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In Session At The Columbia Records 30th Street Studio Opens in SoHo

Morrison Hotel Gallery Presents "In Session At The
Columbia Records 30th Street Studio"

First Exhibition Featuring Fine Art Prints From Sony BMG's Photography
Archive Icon Collectibles Opens July 18 In NYC

On July 18 the Morrison Hotel Gallery's Soho Loft at 116 Prince Street, NYC will offer the first fine art photography exhibit drawn from the extensive Sony BMG archive. "In Session at the Columbia Records 30th Street Studio" will feature candid, in the studio photographs taken mostly by Columbia Records' in house photographer Don Hunstein, at its legendary 30th Street Studio in New York City. The exhibit will feature over 30 limited edition fine art silver gelatin prints many of them never before seen of singular figures such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali, and Charles Mingus among others.

In 1949, an abandoned Armenian Greek Orthodox church at 207 East 30th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, was transformed into one of the world's greatest recording studios, where some of the most dynamic and enduring records were created. From Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" to Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story," from Miles Davis'"Kind Of Blue" to Glenn Gould's interpretations of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the 30th Street Studio provided a distinctive ambiance, featuring a kaleidoscope of sublime sonic qualities unparalleled in the recording industry.

Though the building itself was demolished, "In Session" frames the momentous occasions that occurred within the 30th Street Studio walls and allows fans to hold on to them forever.

Each print to be featured in this exhibit was meticulously hand selected by the Morrison Hotel Gallery and Sony BMG's ICON Collectibles, and represents a piece of musical history. Prints by Don Hunstein are numbered and signed by the photographer, who still lives in New York. Prints will also be available for sale at www.morrisonhotelgallery.com.

Exhibitions

Henry Diltz Online Exhibition and Sale

In the world of rock n’ roll photographers, there are none as extraordinary as Henry Diltz. A founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz is as much at home as a musician on tour, as he is a visual historian of the last four decades of popular music. The rapport he’s developed with his musician friends, along with his down-to-earth-grin and frequent laugh, enables him to capture the candid shots that convey a rare feeling of trust and intimacy with his subjects

For Diltz, the pictures began with a $20 second-hand Japanese camera purchased on tour with the Modern Folk Quartet. When MFQ disbanded, he embarked on his photographic career with an album cover for The Lovin’ Spoonful. Despite his lack of formal training, Diltz easily submerged himself in the world of music: the road, the gigs, the humor, the social consciousness, the psychedelia, the up and down times.

For over 40 years, his work has graced hundreds of album covers and has been featured in books, magazines and newspapers. His unique artistic style has produced powerful photographic essays of Woodstock , The Monterey Pop Festival, The Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jimi Hendrix and scores of other legendary artists. Diltz continues his distinguished career, generating new and vibrant photographs that inspire the rock n’ roll fan in each of us. Henry Diltz is a partner in, and is exclusively published and represented by the Morrison Hotel Gallery.

“This is not history, this is evidence!”
- Glenn Frey, Eagles

“I’m the drummer, you’re the photographer, it’s as simple as that.”
- Ringo Starr

“Early on in his career, Henry mastered the art of capturing the moment. What he has proved over the decades is the illusive art of capturing life”
- Gerry Beckley, America

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Joseph A. Rosen Brings the Blues to Morrison Hotel

Joseph A. Rosen is a working professional photographer based in New York City. He regularly free-lances for major corporations as well as national and local publications. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time and Sports Illustrated.

Joe received his BA in Photography and Related Studies from Carnegie-Mellon University. He returned there as an instructor of Photography in the Department of Art. Later he went on to be a photojournalist at both the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Pittsburgher magazine. After moving back to New York he held staff positions at Carl Byoir and Associates and Chacma, Inc. where he photographed locally and internationally for clients such as American Express, Reynolds Metals, Sesame Street and numerous others before going free lance.

In 2002 Joe was awarded the Keeping the Blues Alive in Photography and Art Award from the Blues Foundation of Memphis TN, for his “significant contribution to the Blues world.” In 2005 Joe received a Single Image Merit Award from Black & White magazine.

He also has a long standing relationship with many of the record labels producing Blues, Jazz and roots related music. His work has graced the covers of dozen of CDs including artists such as Big Joe Turner, Solomon Burke, Lou Donaldson and Buckwheat Zydeco among others.

Joe is a contributing photographer for both Living Blues and Blues Revue magazines. He has done cover photography of Mavis Staples, Buddy Guy, Etta James, the Holmes Brothers, Ike Turner and Bettye Lavette for these publications, in addition to the frequent appearance of his photos inside the magazines.

Like many of his generation, he became enamored of the Blues in the “Blues Boom” of the late sixties. By the mid seventies he was hosting a Blues radio show. Being a Blues fan, a Blues DJ and a professional photographer naturally lead to his photographing the music. In 1976 he made a pilgrimage to see Muddy Waters. It was a life changing experience. Since then has he photographed Blues at every opportunity. This has lead to the creation of an ever growing archive of Blues photographs that appear regularly all over the world.

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