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'.
David Gahr Collection of Photographs
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- ReferenceGB 71 THM/385
- Dates of Creationc.1960s-1970s
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description42 items (photographs)
Scope and Content
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.
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