"In this public celebration of the Wexner Prize, Leibovitz discusses her work with longtime friend Jann S. Wenner, the founder, publisher, and editor of Rolling Stone magazine. Their collaboration at Rolling Stone in the 1970s is legendary, but their subsequent—and independent—roles as interpreters and shapers of the social, cultural, and political history of America are just as interesting."
This event was absolutely amazing; it was like viewing an intimate conversation between two old friends. They talked about their experiences with icons like Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Mick Jagger and The Beatles. It was so interesting to hear about these people from a first-person perspective. Annie had gone on tour with the Rolling Stones early in her career and subsequently went on a bit of a bender, or so they alluded. Despite the obvious negative outcomes of the tour, both Annie and Jann agreed that it was ultimately good for her artistry because it allowed to get an insider's view of her subjects, a view which she strove for for the rest of her career. Annie also talked about the day Lennon was shot. She had been photographing him and Yoko Ono earlier in the afternoon and insisted that Lennon had never been more in love with Yoko. The following day, instead of running a cover of just Lennon as would be expected following a death, they chose to run of cover of the two of them together to honor Lennon's wishes that Yoko be in the photograph. There were several more stories like these, all equally enchanting. I swear I could have listened to them talk for hours. It was a really a unique perspective on our nation's history.
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