Ramones performing at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City, August 6, 1979, photographed by Bob Gruen. Vintage gelatin silver print.
Bob Gruen

Ramones, Performing at Central Park, New York City, 1979

Ramones
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About the Photograph

Bob Gruen photographed the Ramones performing at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City, on August 6, 1979. The full-stage composition captures Johnny, Marky, Joey and Dee Dee Ramone against the band’s monumental backdrop during the Dr Pepper Summer Music Festival.

This original vintage gelatin silver print measures 6¾ × 9½ in (17.1 × 24.1 cm). A rare vintage work from Gruen’s documentation of the Ramones and New York punk.

The Print Object details, provenance, condition & documentation
Photographer
Bob Gruen
Subject
Ramones
Collection
Bob Gruen Archive
Image Date
August 6, 1979
Location
Wollman Rink, Central Park, New York City
Object Type
Photographic Print
Print Classification
Vintage
Process
Gelatin Silver Print
Dimensions
6¾ × 9½ in (17.1 × 24.1 cm)
Edition
Rare
Curatorial Notes
Photographed during the Ramones’ performance at Wollman Rink, Central Park, on August 6, 1979, as part of the Dr Pepper Summer Music Festival. Asset a517294. Negative reference Ramones879_3-33a_1979.

A complete Archive Record, including verso documentation, authentication evidence, provenance details, and condition documentation, is available to qualified collectors upon request.

Bob Gruen
The photographer

Bob Gruen

American photographer whose images of John Lennon, Blondie, The Clash, the Ramones, and New York's downtown music scene helped define the visual history of rock and roll.

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