Robert Mapplethorpe

United States
Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

Dennis Hopper

United States
Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Dennis Hopper (1973)

Dennis Hopper

Kenny Jay Lane

United States
D C McJonathan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kenneth Jay Lane in his apartment in New York City, New York, USA (2003)

Kenny Jay Lane

Malcolm X

United States
Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Cropped)
Portrait photograph of Malcolm X (1964)

Malcolm X

Salvador Dalí

Spain
Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)
Salvador Dalí portrait with a flower and tiger pattern background (1939)

Salvador Dalí

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

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Influential people

Nicky Haslam

United Kingdom
Nicky Haslam
Interior Designer, Painter, Writer & Newspaper Columnist

Nicky Haslam

Jim Morrison

United States
Elektra Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Edited)
Portrait photograph of Jim Morrison (1969)
American Singer & Songwriter

Jim Morrison

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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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Granny Takes a Trip

United Kingdom
Elderly woman laughing whilst wearing 60s-fashion clothes
London fashion boutique

Granny Takes a Trip

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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