Andy Warhol

United States
Lasse Olsson / Pressens bild, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped / Edited)
Promotional photograph of Andy Warhol in Moderna Museet, Stockholm, posing in front of Brillo boxes before the opening of his retrospective exhibition (1968)

Andy Warhol

Kenny Jay Lane

United States
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Kenneth Jay Lane in his apartment in New York City, New York, USA (2003)

Kenny Jay Lane

Michael McClure

United States
Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Michael McClure during the video taping of 'Add-Verse' (2004)

Michael McClure

1968 Miss America Protest

United States
Jack Boucher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic City Convention Hall, New Jersey, USA (1992)

1968 Miss America Protest

Peggy Biderman

United States
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Peggy Biderman (left) and Jaimie Robinson (right) (unknown year)

Peggy Biderman

Bob Colacello

United States
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Bob Colacello at the '2011 Tribeca Film Festival' Vanity Fair party, New York City, New York, USA (2011)

Bob Colacello

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Nicky Samuel

United Kingdom
star
Portrait photograph of Nicky Samuel Waymouth [date unknown]
Fashion model

Nicky Samuel

Kenneth Anger

United States
Film by Kenneth Anger. Distributed by Impact Films., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Publicity image of Kenneth Anger on the set of his movie 'Scorpio Rising' (1964)
Filmmaker

Kenneth Anger

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At the heart of the sixties

Nicky Samuel met many key figures from the Sixties. Her memoirs capture the essence of the decade and a panorama of the sexual revolution and counterculture.

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Tilted hardback book cover mock-up of 'Nicky Samuel: My Life and Loves'

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Hotel Chelsea

United States
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Hotel Chelsea's façade in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (2012)
New York City Hotel

Hotel Chelsea

Mustique Island

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Megmcgriff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Crystal clear waters from the Gelliceaux Beach in Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2018)
Private island in the Caribbean

Mustique Island

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