Elliott Landy

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Elliott Landy

Best known for his classic “rock” photographs, ELLIOTT LANDY was one of the first “music photographers” to be recognized as an “artist.” His celebrated works include portraits of (Nashville Skyline), (Music From Big Pink, and The Band), (Big Brother & The Holding Company: Cheap Thrills), (Moondance), and many others. Also, as a photo journalist, he documented and supported the rising tide of anti-war sentiment and spiritual awakening throughout the United States during the late 1960’s.

Elliott’s iconic photographs of Dylan and The Band during the years they resided and recorded in the small arts colony of Woodstock, NY, and his coverage of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, for which he was an official photographer, have become synonymous with the town, the famed 1969 Music Festival, and the Utopian spirit of the Woodstock Generation.

The ideals of both personal and social freedom are reflected in his later work (combining elements of impressionist painting with photography), and in the spiritual and artistic depth of several photo verité series of his family, which lovingly capture the spontaneity of life and the wonder of love at any age.

Since 1967, Elliott’s work has been published and exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. He has published nine books of his photography.