Keenan, Larry.

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Larry Keenan was a 1967 graduate of the California College of Arts and Crafts. There he was a student of Michael McClure, who in 1965 invited him to take photographs of his circle of friends. This resulted in numerous opportunities to photograph major figures of the Beat scene over the course of more than a year. He continued photographing poets, artists and musicians of the San Francisco Bay Area counter culture while a high school photography teacher, 1967-1970. In 1970 he became a professional advertising and corporate photographer, starting an award-winning career with clients ranging from AT&T to Genentech to Williams-Sonoma. (Source: http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/keenan/ ).

From the description of Larry Keenan, Jr. photograph archive [graphic]. ca. 1965-2009. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 424641649

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creatorOf Keenan, Larry. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Keenan, Larry. Larry Keenan, Jr. photograph archive [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Keenan, Larry. Larry Keenan, Jr. papers, 1963-2009. UC Berkeley Libraries
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associatedWith Balin, Marty person
associatedWith Cassady, Neal person
associatedWith City Lights Books. corporateBody
associatedWith Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008 person
associatedWith Dolenz, Micky person
associatedWith Dylan, Bob, 1941- person
associatedWith Ferlinghetti, Lawrence person
associatedWith Garcia, Jerry, 1942-1995 person
associatedWith Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 person
associatedWith Human Be-In (San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Kesey, Ken person
associatedWith LaVigne, Robert, 1928- person
associatedWith Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996 person
associatedWith McClure, Michael, person
associatedWith McDonald, Joe, 1942- person
associatedWith Monterey International Pop Festival (1967 : Monterey, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010 person
associatedWith Robertson, Robbie person
associatedWith Slick, Grace person
associatedWith Whalen, Philip person
Place Name Admin Code Country
California--San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
California--San Francisco
California
California--San Francisco Bay Area
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Poets, American
Artists
Beat generation
Beat generation
Beat generation
Beat generation
Gay pride parades
Hippies
Peace movements
Rock groups
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Birth 1943

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