Jim Marshall’s Unseen Photographs of Johnny Cash

Hey, since his album Johnny Cash at San Quentin recently had it’s 50th anniversary we thought we’d re-publish this article:

Jim Marshall and Johnny Cash weren’t just artists — they were also close friends. After meeting in 1962, Marshall shot five album covers for the alt-country legend and together they created some of the most iconic images in rock ‘n’ roll photography.

Marshall, who died in March last year at the age of 74, also amassed over the years a collection of unseen photographs of Cash which have now been collected in the book “Pocket Cash.” Fittingly, it was one of the very last projects Marshall ever worked on, as he approved the final series just days before he died.

Included in the book are 110 photographs of Cash, which include the legendary picture of him flipping the bird just before performing at San Quentin Prison (you can read about the story behind the shot here).

Marshall’s new book also features an introduction by John Carter Cash, the only son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, as well as personal recollections by actors Billy Bob Thornton and Kris Kristofferson.

An exhibition of Marshall’s Cash collection, featuring 20 prints of the iconic images printed during the photographers lifetime (many of them never seen by the public), are currently being shown at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City.