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Bright Lights, Big City

The cities of the 20th century thrummed like magnets, drawing in their populations from rural hinterlands and across borders and seas, their lights glowing with the promise of prosperity, fortune and fame. In Chicago and New York, people filled cafes, catwalks and discos; Swinging 60s London became the epicentre of youth culture; the 70s saw nonconformists of every psychedelic stripe make LA and San Francisco their spiritual home. In this pre-internet age, cities were the connective hubs, the centres of cultural transfer and emergent communities.

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  • David Bowie in New York City, in front of Tea and Sympathy, 1997 — Limited Edition Print

    Kevin Cummins
    G$741,200.00 - G$2,367,600.00

    English singer and songwriter David Bowie in New York City, in front of Tea and Sympathy, 1997. 16" x 20", 20" x 24", 30" x 40" Edition of 50 40" x 60" Edition of 30 Signed and numbered by Kevin Cummins Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Marilyn Monroe at a cocktail party, 1956 — Limited Edition Print

    Milton H. Greene
    G$1,612,800.00 - G$1,921,600.00

    Marilyn Monroe at a cocktail party at the photographer's family home in Beverly Glen, Los Angeles in June, 1956. The party included a host of reporters and press and was the first occasion Marilyn wore the iconic Nardiello black satin spaghetti strap cocktail dress. 20" x 24" Paper Size / 15" x 22.5" Image Size – Edition of 50 24" x 30" Paper Size / 18" x 27" Image Size – Edition of 100 Printed on premium Canson Platine Fibre Rag Inkjet Paper (310gsm). An archival pigment print offers exceptional depth, detail, and longevity. Each image is digitally remastered, signed, editioned, and embossed for authenticity. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. All images are printed at image size.

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  • Capital chic in London, 1960 — Limited Edition Print

    Norman Parkinson
    G$823,600.00 - G$2,058,800.00

    A model posing at a red stoplight is photographed in front of a passing London bus in 1960. Her knit hat and fur-lined coat foreshadow the unique style of what would become the Swinging Sixties: a youth-driven cultural revolution that took place in the United Kingdom, emphasizing modernity and fun-loving hedonism, with Swinging London as its center. Edition of 21 Stamped and authenticated by a representative of the Norman Parkinson archive C-Type Print

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  • New York, New York for Go Magazine, 1960 — Limited Edition Print

    Norman Parkinson
    G$1,235,300.00 - G$3,705,800.00

    Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle smile on the South Street Viaduct beneath Manhattan Bridge as part of a 1960 photoshoot for Go magazine. The couple was one of photographer Norman Parkinson's neighbors in his New York City apartment building. Edition of 21 Stamped and authenticated by a representative of the Norman Parkinson archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #2, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #3, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #6, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Lady Gaga in London, May 2011 — Limited Edition Print

    Greg Brennan
    G$494,200.00 - G$2,635,300.00

    American singer, songwriter and actress Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, photographed outside her hotel in London, May 2011. 16"x20" 20"x24" Edition of 25, 30" x 40" Edition of 12 Signed and numbered by Greg Brennan Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #1, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #4, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Bus Window series #5, Chicago, early 1960s — Limited Edition Print

    Ted Williams
    G$411,800.00 - G$1,358,800.00

    Discovered by Iconic Images in the expansive Ted Williams archive, these photographs of bustling mid-twentieth century Chicago streets have never been exhibited before. Edition of 25 Stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representative of the Ted Williams Archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Brigitte Bardot sits in the backseat of a car in New York City, 1965 — Limited Edition Print

    Douglas Kirkland
    G$741,200.00 - G$2,923,500.00

    French actress Brigitte Bardot sits in the backseat of a car in New York City, wearing a leopard print jacket in 1965. 16" x 20" is Open Edition 11" x 14", 20" x 24", 30" x 40", 40" x 60", Edition of 24 Digitally signed on the front, numbered, stamped and authenticated on the reverse C-Type Print

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  • David Bowie in a Singapore mall, 1983 — Limited Edition Print

    Denis O'Regan
    G$823,600.00

    British singer, songwriter and musician David Bowie in Singapore, 1983. Edition of 25 Signed and numbered by Denis O'Regan Archival Pigment Print

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  • Bernard Sumner of rock band New Order, photographed in New York City, 1983 — Limited Edition Print

    Kevin Cummins
    G$741,200.00 - G$2,367,600.00

    English singer, songwriter and musician Bernard Sumner of rock band New Order, photographed in New York City, July 9, 1983. 16" x 20", 20" x 24", 30" x 40" Edition of 50 40" x 60" Edition of 30 Signed and numbered by Kevin Cummins Gelatin Silver Print

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  • The Jam in West London for the cover of their album 'This is the Modern World', 1977 — Limited Edition Print

    Gered Mankowitz
    G$754,900.00 - G$3,355,800.00

    English punk rock band The Jam (Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton Rick Buckler) photographed in West London for the cover of their album 'This is the Modern World', 1977. 16" X 20", Edition of 25 20" X 24", 30" X 40", and 48" X 72", Edition of 50 Signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Queen Elizabeth II in Manchester, England, 1968 — Limited Edition Print

