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Public Enemy in Hyde Park, London, 2 November 1987
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image Hahnemühle archival exhibition print.
Edition of 25. Hand-signed by photographer David Corio.
£155 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited edition photographic print shows Public Enemy in Hyde Park in 1987 - the year they released their groundbreaking debut album Yo! Bum Rush the Show, bursting onto the hip-hop scene and changing culture for decades to come.
Since he was 16 years old, pioneering photographer David Corio has built an unparalleled six-decade music photography archive. Corio has spent almost 50 years in recording studios, backstage dressing rooms and major cultural events, documenting the 20th century’s most groundbreaking musicians.
Please note that international buyers are responsible for paying any taxes or duties charged at the point of entry to their country.
Chuck D and Flavor Flav, Public Enemy (standing), Def Jam office steps, The Bowery, New York, 1987
20 × 16 in. (51 × 41 cm) print with 18 × 12 in. (46 × 30.5 cm) image C-type exhibition print.
Edition of 25, hand-signed by photographer Lawrence Watson.
£115 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
This signed, limited-edition print captures Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Flavor Flav outside Def Jam’s offices as they released their groundbreaking debut album in 1987.
Lawrence Watson’s portraits of music royalty have visually defined our favourite musicians for decades. For Print Matters, Lawrence shares an exclusive collection of limited edition, signed prints of his globally renowned work.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any image usage requests.
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Snoop Dogg, California State Prison for video shoot, Los Angeles, 1996.
20 x 16 in (51 × 41 cm) print with 14 x 14 in (35.5 x 35.5 cm) image C-type exhibition print.
Edition of 25, hand-signed by photographer Lawrence Watson.
£115 from every sale of this print is donated to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness (charity number 271028).
“We were shooting in this in-use prison in LA. I think I’m probably one of the only people who's shot Snoop Dogg behind bars.” Lawrence Watson
This signed, limited edition, exhibition-grade print of Snoop Dogg in California State Prison is a one-of-a-kind, career-defining image of one of hip-hop’s biggest characters and most-loved MCs.
Lawrence Watson’s portraits of music royalty have visually defined our favourite musicians for decades. For Print Matters, Lawrence shares an exclusive collection of limited edition, signed prints of his globally renowned work.
Print Matters exclusively represents the Lawrence Watson archive, please contact Print Matters with any image usage requests.
Please note that international buyers are responsible for paying any taxes or duties charged at the point of entry to their country.