While We Were Getting High: Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images - Hardcover

Cummins, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1788402200 ISBN 13: 9781788402200

Publisher: Cassell, 2020

Synopsis

A photographic portrait of Britpop, featuring the most iconic bands of the genre, with many never-before-seen images.

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About the Author

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 for Octopus include Joy Division: Juvenes, Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering, Britpop: While We Were Getting High Telling Stories: Photographs of The Fall and David Bowie: Mixing Memory & Desire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788402200
• ISBN 13: 9781788402200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256