    Eve Arnold
    G$1,235,300.00 - G$1,852,900.00

    Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Manchester, England in 1968. Edition of 21 Printed on Cotton Baryta Rag paper and issued with a signed certificate of authenticity by the Eve Arnold estate The print is produced with the Arnold family’s approval by the experienced fine-art printer and restorer Danny Pope, whose work Eve Arnold herself personally endorsed The print is also annotated and stamped on the reverse

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  • Amy Winehouse on Princelet Street, Brick Lane in East London, 2003 — Limited Edition Print

    Charles Moriarty
    G$720,600.00 - G$1,647,100.00

    October 20th marks two decades since the release of Frank, the debut album by Amy Winehouse, one of the brightest stars in British music since the Millennium. Frank – its title both an homage to Sinatra and a description of the album’s lyrical tone – won Winehouse critical praise and an Ivor Novello Award. Its cover was captured by Iconic Images photographer Charles Moriarty, on an autumn night in East London in 2003. Edition of 20 Signed and numbered by Charles Moriarty Unframed and shipped flat C-Type paper

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  • The Jam in West London, 1977 — Limited Edition Framed Print

    Gered Mankowitz
    G$169,900.00

    Classic Covers: The Gered Mankowitz Collection For Record Store Day 2023, Iconic Images is thrilled to announce a new limited edition fine-art series celebrating classic album covers shot by renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz. With only 75 of each available, Classic Covers: The Gered Mankowitz Collection comprises unique, limited-edition vinyl-sleeve-sized prints – available framed and ready to hang. These atmospheric and expertly conceived images were created when Mankowitz shot the cover art for hotly anticipated and critically acclaimed albums. Each print comes with a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the photographer. An homage to the vinyl medium and a celebration of photography’s unique relationship with music, these Classic Cover prints make the perfect rare, collectible gift for lovers of sound and vision. British mod band The Jam lurk under London's Westway overpass in an outtake from the shoot for their 1977 sophomore album This is the Modern World. Over the course of their 5 years together, the band released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK. Edition of 75 Includes a certificate of authenticity, signed by Gered Mankowitz Archival Pigment Prints on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308 gsm

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  • The Yardbirds in London, 1966 — Limited Edition Print

    Gered Mankowitz
    G$761,800.00 - G$3,355,800.00

    English rock band The Yardbirds are captured outside Mankowitz's Ormond Yard Studio during a photo session in London in 1966. The band kickstarted the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, who left the band in 1965, his replacement Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, the latter two of which are pictured here. By a stroke of luck, this portrait also features the symbol of the British establishment striding past wearing his bowler hat, snapped between the legs of the singer Keith Relf. 16" x 20" and 20" x 24" editions of 50 30" x 40" editions of 25 and 50" x 53" editions of 24 Signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Hands Over Paris, 1960 — Limited Edition Print

    Norman Parkinson
    G$1,647,100.00 - G$3,088,200.00

    American fashion model Nena von Schlebrügge is photographed wearing a damson velvet hat by Pierre Cardin during a photoshoot for Queen magazine on August 31, 1960. The photoshoot featured Schlebrügge modeling in a helicopter flying over the Eiffel Tower. Edition of 21 Stamped and authenticated by a representative of the Norman Parkinson archive Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Kate Moss during a night out, 2007 — Limited Edition Print

    Greg Brennan
    G$617,700.00 - G$2,635,300.00

    Kate Moss is photographed during a night out at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden in London on the 16th of January in 2007. The British supermodel and businesswoman rose to fame in the early 1990s and has since become of of the most influential fashion figures in the world. 16" x 20" and 20" x 24" editions of 25 30" x 40" and 40" x 60" editions of 12 Signed and numbered by Greg Brennan Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Graham Coxon & Damon Albarn at Piccadilly Circus, 1994 — Limited Edition Print

    Kevin Cummins
    G$741,200.00 - G$2,367,600.00

    Guitarist Graham Coxon (left) and singer Damon Albarn, of English pop group Blur, are photographed at Piccadilly Circus Underground station in February of 1994. The alternative rock group was one of the most popular bands in the U.K. during the Britpop movement and helped popularize the genre through their albums and chart battle with rival band Oasis. Edition of 50 Signed and numbered on the front by Kevin Cummins C-Type Print

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  • Ice Cube at the 51st Street subway station, 1990 — Limited Edition Print

    Kevin Cummins
    G$741,200.00 - G$2,367,600.00

    Ice Cube is photographed at the entrance of 51 Street Subway station in New York City on July 23, 1990. The following year, the rapper would take on his first acting role in Boyz n the Hood, a film named after one of his famous 1987 rap songs. Edition of 50 Signed and numbered on the front by Kevin Cummins Gelatin Silver Print

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  • Jean Shrimpton walking barefoot, 1965 — Limited Edition Print

    Terry O'Neill
    G$926,500.00 - G$2,058,800.00

    Jean Shrimpton is photographed walking barefoot down on the set of the 1967 film Privilege, London in 1965. Shrimpton was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. Edition of 50 Digitally signed and embossed on the front, stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representation of the Terry O'Neill archive Gelatin Silver Print

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