Leee black childers photos
Rare Punk & Glam Leee Black Childers Photo Exhibit + Fashion
Submitted by the Event Organizer
Join us for the final weeks for the first U.S. exhibit of iconic photographer Leee Black Childers since his passing in 2014! Immerse yourself in the raw energy of the era through rare and never-before-seen iconic images. But that’s not all – get ready to explore one-of-a-kind glam, rock, and punk-inspired designer fashion like nothing else in San Francisco! Experience the fusion of punk and glam styles in a unique showroom.
The exhibit ends on March 14th, 2025, but we are open every Saturday 2-5 pm through March 8, showcasing a curated selection of Childers’ most impactful works, including some never-before-seen photographs that were carefully stored for decades. Visitors will experience rare images of music legends like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Siouxsie Sioux, the New York Dolls, Patti Smith, and members of the Sex Pistols.
These powerful photographs offer an authentic glimpse into the raw energy of the punk and glam eras. These are numbered and stamped by the estate, with certificates of authenticity, with limited prints at an extremely affordable price! The prints hanging on the walls for sale are numbered 1 of 100 (!) and will be the most valuable. Do not miss your chance to own an affordable piece of rock ‘n’ roll history! Additional prints will be available for purchase, shipped from London.
Appointments can be made 7 days a week to shop the works and the Punk Majesty Showroom– San Francisco’s first and only Punk & Rock ‘n’ roll showroom, which carries custom sustainable designer clothing, accessories, art, photography, rock ‘n’ roll vintage, and upcycled furniture. For appointments, text/call 415-669-0183.
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1124 Sutter St (between Polk & Larkin)
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The Leee Black Childers interview
(c) Lee Sobel, 2011 - Previously unpublished
In 2011, I was working on a book about New York City in the 1970's that I never completed and interviewed Leee Black Childers (July 24, 1945-April 6, 2014) who had worked with Warhol, Bowie, Jayne County and was the manager of the notorious band Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers and later Levi and the Rockats. He was an amazing photographer too. This interview has never been published and, sadly, Leee, who was a delight when I interviewed him, passed away three years after this interview in 2014.
Being a teenager in New York City in the 70's, I was lucky enough to see the amazing Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers play Max's Kansas City numerous times. Many years later I had the honor of selling the memoirs for band member Walter Lure and I highly recommend that book if you want to know what it was like to be a Heartbreaker. This interview will give you a little insight into what it was like to manage this band, as well as all the other fascinating aspects of Leee's career.
For some reason, two memorable things that Leee told me were lost from our interview: before he managed Johnny Thunders, back when Johnny was in The New York Dolls, Leee's nickname for Johnny was "Wig Store" because Johnny's hair was so big that Leee thought Johnny was wearing like twelve wigs on his head. The other story that disappeared was Leee telling me how much he loved Sid Vicious when he first met him in London and that he thought there was no way Sid could have killed Nancy because Sid appeared to be a very sweet person, who may or may not have been confused about his own sexuality.
Iggy Pop with Leee Black Childers
Johnny Thunders, Nils Stevenson and Leee Black Childers
Admittedly, this is not the greatest interview. If all it does is make people who don't know who Leee was go look him up and learn more about him, then I'll Soho was Leee Back Childers favourite place. It is fitting that his first solo show UK show since 2012 should be at Cuts, 41 Frith Street, Soho. The show includes pictures that have been found after his death and not previously shown in a solo show before. The exhibition spans Leee’s amazing life from being part of Andy Warhol’s Factory to being tour manager for David Bowie and Iggy Pop to bringing his band the Heartbreakers over to join the Anarchy Tour with the Sex Pistols. Leee Black Childers was a great photographer because he was always more than just a photographer. Even if he had never taken a photograph, he would have been an important historic figure, but fortunately for us he did. Most photographers have good working relationships with their subjects, but few have managed, created, partied and lived with their subjects like Leee. This gives his photographs a unique sense of intimacy and sincerity. Nobody else was as close to the Warhol Superstars as Leee, or helped Bowie create his Ziggy Stardust persona or photographed Debbie so much before she was Blondie or partied with as many drag queens, rent boys, pick pockets, junkies and punks and captured their enduring images as well as Leee. The fact that Leee’s pictures have not been over exposed to the public like some of his contemporaries makes them all the more exciting for a new audience and his historical significance as a music manager and Warhol figure give them an extra layer of credibility. All the rock photographs in the exhibition are estate stamped and limited editions.our history
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