300,000 Strong: Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Artist
Baron Wolman
(American, born 1937)
DateAugust 15, 1969, printed 2008
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions37.2 x 56.6 cm (image), 50.7 x 60.8 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2011.181
Label TextThe hundreds of thousands of concertgoers that descended on the Woodstock festival were far more than expected. Sullivan County, New York, declared a state of emergency. In the end the crowd numbered closer to 500,000, and food and sanitation facilities became inadequate. Then came the rainstorms. Despite the crowds and conditions, however, the festival remained remarkably peaceful. Two accidental fatalities were recorded, but there were also two births: one in a car caught in traffic and the other airlifted to a hospital by helicopter.ProvenanceDavid DavisOn View
Not on view
Arnold Newman
about 1978
