Dennis Stock: the photographer who made America cool

For a novice actor in the 50s, Times Square was the place to go, and James Dean haunted the place. The Actors Studio, directed by Lee Strasberg, was in its heyday and just a block away when this photo was taken in New York in 1955 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

Louis Armstrong's last moment of concentration in the wings before performing in Philadelphia in 1958 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

Going ape on set in California during the making of the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes, in 1967 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

Stock had front row seats to the Woodstock generation of the late 60s. At 1968's Venice Beach Rock festival, in California, a concertgoer leapt on stage in front of the photographer, leading to this image Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

American gothic … Stock's portrait of a couple recreating artist Grant Wood's iconic painting in 1969 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

Fashion you can bank on at New York City's First National Bank, in 1961 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos

Bareback couple in Novato, California, 1968 Photograph: Dennis Stock/Magnum Photos