David Hockney

United Kingdom
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David Hockney portrait (2017)

David Hockney

Peter Fonda

United States
Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Peter Fonda pictured in 1962 for his film debut in 'Tammy and the Doctor', released in 1963

Peter Fonda

Christopher Gibbs

United Kingdom
Christopher Gibbs

Christopher Gibbs

Jim Haynes

United States
Open Media Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
James Haynes (centre) on the TV discussion programme 'After Dark', with Andrea Dworkin (left) and host Anthony Clare (right) (1988)

Jim Haynes

Bruce Chatwin

United Kingdom
Viaggio Routard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Bruce Chatwin in a rural background (date unknown)

Bruce Chatwin

Chateau Marmont

United States
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Back side picture of the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA (2014)

Chateau Marmont

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Andy Warhol

United States
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Promotional photograph of Andy Warhol in Moderna Museet, Stockholm, posing in front of Brillo boxes before the opening of his retrospective exhibition (1968)
Artist, Film Director & Producer

Andy Warhol

Diane von Fürstenberg

Belgium
Christopher Macsurak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Diane von Fürstenberg at the end of her Fall/Winter 2013 show at New York Fashion Week, New York City, New York, USA (2013)
Fashion Designer & Entrepreneur

Diane von Fürstenberg

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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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Mustique Island

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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Crystal clear waters from the Gelliceaux Beach in Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2018)
Private island in the Caribbean

Mustique Island

The Cavern Club

United Kingdom
Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
External view of the reopened Cavern Club, Liverpool, United Kingdom (2012)
Live Music Venue

The Cavern Club

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