1969: The Year in Pictures

1969 is one of two books published this season by Contrasto that presents a montage of photographs from a specific year. The power of these photographs calls to mind the year's principal birthdays and highlights its key players. Among the events 1969 records are the moon landing, Woodstock, John and Yoko's 'Bed-In' and the VietnamWar; the debuts of Led Zeppelin, Genesis and David Bowie; the films The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Easy Rider; and the births of such contemporary icons as Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston, Christian Slater, Jack Black and Tanita Tikaram.