Simon & Schuster A Life in Focus Overview
A Life in Focus is a curated hardcover collection of art and photography from the personal archive of Graham Nash. In it, his life as a musician and artist unfolds in vivid detail. Best known as a founding member of the Hollies and the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, Graham developed a love for photography when he was a child. Inspired by his father, Nash began taking pictures when he was just ten years old. He went on to take his camera with him on tour with the Hollies and later CSN as well as CSNY. He has captured images among friends in Laurel Canyon and abroad. Many of his photographs depict intimate moments with family and close friends, including Joni Mitchell, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young. This volume presents these images alongside Nash's own reflections, as well as the stories behind the pictures and insight into his life.
Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee with Crosby, Stills & Nash and with the Hollies. He was inducted twice into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is also a Grammy Award winner. Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his multifaceted career stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of the past half century. His remarkable body of work, beginning with his contributions to the Hollies opus continues all the way to This Path Tonight (2016), his most recent solo album. The original classic union of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) lasted but twenty months, yet their songs are lightning rods embedded in our DNA. In addition to his string of solo albums, he has performed and recorded with David Crosby as Crosby/Nash. His passionate voice continues to be heard in support of peace as well as social and environmental justice. The No Nukes/Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) concerts he organized with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt in 1979 remain seminal benefit events. In September 2013, Nash released his long-awaited autobiography Wild Tales, which landed him on the New York Times Best Sellers list. In recognition for his contributions as a musician and philanthropist, Nash was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. While continually building his musical legacy, Nash is also an internationally renowned photographer and visual artist whose work has been shown in galleries and museums worldwide. His photography has drawn honors including the New York Institute of Technology's Arts & Technology Medal, an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, and the Hollywood Film Festival's inaugural Hollywood Visionary Cyber Award.
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- Simon & Schuster A Life in Focus (Hardcover)
Simon & Schuster A Life in Focus Specs
Author |
Graham Nash |
Publisher |
Simon & Schuster |
Publication Date |
November, 2021 |
ISBN Number |
ISBN 13: 9781647220549 |
Number of Pages |
220 |
Cover Type |
Hard |
Illustrations |
Yes |
Dimensions |
12.8 x 9.3 x 1.0" / 32.5 x 23.6 x 2.5 cm |
Packaging Info
Package Weight |
4.115 lb |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) |
13.4 x 10 x 1" |
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