Rowland Scherman is an American photographer.
Rowland Scherman was born in New York in 1937. He studied at Oberlin College, and was dark room apprentice at Life magazine. He was the first photographer for the newly formed Peace Corps in 1961. His photographs appeared in Life, Look, Time, National Geographic, Paris Match and Playboy, among many others, and he photographed many of the iconic musical, cultural, and political events of the 1960s, including the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, the Beatles first US concert, and Woodstock. He won a Grammy Award in 1968 for his photograph cover of Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits. His published collections include “Love Letters”, an alphabet formed by posed dancers, and “Elvis is Everywhere.” He lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and documented Alabama’s Highway 11. He now lives on Cape Cod.
Rowland Scherman describes his day as the official photographer for USIA at the March on Washington, 1963.
In his book, Timeless–photography of Rowland Scherman, Scherman shows and comments on some of his most famous pictures.
A documentary movie was made about Rowland Scherman by Chris Szwedo, called Eye on the Sixties; it has been shown on public television and at the Smithsonian.
Rowland Scherman is an American photographer.
Rowland Scherman was born in New York in 1937. He studied at Oberlin College, and was dark room apprentice at Life magazine. He was the first photographer for the newly formed Peace Corps in 1961. His photographs appeared in Life, Look, Time, National Geographic, Paris Match and Playboy, among many others, and he photographed many of the iconic musical, cultural, and political deeds of the 1960s, including the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, the Beatles first US concert, and Woodstock. He won a Grammy Award in 1968 for his photograph cover of Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits. His published collections include “Love Letters”, an alphabet formed by posed dancers, and “Elvis is Everywhere.” He lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and documented Alabama’s Highway 11. He now lives upon Cape Cod.
Rowland Scherman describes his daylight as the ascribed photographer for USIA at the March on Washington, 1963.
In his book, Timeless–photography of Rowland Scherman, Scherman shows and comments on some of his most famous pictures.
A documentary movie was made practically Rowland Scherman by Chris Szwedo, called Eye on the Sixties; it has been shown on public television and at the Smithsonian.
Table of Contents
- 1 References
- 2 External links
- 2.1 Timeless: Photography of Rowland Scherman
- 2.2 Timeless by Rowland Scherman (2014-03-04)
- 2.3 Elvis Is Everywhere
- 2.4 Timeless: Photography of Rowland Scherman (2014-03-04)
- 2.5 Truro Light: A Journey from Ocean to Bay
- 2.6 Plambag Canvas Duffle Bag for Travel 50L/60L Duffel Overnight Weekender Bag
- 2.7 Cuba Journeys
- 2.8 papababe 150lb Dumbbell Set with A-Frame Dumbbell Rack Rubber Encased Hex Dumbbell Free Weights Dumbbells Set Home Weight Set (A Pair of 5 10 15 20 25 LB Dumbbell with Dumbbell Rack)
- 2.9 The Jazz Musician. 15 Years of Interviews. The Best of Musician Magazine. 1994. Cloth with dustjacket.
- 2.10 The Peace Corps: Ambassadors of Goodwill
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Last update 2021-08-06