Henry Diltz (1938) - The Doors en concert à San Francisco, 1967

A stunning photolithograph by renowned photographer Henry Diltz depicting The Doors on tour during their 1967 San Francisco tour.

Limited edition collectible piece from the Corbis collection, ready for framing.

Description :

- Title: The Doors in San Francisco in 1967
- Photographer: Henry Diltz (1938)
Photo credit: Agence Corbis
- Technique: Photogravure on thick paper
- Dimensions: 28 cm × 24 cm
Copyright, 2008
Condition: Excellent. (see the photos) never framed.
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About the photographer:

Henry Stanford Diltz, born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, on September 6, 1938, is primarily a folk musician, playing the clarinet and banjo, who became a photographer in the 1960s. He currently lives in California.

At the end of the Modern Folk Quartet's first phase (the group underwent several reformations), in 1966, Diltz began to take an interest in photography with a $20 camera. When he met The Monkees while they were recording an album in the studio, he took several photos of them, some of which were published. His work gained recognition, and bands seeking publicity and photographic coverage contacted him. He became one of the official photographers at Woodstock 1969 and at festivals in Monterey 1976 and Miami.

In 1971, composer Jimmy Webb and he were almost killed in a plane crash. Webb was flying while Diltz was filming, sitting in the back seat. Both of them were seriously injured. The film, however, did not survive.

He has made no fewer than 200 album covers for many artists, including: Buffalo Springfield, The Lovin’ Spoonful, James Taylor (Sweet Baby James), Eagles (Desperado).

The most famous album cover is that of The Doors' 33 rpm record, Morrison Hotel. These photos were taken spontaneously while they were walking in Los Angeles. The front shows the band behind the glass of a hotel, the Morrison Hotel, at 1246 South Hope Street. Diltz asked the manager if they could take a photo, but he refused. Noticing that no one was at the reception, Diltz told Jim to go stand in the display window: 'And then I saw that the elevator light was on, and I said, “Quick, guys, go stand there!” I shot a roll of film, and no one saw us.' The iconic photo was taken. A few streets away, at 300 East 5th Street, Jim noticed a bar whose name inspired him to have a beer there. The storefront became the back cover of the album. About a year later, the café owner received a call from an Englishman asking for permission to use the bar's name because he wanted to create a chain called Hard Rock Cafe.

From 1966 to the present day, almost all groups and musicians have appeared in front of his camera: Jackson Browne, Eric Clapton, David Crosby, Martha Davis, Bob Dylan, Cass Elliot, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash, Keith Richards, Stephen Stills, Tom Waits, Neil Young…

Major magazines are using his photos for their covers, such as Billboard, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times...

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Diltz is the co-founder, along with Peter Blachley and Rich Horowitz, of the Morrison Hotel galleries in SoHo and Bowery (neighborhoods in New York) and in La Jolla (a neighborhood in San Diego, California). These galleries specialize in exhibiting rock 'n' roll art photography. He also displays his own work there.

Diltz is still active, notably for the Henry Rollins Show. He is among the 43 photographers invited to donate one of their prints for the 'FOCUS' auction organized by the New York-based foundation City Harvest, a food bank, in 2008.