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Item Details
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GROOVY BOB
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROBERT FRASER |
| By: |
Harriet Vyner |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0993010393 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780993010392 |
| Publisher: |
HENI PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
9 May, 2016 |
| Pages: |
284 |
| Description: |
Acclaimed on first publication, 'Groovy Bob' is the cult biography of hedonistic gallery owner Robert Fraser and a dazzling evocation of 1960s culture and counter-culture. Taste-maker, heroin addict and promiscuous homosexual, Fraser astonished London with the artists he introduced, including Warhol, Blake, Haring, Oldenburg and Basquiat. |
| Synopsis: |
Acclaimed on first publication, Harriet Vyner's 'Groovy Bob' is the cult biography of hedonistic gallery owner Robert Fraser and a dazzling evocation of 1960s culture and counter-culture.Taste-maker, heroin addict and promiscuous homosexual, Fraser astonished London with the artists he introduced: Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Claes Oldenburg, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Told through the voices of those who knew him best-Paul McCartney, Richard Hamilton, Mick Jagger, Bridget Riley, Keith Richards, Kenneth Anger, Malcolm McLaren and Vyner herself-'Groovy Bob' is a brilliant biography and a searing portrait of the most exhilarating period in post-war British social history. This republication features a new afterword by the author and colour plates including works from the major exhibition A 'Strong Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser', curated by Vyner and Brian Clarke at Pace London, 2015. |
| Illustrations: |
20 colour & 30 b/w |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Heni Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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