The Morrison Hotel Gallery Presents Bruce Springsteen Photographs In "The River Collection&quot

Bruce Springsteen © Frank Stefanko/courtesy of Morrison Hotel Gallery

Thirty-five years ago, Bruce Springsteen released his fifth studio album, The River. It's become one of his best-selling albums and one of his highest certified studio releases. Currently, it's being commemorated by a lavish box set and The River Tour 2016. On January 22, Morrison Hotel Gallery in its Soho Loft located at 116 Prince Street will honor this seismic album with a time capsule exhibit and sale, "The River Collection." This show will feature photographs by the select few privy to documenting this landmark album, including lensmen luminaries such as David Gahr, Frank Stefanko, Jim Marchese, Joel Bernstein, Lynn Goldsmith and Neal Preston. The collection will be open to the public from January 22 to February 11. Preceding the official opening will be a private reception on January 21, sponsored by Macari Vineyards - a family owned and operated winery featuring world-class wines from the North Fork. The exhibit will also open in March 2016 at the West Hollywood gallery located in the Sunset Marquis Hotel. In 1985's biography, Springsteen by Robert Hilburn, the artist spoke of the transformative time surrounding The River album saying: "I finally got to the place where I realized life had paradoxes, a lot of them, and you've got to live with them." "The River Collection" features images handpicked by the Bruce Springsteen camp. These photographs will also appear in the booklet that is being released with The River box set, and the documentary film included in the box set package. Taken as a whole, the collection gives an unprecedented and comprehensive look into the recording, the period surrounding the release of the album, and the career transformation in the aftermath of The River.

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