Bow Wow Wow pictured above is from Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present opened yesterday at the Brooklyn Musuem, composed of more than 175 works by 105 different artists, the mammoth collection presents rock photographers as an integral part of the music machine. Accompanying the exhibition is a fabulous coffee table book – put out by Knoft. More after the jump ……

Photography credits:

Pennie Smith//Paul Simonon/The Clash
Chris Stein//Richard Hell & Debbie Harry
Jerry Schatzberg//Frank Zappa
Maripol//Madonna
David Corio//Grace Jones
Marilyn Manson//Richard Kern
Kate Simon//Bunny Wailer
Albert Watson//Mick Jagger
Andy Earl//Bow Wow Wow, 1981