Home/ Photographers/ Allan Tannenbaum

Archive

Photography · Collection

Allan Tannenbaum

29 available works

Allan Tannenbaum was born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1945. His interest in photography took root while he took a year off from Rutgers University to live in San Francisco in the mid-1960s, and he launched his career shooting the hippie scene and musicians like Jimi Hendrix. After a stint in the Merchant Marine, he moved to New York where he worked as a taxi driver and bartender while pursuing a photography position.

Landing a job with the SoHo Weekly News, then an eight-page giveaway newspaper, Allan served as the Chief Photographer and Photo Editor from its founding in 1973 until the publication closed in 1982. He documented New York art, politics, show biz, music, and nightlife, and is best known for his definitive coverage of the burgeoning New York City punk and new wave rock scene of the 1970s.

Since the mid-1980s, Allan has worked as a photojournalist covering news and features across the world, notably traveling to Kuwait and Iraq to document Operation Desert Storm. He has exhibited his fine-art photography worldwide and has published several books of his work including New York in the 70s (2003), John and Yoko: A New York Love Story (2007), and Grit and Glamour – The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s (2016). He continues to live and work in Manhattan.

Roberta Bayley Punk book limited edition 2002 documenting the New York punk scene

Roberta Bayley — Punk: The Book (Limited Edition Artist Book)TMPG·9446

Roberta Bayley Price on request

Television, CBGB, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Television, CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·2534

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

The Rolling Stones, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1975, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

The Rolling Stones, Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1975TMPG·9318

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Ramones, CBGB, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Ramones, CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·6550

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Patti Smith and John Belushi, Saturday Night Live, New York City, 1976, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Patti Smith and John Belushi, Saturday Night Live, New York City, 1976TMPG·3782

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Devo, New York City, 1978, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Devo, New York City, 1978TMPG·1014

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

James Brown, New York City, 1979, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

James Brown, New York City, 1979TMPG·7958

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Debbie Harry, Blondie, New York City, 1978, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Debbie Harry, Blondie, New York City, 1978TMPG·1622

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Talking Heads, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Talking Heads, New York City, 1977TMPG·1158

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Tom Waits, New York City, 1975, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Tom Waits, New York City, 1975TMPG·4486

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, New York City, 1974, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, New York City, 1974TMPG·1766

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Lou Reed, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Lou Reed, New York City, 1977TMPG·6310

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

David Bowie, Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1976, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

David Bowie, Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1976TMPG·4598

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Debbie Harry, Blondie, New York City, 1978 Ringflash, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Debbie Harry, Blondie, New York City, 1978 (Ringflash)TMPG·3462

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Patti Smith at home, New York City, 1974, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Patti Smith at home, New York City, 1974TMPG·7510

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Patti Smith, New York City, 1974, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Patti Smith, New York City, 1974TMPG·6582

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Mick Jagger, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1975, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Mick Jagger, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1975TMPG·0150

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

Patti Smith Group and John Cale, The Bottom Line, New York City, 1975, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.

Patti Smith Group and John Cale, The Bottom Line, New York City, 1975TMPG·7014

Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500

Select options →

View more works ↓

18 of 29 works

…02