Although Robert Redford's career has spanned sixty years, the 1970s was very much his decade. He appeared in some of the most iconic films of the '70s, including All the President's Men, The Great Gatsby, and The Way We Were. He was photographed with some of the decade's most compelling people. He looked incredibly stylish in every shot. Here are 30 photographs showing just that.
Redford, who was trained as a painter, sits at a desk and writes in Utah in February 1970.
Redford photographed in New York in 1970.
Redford walks with his wife and kids outside New York's Sherry Netherland Hotel in June 1971.
Redford calls for silence on the set of The Sting in February 1973. Redford plays a young con who teams up with a more experienced one, played by Paul Newman, to pull off a big con on a mob boss.
Redford laughs it up on the set of The Sting with Paul Newman and director Roy Hill in 1973.
Redford enjoys a pint outside London's National Film Theatre in 1973.
Robert Redford photographed at a Frank Sinatra concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in October 1974.
Redford is flanked by Tim Wirth, a Democratic senator from Colorado, and Dick Lamm, the governor of the state, in Denver in October 1974.
Redford holds a case of Australian beer inside London's Heathrow Airport in April 1974. He was flying to Chicago after a visit to the U.K.
Redford with journalist Bob Woodward on their way to the book party for All The President's Men in June 1974.
Redford on his way into a cocktail party for Wayne Owens, a Democratic congressman from Utah, in Washington, D.C. in May 1974.
A photographer captures Robert Redford outside a New York City studio in January 1975. Redford was filming the spy thriller Three Days of the Condor.
Redford has a laugh during the filming of Three Days of the Condor in New York in February 1975.
Redford takes a break during the filming of Three Days of the Condor in New York City in January 1975.
Redford and Susan Sarandon laugh on the set of The Great Waldo Pepper, a film about a biplane pilot in the time after World War I, in 1975.
Redford attends the premiere party for The Great Waldo Pepper at New York's Rivoli Restaurant in 1975.
Redford and John Denver, both clutching cans of Coors, leave Redford's apartment in New York on their way to the premiere of The Great Waldo Pepper in March 1975.
Redford, who starred in the 1972 political comedy The Candidate, chats with then-presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in September 1976 in Georgia.
Robert Redford rocks aviator glasses inside a London studio in 1976.
Redford attends the premiere of All the President's Men, in which he plays the legendary journalist Bob Woodward, in Washington, D.C. in 1976.
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