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Billy Idol from the Knabe & Mankowitz collaboration, 1978 — Limited Edition Print

A special collaboration between Walter Knabe and renowned English rock and roll photographer, Gered Mankowitz. The sixth in the collection is Billy Idol, titled "Billy 78". This edition was created using a black and white photo taken in 1978 at the photographer's Great Windmill Street studio in London, while shooting Billy's band Generation X for their first studio album sleeve. Mankowitz shot a series of individual portraits on his large format camera, and this shot of Billy had a simplicity and power that has proved to be timeless. Mankowitz loved this shot so much that it was used as the flagship image for his first London exhibition in 1981.

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  • Edition of 220
  • Signed by both Knabe and Mankowitz
  • Heavy, tactile paper

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Gered Mankowitz

About the Artist

Gered Mankowitz established his first studio in Mason’s Yard in 1963, in what was to become the very heart of swinging 60s London. His skills and location brought him iconic clients like Marianne Faithfull, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix. Throughout his career, Mankowitz has contributed to many leading magazines, and has taken prizewinning images for the advertising industry.

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