Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Rock 'n Roll in pictures

Linda McCartney: Life in Photographs is a magnificent selection of 300 photos from her archive of 200,000 images (available at Taschen $69.99 trade edition).  It is not only an intimate peek at he McCartneys at play but also a scrapbook of candid behind-the-scenes shots of such figures and performers as the Doors, Willem de Kooning, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Tim Buckley, Michael Jackson and Johnny Depp.  "She [Linda] found her confidence in rock 'n roll.  She had a real interest in her subjects and that passion comes through," says Mary McCartney of her mother's images.  Taschen is located on Beverly Drive so you can get inspired in person. http://www.taschen.com/