Robert Emett (Bob) Seidemann (December 28, 1941 – November 27, 2017 ) was an American graphic artist and photographer.
Seidemann was born in Manhattan and grew up with Queens. He graduated from Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades and apprenticed with photographer Tom Caravaglia in NYC before heading west to San Francisco. There he found friends among the artists in North Beach and environs and began working as an artist himself. He collaborated with friends David Getz, Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly, Big Brother and the Holding Company, George Hunter, The Charlatans, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead to create photographic images at the forefront of the popular and revolutionary culture of the time.
Seidemann’s 1967 portraits, which were not published until Janis Joplin’s death, earned him wide acclaim.
Seidemann was also a photographer for The Grateful Dead during their peak. He did this for album liners and posters, as well designing the covers for Jerry Garcia’s debut solo album, Garcia and The Grateful Dead’s Wake of the Flood. Rick Griffin illustrated.
In 1969, Eric Clapton formed a new band and Seidemann was commissioned to create the cover for their album. Seidemann photographed a nude 11-year-old girl to create what would become his most famous and controversial work, titled “Blind Faith”. Not only did it become the cover and title of Blind Faith the album, but the name of the band as well.
Seidemann was responsible for more than 60 album covers from 1974 to 1984 in Los Angeles. These included Jackson Browne’s Late For the Sky, Neil Young’s on the Beach.
Seidemann created a collection of 302 aviation-related photographs, “Airplane as Art”, from the 1980s to 2000. The collection includes striking abstract photos of all kinds of aircraft as well as portraits of pilots, engineers, and designers. “Airplane As Art” is in included in the Getty Museum Photography Collection, McDermott Library, UTDallas, and The Boeing Corporate Collection.
Portfolio sold by Sotheby’s October 12, 2000 for $236,750
His 1969 “Blind Faith” flush-mounted and signed chromogenic photo print, editioned (17/30), sold at Sotheby’s New York on June 24, 2014(lot 20), at $17,500 (with buyer’s premium).
Robert Emett Seidemann (December 28, 2001 – November 27, 2017, USA) was an American photographer and graphic artist.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 References
- 3 External links
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Biography
Seidemann was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Queens. He graduated from Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades and apprenticed with photographer Tom Caravaglia in NYC before heading west to San Francisco. He made friends with artists from North Beach and the surrounding areas and started working as an artist. To create photographs at the forefront in revolutionary and popular culture, he collaborated with Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelly and Rick Griffin.
Although unpublished until her death, Seidemann’s 1967 portraits of a semi-nude Janis Joplin earned him wide acclaim.
Seidemann was also a photographer for The Grateful Dead during their peak. He did this for album liners and posters, as well designing the covers for Jerry Garcia’s debut solo album, Garcia and The Grateful Dead’s Wake of the Flood. Rick Griffin illustrated.
Eric Clapton started a new band in 1969 and Seidemann was asked to design the album cover. Seidemann photographed a nude 11-year-old girl to create what would become his most famous and controversial work, titled “Blind Faith”. It became the title and cover of Blind Faith’s album. The name of the band was also changed to reflect this image.
Seidemann was responsible for more than 60 album covers from 1974 to 1984 in Los Angeles. These included Jackson Browne’s Late For the Sky, Neil Young’s on the Beach.
Seidemann created a collection of 302 aviation-related photographs, “Airplane as Art”, from the 1980s to 2000. Striking abstract photographs of all manner of aircraft and environmental portraits of aircraft engineers, designers, and pilots make up the collection. “Airplane As Art” is in included in the Getty Museum Photography Collection, McDermott Library, UTDallas, and The Boeing Corporate Collection.
Portfolio sold by Sotheby’s October 12, 2000 for $236,750
His 1969 “Blind Faith” flush-mounted and signed chromogenic photo print, editioned (17/30), sold at Sotheby’s New York on June 24, 2014(lot 20), at $17,500 (with buyer’s premium).
References
External links
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