Welcome
to my Website... For over 30 years I've been photographing some of my favorite
musicians, and from my archives I'm selecting and exhibiting some of my favorite
shots. Enjoy, and come back often, this site will grow larger every week. Peace,
Michael Mendelson.
I am printing these on
an HP Designjet 130NR, 24x36 giclees. I also use the HP Designjet Z3100 photo printer. The phone number at the gallery
is 415 332 8815.
Press Release: Show is ongoing at the Sausalito gallery.
Artist: Michael Mendelson/Solo Photography Exhibition/35 Year
Retrospective.
Subjects: Legendary Musicians, Friends, and other Interesting
People 75 Photographic Portraits of people like Jerry Garcia, John Lee
Hooker, Little Richard, Bob Weir, Mike Bloomfield, Chrissie Hynde, Tito
Puente, James Brown, Paul Kantner, Neal Schon, Grace Slick, Carlos Santana,
Merl Saunders with Chet Helms, Wavy Gravy with Ken Kesey, Wynton Marsallis,
Eric McFadden, Noe Venable,Terry Haggerty, Buddy Miles, Jerry Miller...
.in concert and studio.
This is the beginning of my 500 portrait-series exhibition going to
the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and Bejiing, China for the 2008
Olympics. All Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees from these 500 portraits
will go to the Rock Hall for exhibition and archives. At last count
that number is over 50.
Gallery Phone: 415 332 8815
Press may contact me directly at 415 895 1576 for more info and images
to publish.
Thank you, Michael Mendelson
News & Updates:
I'm honored and delighted to announce that the Grateful Dead have chosen to use my photos of Jerry, Mickey, and Bob from 1982 for the new release, called "ROADTRIPS" volume 4.4. Sounds great, and I'm so happy my photos are still being appreciated, after almost 40 years.
Show is ongoing at the Sausalito gallery
The Michael Mendelson Archives
is pleased to announce a major retrospective exhibition of
"Photographs of Legendary Musicians, friends
and other interesting people"
35 Years of Documentary Photography
Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Neal Schon, Buddy Miles, Jerry Jeff Walker, Gregg Allman, Joe Pass, Ozzie Osbourne, Tito Puente, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, Benny Goodman, James Brown, Dave Mason, Bob Bralove and Tom Constanten, Luther Tucker, Noe Venable, Chrissie Hynde, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Vince Welnick, Etta James, George Clinton, Jefferson Airplane/Starship, John McVie, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Leslie West, Phil Lesh and David Crosby, Mickey Hart, Wavy Gravy, Warren Haynes with Allen Woody, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, Taj Mahal, Bo Diddley, Johnny Otis, Bonnie Raitt & the Wild Magnolias, and eventually 475 more.....
60 of these portraits are of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and are going to Cleveland, Ohio for permanent installation. All 500 are going to the Smithsonian.
The Michael Mendelson Archives presents Photographs of Legendary
Musicians Rock n Roll legends Jerry Garcia, Gregg Allman, Buddy Miles,
Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Winter, Chrissie Hynde, Jimmy Cliff, Mike Bloomfield,
Natasha James, Wavy Gravy, rare, photos, pictures, Photographs, images,
legendary, musicians, rock, rock n roll, stars, roll, bands, music,
history, blues, jazz, rock, psychedelic, scenes, night, clubs, legends,
portraits, guitarists, guitars, bass players, drummers, singers, vocalists,
sixties, San Francisco, 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson proclaimed that June 29th, 2006,
as "Michael Mendelson Day"... The Mayor's office asked me
if they could be at my reception for my show at the Mark Reuben Gallery,
to make the proclamation... This is me about 10 seconds after the
big moment... MM
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