Jim Morrison at Lagoon in 1967

[Utah] [1960s] Covey, Mikel [John Michael Covey]

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Beschreibung

33" x 44" print mounted on foam core. A bit dinged at the edges. Print made by the artist for Salt Lake Sixties show at the Art Barn. Commercial photographer and digital artist Mikel Covey was one of the first photographers in America to use digital technology as a creative tool. He started his career in San Francisco and then in Los Angeles as an advertising and fashion photographer. He moved to Salt Lake City in the 1980s, where he opened the creative firm O'Very/Covey with his wife. His clients have included Rolling Stone, Macy's, San Francisco Magazine, Architectural Digest, Ballet West, and WordPerfect, among others. In 1995, Mikel was named one of the top twenty photographers in the United States working in the digital realm by New York's Photo District News and several of his images were included in the First New York Society of Illustrators Digital Salon. Utah's long-running Lagoon amusement park in Farmington hosted a number of legendary musicians throughout the sixties. Jim Morrison and the Doors performed at Lagoon on September 8, 1967. The hugely popular hit "Light My Fire" was released earlier that year. According to The Deseret News (Friday, September 8, 1967), "Salt Lake City teens will get a glance at the group tonight when it appears at Lagoon with performances at 7 and 9:30 pm. Their single 'Light My Fire,' on Elektra records, was number one, both in SLC and in the entire nation; their album simply entitled 'The Doors,' will become the number two album in the nation next week, replacing the Monkees' and the Rolling Stones' LP's.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 66353

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Jim Morrison at Lagoon in 1967

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very Good