Punks, Poets, and Provocateurs. New York City Bad Boys: 1977-1982
San Rafael, CA: Inside Editions, 2015. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's photo-illustrated paper-covered boards, black endpapers, original photo-illustrated dust jacket.
First edition of late downtown photographer Marcia Resnick’s quasi-career summation, inscribed by her and co-author Victor Bockris. Resnick chronicled the downtown scene of the 1970s and 80s, taking portraits of musicians, artists, filmmakers, and writers, many of whom she mingled with at clubs like Max’s Kansas City, CBGB, and the Mudd Club, before luring them to her Canal Street loft to photograph. Her most celebrated body of work was her "Bad Boys" series of portraits of punk, beat and pop art luminaries. This compendium comprises her portraits and profiles by Bockris on her best known Bad Boy subjects, including Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Joey Ramone, René Ricard, Andy Warhol, John Belushi, and others. Inscribed in black ink to half-title: "To Lenny / with love / Marcia Resnick," and "Victor Bockris / Live in this! / Nov 10 2015 / NY." Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates; with an afterword by Anthony Haden-Guest and "cast of characters" index. First printing with complete number row to colophon. Fine in unclipped dust jacket. Item #13659
$125.00