Under the Influence: Photography and the Lure of Soho

John Deakin
9781908970152 / 1908970154
Under the Influence

Under the Influence: Photography and the Lure of Soho

John Deakin
9781908970152 / 1908970154
Publisher Art/Books Publishing 2014
Edition Hardcover , 176 Pages
Genres Portrait photography , Street photography , Fashion photography
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Publisher's description

John Deakin (1912-1972) was one of London’s greatest postwar photographers, renowned for his penetrating portraits, haunting street scenes and inventive fashion work. Though recognized as a genius by both peers and rivals, he was prodigal and careless with his talent. He flourished briefly at Vogue, but the lure of nearby Soho with its pubs, clubs and subterranean watering holes led him away from regular employment. Loved and loathed in equal measure, Deakin was a legendary member of the quarter’s bohemian crowd of artists and misfits including the painters Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, the writers Dylan Thomas and Jeffrey Bernard, and Muriel Belcher, proprietor of the fabled drinking den the Colony Room. This volume explores the hidden corners and colorful characters of this notorious London scene as captured by Deakin. With dozens of his most compelling images, letters and contact sheets, it is an evocative record of life in and around 1950s and 1960s Soho.

Specifications

Book title Under the Influence
Subtitle Photography and the Lure of Soho
Photographer John Deakin
ISBN 10 1908970154 / 1-908970-15-4       
ISBN 13 9781908970152 / 978-1-908970-15-2
Publisher Art/Books Publishing
Publish date Aug 2014
Publish year 2014
Genre Portrait photography Street photography Fashion photography
Book format Hardcover
Pages 176 Pages
Dimensions 24,25 x 29,25 cm / 9.5 x 11.5 inches

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