Evolution of The Woodstock Monument
Here are photos of the original marker commemorating the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, which took place in Bethel, NY in August of 1969. There is currently a grassroots movement to have the 4 musical acts that were inadvertently omitted from the current monument (Quill, Tim Hardin, Bert Sommer, Keef Hartley Band) included on a separate plaque which is to be mounted in the center of the monument. It will also contain the names of the 4 young gentlemen who organized and produced the event: Artie Kornfeld, Michael Lang, John Roberts, and Joel Rosenman. Lastly, the property owner, Max Yasgur, who gave the organizers of the festival permission to hold the event on his dairy farm after they were snubbed twice by the town of Woodstock and the town of Wallkill respectively, is also due to be recognized. The first 2 photos show the original plaque which was created by the town of Bethel and donated to the residents. This plaque was eventually stolen, so a “replacement plaque” was created soon afterwards. The monument pictured below is the 2nd incarnation of the marker. The artist, Wayne Saward, has his signature tag on a Belgian block embedded directly underneath the [...]