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Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser
Harriet Vyner
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Description for Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 350 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; ABQ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Heni Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993010392
SKU
V9780993010392
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Ref
99-15
About Harriet Vyner
Harriet Vyner lives between London and Yorkshire. She is the author of 'Among Ruins', the co-author of Jools Holland's autobiography 'Bare Faced Lies and Boogie Woogie Boasts', and the co-curator of the exhibition 'A Strong Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser' at Pace London, 2015.
Reviews for Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser
"A fascinating slice of social history."
Lucretia Stewart, "Los Angeles Times Book Review" "More than any other figure I can think of, Robert Fraser personifies the Sixties as I remember them."
Paul McCartney
Lucretia Stewart, "Los Angeles Times Book Review" "More than any other figure I can think of, Robert Fraser personifies the Sixties as I remember them."
Paul McCartney