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Woodstock photos wanted for upcoming Tampa exhibit

The Associated Press

Concert-goers sit on the roof of a Volkswagen bus at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair - popularly known only as Woodstock - at Bethel, N.Y., in mid-August, 1969. The three-day concert attracted hundreds of thousands of people, and became a landmark cultural event of the late '60s.

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Published: June 5, 2009

TAMPA - Where have all the flower power pictures gone?

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts wants to know and has put out a call for unique photos or memorabilia of the 1960s era of flower children, free love and Vietnam War protesting hippies.

The call is in conjunction with its fall exhibition, "Burk Uzzle's Woodstock and Other Americana."

The museum, at Jackson Street and Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa, is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the generation-defining event of August 1969: Woodstock.

"In this spirit, the museum is calling for your photographic memories or mementos, be they humorous, historical, political or simply conveying fashion and culture," a news release said.

Photos should be submitted to the museum by Sept. 1 for the show, which runs Sept. 17 to Nov. 7, and submissions should include names, mail and e-mail addresses and phone numbers as well as pertinent information about the photo or object.

Uzzle recorded on film the Woodstock phenomenon, capturing "the free — and often bizarre — spirit of American life," the news release said.

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