About the Photographer
Greene, Herb
American, b. 1929
Herb Greene photographed rock musicians and other members of San Francisco's cultural milieu during the height of its creative productivity. Greene, a friend of many of San Francisco's most influential musicians, worked as few photographers have: not from the outside, but as a participant within the music scene he was photographing. Many of Greene’s photographs have become signature portraits of these musicians, including The Jefferson Airplane, Jeff Beck, The Pointer Sisters, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana, Sly Stone, and Rod Stewart.
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710A, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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American Beauty, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Ashbury Street Corner, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Bard & Michelle, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Big Brother and the Holding Company, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Bill Graham, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Billy K, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Billy K, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Blue Cheer, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2005
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Bob Weir, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Bobby, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Boy Dancing on Sidewalk, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Boz Scaggs, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Brent, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Broadway, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1987; printed 2006
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Charlatans, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Chartryp 1, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Chartryp 2, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Chartryp 3, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Clayton Street Corner, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Cop on the Beat, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Crown of Creation (Children of Photographer Tom Weir), from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Dan Hicks, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Dan Hicks, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Dark Star, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Dave Mason, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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Dead on Haight, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Dead On Haight, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Dylan and the Dead, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1987; printed 2006
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Ellen Harmon, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Gar Guy, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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GD & NRPS, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1969; printed 2006
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Girl and Fire Hydrant, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Girl on Mosaic Floor, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Grace Slick, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Grateful Dead, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Great Society, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Hello Brent, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Helms & Gurley, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Hipsters with School Kids, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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In the Dark, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1987; printed 2006
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J. Garcia, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1969; printed 2006
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Jack Casady, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Janis Joplin, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Jeff Beck, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Jefferson Airplane, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Jer, Bob 'n Mick, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1987; printed 2006
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Jerry Garcia, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1965; printed 2006
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Jerry Garcia, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Jimmy Page, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Laughin' Sal, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Led Zeppelin, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Looks Like Um, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Lydia Pense, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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Man in Cowboy Hat, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Man with Bow Tie, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Marty Balin, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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MG & JG, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Mickey Hart, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Mickey, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1969; printed 2006
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Mickey, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Monica Collier and Allen Cohen (Editor of The Oracle), from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Neal Cassady, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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NRPS, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1978; printed 2006
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Ohio to San Francisco, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Old Man Scowling, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Old Woman Smiling, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Old Woman with Allen Ginsberg, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Outside The Psychedelic Shop, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Paul Kantner, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Perfecto Garcia I, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Perfecto Garcia II, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Phil 'n Jer, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1987; printed 2006
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Phil 'n Jer, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Phil Lesh, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Phil Lesh, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1965; printed 2006
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Phil, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1979; printed 2006
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Philly! Billy! Bobby!, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Pig 'n Jer, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1966; printed 2006
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Pig at 710, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Pigpen and Phil Lesh, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Pigpen, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Pointer Sisters, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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Quick Silver, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Re Styles, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1971; printed 2006
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Rick Griffin, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2005
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Robert Hunter, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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Robert Plant, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Rod Stewart, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Ron and Jay Thelin (Owners of The Psychedelic Shop), from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Ron Wood, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Santana, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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Steve Miller Band, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Steve Miller, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2006
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Street Madonna, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Street Money I, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Street Money II, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Taj Mahal, from the "Acid Age of San Francisco Rock" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1972; printed 2006
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The Dead with TC, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Three Kids on Sidewalk (Day Trippers), from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Tom "T.C." Constanten, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1968; printed 2006
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Volunteers of America I, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Volunteers of America II, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Warlocks, from the "Brief Encounters with the Dead" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1965; printed 2006
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Woman Holding Grapes, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Woman with Guitar, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013
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Young Man with Cigarette, from the "Haight Street: Ohio to San Francisco" portfolio
Greene, Herb
1967; printed 2013