Hair-Darsteller und Studiofreund, München, 1968 (print 1992)

About the Work

The name Will McBride is inseparably linked with 'Twen', the prototype of all modern lifestyle magazines. The photographs taken by the photojournalist, who came to Germany as a US soldier in 1953, are part of our collective memory of the post-war years and the attitude towards life in the 1960s. The iconic photos of the actors from the musical 'Hair' in Munich date from the notorious year 1968. 'Hair' represented a high point of pop culture and the epitome of flower power. This photo - perhaps like McBride's work as a whole - stands for a spirit of optimism and the desire for individual freedom and sexual self-determination. McBride was not only someone who documented this, but also a contemporary eyewitness.