A feature on Gerding is included in ‘Celebrating The Rag,’ a book to be released during festivities honoring Austin’s iconic underground newspaper.
Photo by Belmer Wright published in The Rag, January 15, 1968.
AUSTIN — Lt. Burt Gerding was the best known face of Austin’s Red Squad in the ’60s and early 70s. He was omnipresent, often with his camera as shown in the photo above by Belmer Wright. The following post, a brief description to accompany Wright’s photo, will be included in a book, Celebrating The Rag: Austin’s Iconic Underground Newspaper, scheduled for release in October 2016. The book will be available at the upcoming Rag Reunion and Public Celebration of Austin’s historic underground newspaper, The Rag, that published from 1966-1977.
Celebrating The Rag will include more than 100 articles from the original Rag, accompanied by art and photography, including work by artists Jim Franklin, Gilbert Shelton, Kerry Awn, Trudy Minkoff, and Marie Valleroy and photographers Alan Pogue and Danny Schweers, as well as several contemporary essays reflecting on the history and impact of the paper. This is the second post of material to be published in the Rag book.
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