PURE SIXTIES. PURE BAILEY. A SELLING EXHIBITION OF DAVID BAILEY’S ICONIC IMAGES OF THE 1960S, INCLUDING MICK JAGGER, JEAN SHRIMPTON AND MICHAEL CAINE
A selling exhibition of David Bailey's iconic images of the 1960s is on show at Bonhams, New Bond Street from 7th March until 7th April – celebrating the 50th anniversary of a decade that changed our cultural history.
Bailey has made his own selection of images, summing up a period of glamour and hedonism: "My selection for the exhibition is based on 60s icons - you know, all the usual suspects”.
Bailey has made his own selection of images, summing up a period of glamour and hedonism: "My selection for the exhibition is based on 60s icons - you know, all the usual suspects”.
Portraits of Mick Jagger, Jean Shrimpton, Michael Caine, Jane Birkin, Andy Warhol, The Beatles, and The Krays are among the twenty-one images on view.
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