Before Easter After

Before Easter After is a collector's edition (No. 201–1,500), each numbered and signed by Patti Smith and Lynn Goldsmith. One of music’s most distinguished photographers and one of its most revered artists, Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith first collaborated in the mid-1970s. What followed was an intimate visual survey of a transformative Smith by a photographer whose images have since immortalized a golden era of rock ’n’ roll history. With hundreds of unseen photographs the book also features an introduction, lyrics, poetry, and text by Smith that reflect her own interpretations of this watershed period in her life. Before Easter After pays tribute to an influential creative partnership between Goldsmith and Smith that continues to this day, and serves as fresh proof of the unparalleled talents of two greats who have always challenged the rules of rock ‘n’ roll. Photo credits in order, beginning with the book cover:  Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith, Before Easter After. Courtesy of TAS