Peace, Protest and Promise: Photography by Rowland Scherman
July 1 to 31, 2026
Sigel Gallery at the Falmouth Art Center
Musician Judy Collins, who became a good friend of Rowland Scherman, wrote of his “riveting portraits that make history come alive again—they tell of the joys and the tragedies, the triumphs and the tears, the great journeys we have known and felt deeply over these past five decades.”
Rowland Scherman was born in New York in 1937. He studied at Oberlin College and worked as a darkroom apprentice at Life Magazine.
In 1961, he worked as the White House’s Peace Corps photographer when that new program was begun by President John F. Kennedy, documenting the work of volunteers all over the world.
He became a freelance photographer in 1963 and his photos appeared in Life, Look, National Geographic, Time and Paris Match, among others.
He photographed many of the iconic musical, cultural and political events of the 60s, including the 1963 Newport Folk Festival; the March on Washington, D.C.; the Beatles’ first US concert; and Woodstock.
In 1966, he traveled with Robert Kennedy who was testing the waters for a potential presidential campaign.
He toured for a month with Judy Collins and was in the studio when Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded their first album.
In 1968, he won a Grammy Award for the cover photo of Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits.
A resident of Falmouth, he has continued to shoot portraits, fashion photography and photo essays.
Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm: A special showing of “Eye on the 60s” (88 minutes), a 2013 documentary about Rowland Scherman and his photographs. At Falmouth Art Center. Free and open to all.
