ArtShow: The Lennon Years, Photographs By Susan Wood

Photographer Susan Wood captures a decade of time through a retrospective exhibition of photographs, from the vibe on the street to icons in the arts, music, fashion, literature, and politics, the impact of which molded a generation. Wood's candid style tells the story of the times — the changing times — in a visual narrative that distills the mood of an era in American history. Presented by the East Hampton Historical Society and curated by Irish photographer Deirdre Brennan, "Right On! The Lennon Years, Photographs by Susan Wood 1968 – 1978" will be on display to the public for the first time at the Mulford Farm Museum. "I came of age in Ireland looking at images of New York in the 1970s: the mood, the clothes, the films, and TV series. In curating Susan's work, I wanted to show the breadth of the subject matter Susan has covered, and of course to include the years that she photographed John and Yoko — the Lennon years," said Brennan. "Susan's images during this period are synonymous with the 1970s." Susan Wood's editorial, advertising, and fashion photography has appeared in titles such as Look, Vogue, People, The New York Times and New York Magazine. She is known for her portraits of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Susan Sontag, and Diane von Furstenberg; her candid images of art and political personalities, such as Jane Fonda, Daniel Ellsberg, Teddy Kennedy, and Tom Wolfe, and fashion phenoms such as Ralph Lauren and Gloria Vanderbilt as well as models before there were super-models, such as Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley, and the original Bond Girl, Maud Adams. An opening reception for "Right On! The Lennon Years, Photographs by Susan Wood 1968 – 1978" will be held at the historical barn at the Mulford Farm Museum on Saturday, August 8, from 4 to 7 PM. The exhibition is on display through October 18.

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