Herb Greene and related artists

Herb Greene's work chronicles the heyday of Haight-Ashbury. Living in the neighborhood, Greene worked by day as staff photographer for a San Francisco department store and photographed the early rock scene on his own time. Unhurried and thoughtful, h...more

Herb Greene's work chronicles the heyday of Haight-Ashbury. Living in the neighborhood, Greene worked by day as staff photographer for a San Francisco department store and photographed the early rock scene on his own time. Unhurried and thoughtful, his street shots, artist candids, and studio portraits reflect both careful composition and serendipity. Greene's artistic reputation grew with the musical milieu; he shot the cover of Jefferson Airplane's first album and is considered by many to be the 'official' photographer of The Grateful Dead. His pictures were used as featured pieces in Fillmore poster collages, and he earned a 1974 Grammy nomination for art direction on The Pointer Sisters second LP. After a 15 year respite, Greene re-involved himself in rock photography. He's published two books, exciting pictorial histories of The Dead and has had several successful exhibits and tours of his work....less