American Royal Arts

Peter Simon Collection

Peter Simon has captured the Baby Boomer era through his journey in life. He is one of the few photographers out there that LIVED what he photographed. He has defined for America the Reggae culture, lifestyle and music. He has traveled and chronicled the Grateful Dead on assignment for Rolling Stone, shot album covers for James Taylor and Carly Simon, he shot the famous Madison Square Garden "No Nukes" Concert traveled and chronicled the New York Mets. Peter Simon has published ten books including "Reggae Bloodlines" (Bob Marley and Reggae Music) and "Playing in the Band" (The Grateful Dead). His life's journey was told in the coffee table book "I and Eye - Pictures of My Generation. He has had his work published in The Village Voice, The Cambridge Phoenix, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek, New York Magazine and the New Age Journal. Peter is the photo editor and co-author to the new Raggae book "Roger Steffen's and Peter Simon's Reggae Scrapbook". Peter has photographed the best of the best in the arena of classic rock - Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Band, Sting, The Police, Muddy Waters and the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 among others. The causes, the celebrities and defining moments of the Baby Boomer Generation have all been captured by Peter Simon's camera in the course of his journey from the 1960's to today. The Peter Simon Collection "the Lens of a Generation is a portfolio of artwork that highlights his life long devotion and appreciation of Reggae Music and Bob Marley as well as his documented work with the Grateful Dead. All images are hand signed and hand titled by Mr. Peter Simon. There are 11 images in the inaugural canvas edition. Each piece is on themed gallery Wrapped high quality 60/40 cotton poly long life canvas. Each Fine Art Giclee is created with pigmented 100 year inks, the longest lasting in the industry. Each piece is an edition size of only 175 pieces (17 Artist Proofs and 17 Publishers Proofs are also available. The collection also consists of 4 Paper pieces created from the master wholly owned negative and printed on imported acid free Somerset Rag hand made paper from the UK. Each piece is printed using long life imported inks in a process that utilizes over 3 million drops of ink per second to create these Fine Art Giclees. The edges are individually hand torn to create a Fine Art deckled edge. The editions are limited to only 275 pieces with 27 Artist Proofs and 27 Printer Proofs available. Peter Simon lives on Martha's Vineyard with wife Ronni and their son Willie and his monumental music collection of books and CD's. Peter is a leading photographer on Martha's Vineyard and his work on the landscape and the Island cam be seen everywhere on the Island. He lectures on his career across the US, dabbles in putting together Vineyard music compilations for companies like Rhino Records and is still taking photos to document his life's journey.

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Crazy Fingers
This is an outstnding image of Jerry Garcia in concert at Radio City Music Hall on Halloween Night in 1980. This concert was recorded for the "Dead Set" album. This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Tie Dye" themed gallery wrapped high quality 60/40 cotton poly long life canvas. This...
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Touch of Gray
A definitive in concert shot of Mr. Jerry Garcia taken by Peter Simon at the historic Radio City Music Hall concert in 1980 that resulted inthe "Dead Set" live album. This is an exceptional close up of one of Jerry's famous guitars. This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Tie...
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Jerry
This is an image of Jerry Garcia practicing backstage at the Palladium in New York City in 1977. This was part of the 1977 tour Peter Simon Chronicled for Rolling Stone Magazine. This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Tie Dye" themed gallery wrapped high quality 60/40 cotton poly long...
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Love the One You're With
Outstanding moment in time. Stephen Stills on stage with Jerry Garcia in 1983 in New Jersey at the Brendan Byrne Arena (The Meadowlands) at a grateful Dead Concert. Very rarely seen image of two guitar giants.This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Tie Dye" themed gallery wrapped high quality 60/40...
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Playing in the Band
A series of "joint passing" photos of Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart and Phil Lesh taken by Peter Simon when he covered the tour in 1977/78 for Rolling Stone Magazine. This photo was taken in 1978 at the historic Boston Garden.This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Tie Dye" themed gallery...
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The Other Ones
Peter Simon shot that shows the Grateful Dead in a very rare group pose. Taken Off stage at the Boston Garden this was a very hard thing to accomplish. The title the "Other One's" is reference to Kieth and Donna Godchaux who were in the band at the time...
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Dead in Boston
Trio of in-concert images of the Grateful Dead plahing in Boston at the Psychedelic Supermarket in Kenmore Square Boston. This was the first time Peter Simon saw the Dead live and the night that changed his life. Early images of Garcia, Lesh, Kreutzeman, Hart, Weir and Pigpen. This Limited Edition...
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Backstage Recreation
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Peter Tosh backstage at NBC for a Saturday Night Live appearance to sing "You Gotta Walk and Don't Look Back" in December of 1978. This image is in Peter Simon's coffee table book "I and Eye" on page 135. This Limited Edition Giclee is on...
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One Love
A sequence of three Bob Marley photos taken by Peter Simon at a Bob Marley and Wailers historic peace concert. This trio of images is taken from a 1978 concert given in Jamaica. This is one of the most important and historic concerts ever given by Bob Marley as it...
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Exodus
Bob Marley and The Wailers in concert in 1976 at the Boston Music Hall. Notice the T-shirt Mr. Marley is wearing...an actual Bob Marley in concert T-shirt.This Limited Edition Giclee is on a "Reggae" themed gallery wrapped high quality 60/40 cotton poly long life canvas. This edition size is 175....
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