Artist Talk: The Stories Behind the Photos with Rowland Scherman

Former Life Magazine photographer Rowland Scherman, who captured iconic photos in the fields of politics, music and entertainment in the 1960s and 1970s, will speak about the stories behind his photographs in his show 12 Portraits, on view at Falmouth Art Center through June 26.

Rowland Scherman began taking pictures in New York in 1958. He has done covers and photojournalism for Life, Time, Newsweek, Paris Match, Playboy and National Geographic. In 1969, he was voted Photographer of the Year by the Washington Art Directors’ Association. He lived in Great Britain for seven years, and there created the book, Love Letters, also taking time to herd sheep and work as a carpenter in South Wales. Scherman now lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his work includes landscape photography and portraiture.

This talk is free and open to the public. Donations welcome.

The Falmouth Art Center located at 137 Gifford Street in Falmouth is free and open to the public daily, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm; Saturday 10am to 2pm and Sunday 1 to 4pm. For more information, go to FalmouthArt.org or call 508-540-3304.