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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Johnson Clicks with Rockers
Edited by James Sullivan, Chronicle Pop Music Writer
Veteran photographer Pat Johnson isn’t one to blow his own trumpet, so
a group of his Bay Area friends decided they’d make sure his secret got
out.
“I’ve been shooting now for 25 years,” says the gregarious
and earthy 46-year-old Cleveland native. “So my buddies started pushing
me to get a show together. That was three years ago, and I guess I finally got
around to it.”
From Saturday through March 1, the Art Rock gallery at 1155 Mission St. will
exhibit “From Bowie to Bone Thugs: 25 Years of Rock Photography,” and
eclectic range of Johnson’s work in the entertainment business. (More
information is at www.patjohnson.com).
The show will feature previously released portraits and action shots of stars
such as Coolio, the Grateful Dead, Tupac Shakur, Mick Jagger, No Doubt and
David Bowie, many of whom were seduced by Johnson’s shameless love for
Cleveland within 10 minutes of meeting him.
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