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16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin 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).
“I first met Ian Dury in my sister’s flat in Wandsworth in 1977. He was playing drums with Wreckless Eric, who was my sister’s boyfriend. I was 17 and Ian was 34. He was very friendly and encouraged me to take music photos. Artistic and knowledgeable with a unique sense of humour and a wicked laugh, Ian gave me a lot of confidence to do what I wanted to do. He often spoke in Cockney rhyming slang and having had polio from an early age, he sometimes referred to himself as a raspberry – raspberry ripple, meaning cripple. I was fascinated and thrilled to know him, and he also introduced me to graphic designer Barney Bubbles who was a big influence. I went to many of Ian’s shows. He was an extraordinary performer and there was always a sense of mayhem on the stage. He would invite me backstage to take photos, and this time showed me the Union Jack capping, newly installed across his lower front teeth.” David Corio
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.
16 × 20 in. (41 × 51 cm) print with 12 × 18 in. (30 × 46 cm) image silver gelatin 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).
“I first met Ian Dury in my sister’s flat in Wandsworth in 1977. He was playing drums with Wreckless Eric, who was my sister’s boyfriend. I was 17 and Ian was 34. He was very friendly and encouraged me to take music photos. Artistic and knowledgeable with a unique sense of humour and a wicked laugh, Ian gave me a lot of confidence to do what I wanted to do. He often spoke in Cockney rhyming slang and having had polio from an early age, he sometimes referred to himself as a raspberry – raspberry ripple, meaning cripple. I was fascinated and thrilled to know him, and he also introduced me to graphic designer Barney Bubbles who was a big influence. I went to many of Ian’s shows. He was an extraordinary performer and there was always a sense of mayhem on the stage. He would invite me backstage to take photos, and this time showed me the Union Jack capping, newly installed across his lower front teeth.” David Corio
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.