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Posted on: January 19, 2017

Marietta Museum of History Announces New Exhibition

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January 19, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                     Christa McCay
                     Marietta Museum of History
                     770-794-5726
                     christa@mariettahistory.org
                     770-794-5710

EXHIBITION DRAWN FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE'S FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER, BARON WOLMAN

Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone Opens January 28th, 2017 through March 18th at the Marietta Museum of History

Immortalized by writers, filmmakers, and musicians from Stephen King to  Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, the cover of Rolling Stone magazine has embodied generations of popular culture. For artists, the cover is a coveted career achievement, and for many readers, it represents a fantasy realm of the rock-n-roll lifestyle. The exhibition Backstage Pass: Baron Wolman and the Early Years of Rolling Stone explores how the lens of one artist's camera captured and helped define one of the most important eras in rock-n-roll history. The exhibition opens January 28th, 2017 at the Marietta Museum of History where it will be on view through March 18th, 2017.

In the 1960s and 70s, Rolling Stone provided a national voice to the counter-culture movement, and gave readers unprecedented access to musicians before the days of personal branding. As Chief Photographer for Rolling Stone from 1967 to 1970, Baron Wolman pioneered a new genre of iconic rock photography. Backstage Pass gives viewers an opportunity to experience how the photographers and editors of Rolling Stone guided the creation of the "rock star" persona, from concert, to cover, to icon.

Through the exhibition's 35 framed photographs, contact sheets, and original Rolling Stone magazine covers, Backstage Pass presents an intimate view of a crucial period of cultural transformation in American history. Visitors will go "backstage" to see how photographic coverage of events such as Woodstock and The Day on the Green have contributed to our collective cultural memory.

Feeding the heightened political and cultural climate of the time, featured artists Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, and Frank Zappa came to represent generational ideals through music, words, and visual imagery. Taking an unobtrusive approach with his subjects, Wolman's techniques resulted in photographs and eventually magazine covers that capture a rawness and emotion of the artists and a generation. Together, Backstage Pass encourages our understanding of how images become iconic symbols of American history.

As Rolling Stone magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary, the Marietta Museum of History is pleased to be the first location in Georgia to host this exhibit.  The Museum operates Monday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm.  The exhibit is included in the price of admission, which is $7 for Adults and $5 for Seniors (55+) and Students.  Museum Members and Children 5 and under are free.

There will be a number of programs held during the run of this exhibit including Pop-In for Pop Culture nights, Remember When Club: Evening Edition, a Classic Rock Jam, a Saturday Speaks event discussing Beatles vs. Stones and Museum Mice tours for preschoolers.  For more information about these or any other Museum events please contact us at 770-794-5710 or check out our website at www.MariettaHistory.org.

Backstage Pass is curated by Ben Ahlvers, gallery director at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kansas. The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA), which sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to more than 100 communities across the country every year. M-AAA is the oldest nonprofit regional arts organization in the United States. More information is available at www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.

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