NASHVILLE -- Morrison Hotel Gallery announces the
expansion of its acclaimed music photography exhibitions with the kick off of
an original national tour of its legendary music photographers Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd.
"Behind The Lens" is a live show presented
by the artists themselves as they share their amazing stories and iconic images
with audiences nationwide. The first in this series features two photographers: Henry Diltz, considered one of
the greatest music photographers of the last century with over 400,000 images
in his archive and over 400 album covers to his name - The Doors, Crosby, Still
and Nash, James Taylor to name a few; and Pattie Boyd, the “Queen of the
Sixties” drop-dead gorgeous model, the inspiration for the timeless love
songs "Something", "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight", and acclaimed photographer,
her intimate and revealing photographs of George Harrison and the Beatles and
Eric Clapton among others.
In association with Monterey International
booking agency, the tour will be presented in Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville
and New York City. The Nashville date will be on Sept. 13, and
there will be a full exhibit happening at the City Winery for this show. Premiering at the Behind The Lens show and
exhibit are never before seen images Henry Diltz too of Glen Campbell at the
“last official” photo shoot Glen did, with his family at their Nashville ranch.
Glen’s family and producer for the shoot personally asked Henry, and he won’t
be doing any other photo shoots.
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| Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd (Photo provided by The Press House) |
These touching and intimate images will be
included in the "Behind The Lens" show and exhibit at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 (Sunday) at City Winery
at 609 Lafayette St. in downtown Nashville. The exhibition will continue
for public viewing through Sept. 20. For tickets to the show, visit http://www.citywinery.com/nashville/tickets/behindthelensmeetandgreet091315.html.
* Update: Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd shared their photographic journeys with personal stories and on-screen photos.
* Update: Henry Diltz and Pattie Boyd shared their photographic journeys with personal stories and on-screen photos.
The tour will feature a live
presentation of still and moving images along with the stories told by each
photographer. Morrison Hotel Gallery, as the leader in fine art music
photography, will also create a gallery exhibition and sale to travel with each
show.
“This concept is not new to us as we have
been presenting our photographers and their work for years in our SoHo, New
York Gallery space. We saw the constant approval from our audiences and the
demand that we knew would be there in other cities for this kind of
entertainment, says Peter Blachley one of the founders of the gallery. “These
people were witnesses to music history and they possessed the talent to
uniquely document the music from the audience, backstage and on the road. Many
of these stories will contain surprise, humor and reality. But most of all,
authentic and honest recollections of music history backed up by the stunning
visuals we all know and many we have never seen.”
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| Pattie Boyd and George Harrison (Photo provided by The Press House) |
About Henry Diltz:
Henry
Diltz is considered one of the greatest music photographers of the last
century. He has published three books about his life as a musician and
photographer. A documentary about his life will be released this fall and he
will receive the prestigious Lucie Award for lifetime achievement in
photography at this year’s ceremony at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Diltz is a
guest lecturer at the Berklee School of music in Boston and has had three
museum shows dedicated to his works.
About Pattie Boyd:
The
muse behind some of the greatest love songs ever written, Boyd’s career as a
model, music, artist and writer, her New York Times bestsellers list book Wonderful
Tonight first brought her story of drama, struggle and, ultimately,
affirmation to the public. A photographer of musicians and landscapes,
Boyd has been a member of the Royal Photographic Society for many years. Her
life was lived with two of the twentieth-century’s greatest musical icons: her
husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
For more information on BEHIND THE LENS and Morrison Hotel Gallery, please visit www.morrisonhotelgallery.com.
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| Album cover art (Photo provided by The Press House) |
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