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Neil Young, On the Beach, design and photography by Bob Seidemann 1974.

Garcia, Jerry Garcia, design and photography by Bob Seidemann 1972. Motherland,” Rock Poster: Big Brother and the Holding Company, Sir Douglas Quintet, Orkustra, Avalon Ballroom, Design by Rick Griffin, 1967ĭesign by Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly, 1968. Left to right, Alton Kelly, Victor Moscosso, Rick Griffin, Wes Wilson, and Stanley Mouse. The “Big Five” San Francisco poster artists photographed by Seidemann. In all-he created over 60 albums covers over his career. In a addition, he photographed and designed album covers for the Dead, Jerry Garcia’s first solo album, Jackson Browne and Neil Young. Seidemann was also associated with the psychedelic poster artists of the day, Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse and Wes Wilson, providing photographs used for rock concert posters. “Blind Faith” album cover for the supergroup featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, 1969. He took the now famous portrait of a semi-nude Janis Joplin in 1967, which appeared in Rolling Stone following her death in 1970. Seidemann relocated to San Francisco, where he photographed members of the psychedelic rock bands, including Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Grateful Dead. He attended the High School of Aviation Trades and learned photography by working in a photography studio upon graduation. Perhaps best known for his controversial photograph for the 1969 album “Blind Faith,” he photographed the rock stars of both the San Francisco and London scenes in the late ’60s.īorn in New York City and raised in Queens, near LaGuardia Airport, he developed an early fascination with aircraft. Last week saw the passing of photographer Bob Seidemann.