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THM/385 - David Gahr Collection of Photographs- THM/385/1 - Buskers, London, UK
- THM/385/2 - Music Festivals
- THM/385/3 - Street musicians, New York, USA
- THM/385/4 - Rock and Folk artists
- THM/385/5 - Instruments
- THM/385/6 - Unidentified performers
David Gahr Collection of Photographs
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| This material is held at | V&A Department of Theatre and Performance |
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385 |
| Dates of Creation | c.1960s-1970s |
| Name of Creator | David Gahr |
| Language of Material | English |
| Physical Description | 42 items (photographs) |
Scope and Content
This collection showcases some of his earlier work capturing folk music festivals and street musicians in America and England, including the concert at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, when Dylan went 'electric'.
Administrative / Biographical History
David Gahr (b. September 18, 1922, d. May 25, 2008) was a pre-eminent photographer of folk, blues, jazz and rock musicians from the 1960s onwards. His output included posed photography and reportorial documents.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for consultation in the V&A Department of Theatre & Performance's reading room, which is located at Blythe House, 23 Blythe Rd, Olympia, London, W14 0QX. The reading room is open Tuesday to Friday's between 10.15 am and 4.30 pm, access to it is by appointment only. To request an appointment please email tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk or telephone 020 7942 2698.
Additionally access to some of these files may be restricted. These are identified at file level.
Conditions Governing Use
Archive material may not be photocopied. Arrangements can be made to photograph material in the search room using non-flash photography.
Related Material
See also the core collections of the V&A Theatre and Performance Department. Material relating to 1960s music festivals may be found in several collections, including the biographical and photograph files.
Please ask for details.
Cataloguing Info
| Title | David Gahr Collection of Photographs |
| Creation | Created by Kristian Volsing using the cheshire for archives ead creation tool 2010-11-19 |
Buskers, London, UK
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/1 |
| Dates of Creation | 1968-1969 |
| Physical Description | 1 file (3 items) |
Scope and Content
This file contains 3 photographs of buskers in London, including Dave Brock, guitarist with Hawkwind.
Music Festivals
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2 |
| Dates of Creation | 1965-1969 |
Scope and Content
This series contains photographs taken by David Gahr at festivals in London and the US.
Rolling Stones Concert, Hyde Park, London, UK
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/1 |
| Dates of Creation | 1969 |
| Physical Description | 1 folder |
Scope and Content
Contains two photographs of audience members at the concert playing guitars
Newport Folk Festival, Rhode Island, USA
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2 |
| Dates of Creation | 1965 |
| Physical Description | 1 folder |
Chet Parker
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/1 |
| Dates of Creation | July 24 1964 |
Scope and Content
One photo of his performance
Mississippi John Hurt
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/2 |
| Dates of Creation | July 24 1965 |
Scope and Content
One photo of his performance
Bob Dylan
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/3 |
| Dates of Creation | July 25 1965 |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of his performance at the festival
Ishangi Dance Troupe
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/4 |
| Dates of Creation | 25 July 1965 |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of their performance
Mimi Farina
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/5 |
| Dates of Creation | 1965 |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of Mimi Fariña and a daughter of Eric Von Schmidt
A.L. Lloyd, Michael Gorman, Margaret Barry, Annie Walters and Arthur Nicolle
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/2/2/6 |
| Dates of Creation | 1965 |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of A.L. Lloyd, Michael Gorman, Margaret Barry, Annie Walters and Arthur Nicolle at the festival
Street musicians, New York, USA
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
Central Park
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/1 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 2 items |
Scope and Content
Contains two photographs of street musicians in Central Park
Matty Umanov's guitar shop
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/2 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
Photograph of Matt Umanov's guitar shop, 273 Bleecker Street, NY, with musicians playing outside
Girl in Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, NYC
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/3 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of a street musician playing guitar in New York City
4th Street & 6th Avenue
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/4 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
Photograph of street musicians in New York
Lower East Side NYC
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/5 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
Photograph of street musician on Lower East Side, New York
14th Street
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/3/6 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
Photograph of street musicians on 14th Street, New York City
Rock and Folk artists
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
The Clearwater Sloop, with Pete Seeger and Don McLean
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4/1 |
| Dates of Creation | 1969 |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of the Clearwater Sloop, featuring Bob Seeger on the left and Don McLean on the far right, and an unidentified person playing guitar
Solomon Feldthouse
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4/2 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of Solomon Feldthouse, guitarist with Kaleidoscope, playing guitar to a woman
David Peel and his Meschugeners
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4/3 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of David Peel and his Meschugeners playing on 6th Avenue NYC
Sticks McGhee
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4/4 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of Sticks McGhee playing guitar on the street in Harlem, New York City
Albert Grossman
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/4/5 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of Albert Grossman, manager of Bob Dylan between 1962 and 1970
Instruments
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/5 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 4 items |
Pete Seeger's guitar
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/5/1 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of Pete Seeger's guitar in Beacon, New York
David Bromberg's guitar
| Reference Number(s) | GB 71 THM/385/5/2 |
| Dates of Creation | 1960s |
| Physical Description | 1 item |
Scope and Content
One photograph of David Bromberg's guitar
