While We Were Getting High
Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images
$66.81
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2020
Summary
A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR
“To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of Cool Britannia… and it’s just as cool as you remember” GQ
Remember Britpop and the ‘90s through hundreds of its most striking images - with many seen here for the very first time.
Taken by renowned photographer Kevin Cummins, chief photographer at the NME for more than a decade, the images in this book…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788402200 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788402200 |
| Author: | Kevin Cummins |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Cassell |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.28kg |
| Dimensions: | 266mm x 198mm x 28mm |
About The Author
Kevin Cummins
Manchester-born Kevin Cummins has an international reputation as one of the world’s leading photographers and is famed for his iconic portraits of musicians including Ian Curtis, Bowie, The Smiths, Iggy Pop, Bjork, Debbie Harry, Bob Marley, Public Enemy, Patti Smith and Oasis. These photographs have appeared on magazine covers and in galleries and museums worldwide, including: Brooklyn Museum, Sydney Opera House, Pace Gallery, and other cities including New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Berlin, London, and Bologna. His work is included in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, V&A Museum and Manchester City Art Gallery.
Cummins had a 20 year association with British Rock ‘bible’ NME, where he created many of the best-known images in modern music history. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (arts) by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015. His monographs include Joy Division: Juvenes, Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering, Britpop: While We Were Getting High and Telling Stories: Photographs of The Fall.
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