Elliott Landy

Elliott Landy (born in 1942) is a photographer best known for his iconic photographs of rock musicians. A 1959 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, ten years later he was the official photographer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. His photographs have appeared on the covers of such magazines as Rolling Stone, LIFE, and The Saturday Evening Post. Landy's portraits have also graced the covers of many of the best known albums of the era, including such classics as Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline", Van Morrison's "Moondance", and The Band's second album, eponymously titled "The Band".

From 1967 to 1969, Landy travelled with and photographed Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison. He has published several collections of his work.

In the Spring of 2008 Landy was the Larry Berk Artist-in-Residence at Ulster County Community College.

Landy has lived in Woodstock, NY since the mid-Sixties.

External links

* [http://www.landyvision.com/ Landy's Official Website]
* [http://theband.hiof.no/band_pictures/landy_classic.html Elliott Landy's classic photos of The Band]
* [http://todayspictures.slate.com/woodstock/ Slate article & gallery of photos]
* [http://theband.hiof.no/books/woodstock_vision.html Elliott Landy's Woodstock Vision] - multimedia CD-ROM of Landy's work

Bibliography

*Elliott Landy, "Woodstock Vision: The Spirit of a Generation," Afterword by Richie Havens Woodstock, NY: Landy Vision. 1994. ISBN 0962507342