrative, you'll need to look elsewhere—perhaps that Time-Life book that I've written about before. But if you want to see the Sixties... they're right here.
In short, I wasn't there. But Altman was. In fact, I'd say that's at least half of his considerable talent—sure, he's an excellent photographer in a technical sense; he knows how to focus and where to point the lens—but in addition, he is adept at putting himself where the action is. At having something to shoot.
The pictures here speak for themselves—they have to; there is almost no text other than a brief caption, place and date for each image. If you're looking for a narrative, you'll need to look elsewhere—perhaps that Time-Life book that I've written about before. But if you want to see the Sixties... they're right here.
November 15, 2012
What did the 60s look like and who were the folks spreading that look in the moment? Catch a peak here. And by 60s be aware that we're really looking at 1967 - 1974. 1960 is as far away from "the sixties" as 1980 in terms of cultural drift!
And don't listen to Goodreads: this Robert Altman has nothing to do with the film director.
And don't listen to Goodreads: this Robert Altman has nothing to do with the film director.
December 20, 2007
Lovely, evocative photographs of all those crazy kids. Large format lends extra punch to the images.
February 2, 2008
Great combination of portraits and informal photographs from the famous photographer. Stunning images of the late 1960s, mostly from SF and NY.
March 4, 2016
This is a collection of photos taken by Robert Altman about the revolutionary nature of the 1960s in America. If you want a good visual to the movements and the culture of the time, here it is.
May 24, 2022
Very cool photography. I enjoyed it. Different Robert Altman then the director.
July 14, 2024
Robert Altman i love you
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