The Most Iconic Photos of the 1960s
The Most Iconic Photos of the 1960s (The PBH Network)
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Iconic Photos Of The 1960s: Guerrillero Heroico, 1960
Guerrillero Heroico or Heroic Guerrilla Fighter is one of the most popular and stylized pictures of all time. Taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, the image is of the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara at a memorial service for victims of La Coubre explosion. It is often considered as the most famous image in the world and certainly lionized Guevaras person as it is the most reproduced image in photography.
Assassination of Japan Socialist Inejiro Asanuma, 1960
This picture was taken literally a second before the Japanese socialist Party leader Asanuma was stabbed to death on live TV by a right wing extremist. Photographer Yasushi Nagao, whose modest response was that he was in the right place at the right time, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the shot and became one of the iconic photos of the 1960s.
The Most Iconic Photos Of The 1960s: Burning Monk, 1963
Malcolm W. Browne captured this image of the Vietnamese monk, Thich Quang Duc, who set himself on fire to protest the Diem regimes ruthless persecution of Buddhists. The image, needless to say, captured the hearts and minds of millions world-over.
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Personally, I would have added this one - Ruby shooting Oswald. I was home watching live TV and saw this as it actually happened. I actually jumped out of my chair - did not at the time think of the consequences of that shot, which was the cause of many conspiracy theories.
Buzz of the Orient
What would YOU add as an iconic 1960's news photo?
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I would like to see a similar article for iconic photos of the 1970s. This is one that is burned into my memory, and had an effect on my feelings about the American government. Kent State - May, 1970
The 60's was a time of great upheaval in the U.S. and through out the world. There are many more that could be added Buzz.
Yes, I would add the photo of Oswald being killed by Ruby.
Link to iconic photos of the 70' s.
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Thanks for the link, Kavika. When I wondered about the 70s, my first thoughts (without seeing your link or any photos) were for the Kent State shot, the napalm girl and Nixon waving his "victory signs" in front of his departing airplane.
Sorry Steve, YouTube is blocked where I am. Perhaps you can tell me what you posted. Is it photographs?
The Napalm Girl is forever in my mind.
It was a video of Ohio by Neil Young. He wrote it about Kent State. I'm looking for photos to post though.
Good ones, Mike. Wasn't Paul wearing only one shoe and playing the album backwards the reason people thought he was dead?
Excellent choice, John.
How about the man from the U nited N ations C ommitte for L aw E nforcement?
"Napalm girl" is definitely an icon. I recall seeing a present-day interview with her a year or two ago.
Last night I watched "The Magnificent Seven" for the umpteenth time, wherein Robert Vaughn was one of the seven. I think the first time I saw him in a movie was one with Paul Newman in "The Young Philadelphians".
Here are two excellent related videos. The first one is of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech during that march:
The second video is not well known, but IMO it also really does capture the "flavour" of those times`-- very powerful:
Thank you Krishna, the King speech I know very well, but can you tell me what the second video is?
Background music: Mavis Staples, "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize". (Lyrics) . Film clips of civil rights demonstrations, including some of attacks on demonstrators. Also signs saying "White Only" and "Colored". (Amazing to see those signs that existed in the U.S.-- like those in South Africa under Apartheid).
Many people are only familiar with one civil rights song from that era-- "We Shall Overcome". But their are many others that were widespread, including "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize".(Because of the important role of black churches in their community at that time most civil rights songs were actually religious songs with new words. The Civil Rights song "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" was originally the religious song Keep Your Hands on the Plow" ).
This is the best copy I could find.
Yes, he was in that one and in "Bullitt" with Steve McQueen.
As a folk music devotee during the 60s I'm familiar with many civil rights broadsides. As for the "coloured only" signs, when I was in my mid-teens and during my first visit to Miami, I recall being in a department store, saw a drinking fountain with a sign "Coloured only" over it. (Actually, it wasn't in Canada so it was really spelled "Colored only".) I think it was my very first taste of that kind of racial discrimination against blacks. I was already with anti-Semitism. ("No dogs or Jews allowed")
Here's a famous one :
Actually there are a lot of pics of Dylan during the 60s - but are there any that are truly iconic, or could have qualified for a Pulitzer?
His High School photo?
This one was iconic to me-- It was in Life magazine, I think. A picture of the Berlin Wall. It scared me, then, and was the reason that my father was called up to serve in the National Guard. That changed our lives forever.
And this one, was on TV every night, or one like it. The Vietnam War will forever remain in my memory as a horrible time...
Probably those from some of album covers are amongst the best. But while there are some really good photos of a truly great musician (& poet!) none are as powerful as these.
I think its mainly because even the best ones show him either standing and looking at the camera, or walking along looking at the camera-- or playing the guitar and singing. Great music of course-- and some are really good informal "portrait" photography. But they are not a single significant moment in history-- nor are they quite as powerfully dramatic in the way that these others are.
I can't argue with that BUT have you ever seen another photo of Dylan wearing that expression ? I didn't think so ...
Can you say dichotomy?
Flower Power!
Peace and Love!
Lobotomy!
Oxy Moron!
I thought of that photo when I posted this article.