The Seventies: A Photographic Journey

Never-before-seen images of the personalities who defined a decade. The seventies in America were a time of social and cultural ferment, and Ira Resnick was there with his camera to capture it all. For the first time, he is opening his archives to reveal hundreds of rare celebrity shots. Musicians like the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and the Pointer Sisters. Actors and comedians like Sissy Spacek, Jane Fonda, Steve Martin, and Gilda Radner. Politicians like Jimmy Carter and Jerry Brown. Athletes like Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. These breathtaking shots are accompanied by Resnick’s personal anecdotes about his legendary subjects. AUTHOR: Ira M. Resnick studied film at New York University before beginning a decadelong career as a professional photographer. A leading collector of movie posters, Resnick later founded the Motion Picture Arts Gallery, the first gallery devoted exclusively to the art of the movies, and authored the book Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood (Abbeville). Resnick is a trustee of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and served as chairman of the board from 1999 to 2005.