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An open copy of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. The page features a photograph of L-R: Jeff Nuttall, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (lying down), Kate Heliczer, Harry Fainlight, Michelle Poole, Greg the Thief, prior to attending the last day of the Aldermaston-London Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament rally in Trafalgar Square on Easter Monday, 11 April 1966.

FROM THE HIP – Photographs by JOHN ‘HOPPY’ HOPKINS 1960-66

An open copy of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. The page features a photograph of L-R: Jeff Nuttall, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (lying down), Kate Heliczer, Harry Fainlight, Michelle Poole, Greg the Thief, prior to attending the last day of the Aldermaston-London Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament rally in Trafalgar Square on Easter Monday, 11 April 1966. Gallery:
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Male and female motorcyclists play the pinball machine and chat in a coffee bar, England 1964

Pinball and chat

Male and female motorcyclists play the pinball machine and chat in a coffee bar, England 1964 Gallery:
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A motorbike rider sits on his bike at the side of the road and chats with a friend, during a meet-up of bikers on the way to the Ace Café, circa 1964

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A motorbike rider sits on his bike at the side of the road and chats with a friend, during a meet-up of bikers on the way to the Ace Café, circa 1964 Gallery:
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A close up of electronics technician and Beat Generation collaborator Ian Sommerville during the press conference for The International Poetry Incarnation at the royal Albert Hall, London, June 10, 1965

Ian Sommerville

A close up of electronics technician and Beat Generation collaborator Ian Sommerville during the press conference for The International Poetry Incarnation at the royal Albert Hall, London, June 10, 1965 Gallery:
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Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965

Peter Orlovsky

Peter Orlovsky sits cross-legged on the floor of the apartment he shares with Allen Ginsberg, New York, 1965 Gallery:
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The Italian-American poet, publisher, actor and filmmaker Piero Heliczer relaxes in his underpants in his apartment in New York, circa 1965

Piero Heliczer in his pants

The Italian-American poet, publisher, actor and filmmaker Piero Heliczer relaxes in his underpants in his apartment in New York, circa 1965 Gallery:
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Members of the 59 Club bikers club queue at the counter and chat with the woman serving cups of tea at a cafe in Paddington, west London, circa 1964

Bikers at the counter

Members of the 59 Club bikers club queue at the counter and chat with the woman serving cups of tea at a cafe in Paddington, west London, circa 1964 Gallery:
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American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy holds a cup of tea and a cigarette, during the construction of Indica books and Gallery at Mason’s Yard, London, late 1965

Steve Lacy at Indica

American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy holds a cup of tea and a cigarette, during the construction of Indica books and Gallery at Mason’s Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery:
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A bearded young man shows off his many traditional tattoos whilst standing bare-chested in Tattoo Bill's parlour, Notting Hill, London circa 1964

Tattooed Man

A bearded young man shows off his many traditional tattoos whilst standing bare-chested in Tattoo Bill's parlour, Notting Hill, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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Automata artwork 'Silent John' by British artist and prankster Bruce Lacey makes farting noises in the audience during the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11 1965

Silent John by Bruce Lacey

Automata artwork 'Silent John' by British artist and prankster Bruce Lacey makes farting noises in the audience during the International Poetry Incarnation at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11 1965 Gallery:
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Artist and political activist Gustav Metzger holds a sheaf of papers in London, circa 1966

Gustav Metzger

Artist and political activist Gustav Metzger holds a sheaf of papers in London, circa 1966 Gallery:
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British artist John Dunbar smokes and gesticulates whilst surrounded by painting and decorating materials during internal construction of Indica Books and Gallery in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965

John Dunbar at Indica

British artist John Dunbar smokes and gesticulates whilst surrounded by painting and decorating materials during internal construction of Indica Books and Gallery in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery:
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Prior to attending the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: Jeff Nuttall, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (lying down), Kate Heliczer, Harry Fainlight, Michelle Poole, Greg the Thief

LSD Meets CND 1

Prior to attending the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: Jeff Nuttall, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins (lying down), Kate Heliczer, Harry Fainlight, Michelle Poole, Greg the Thief Gallery:
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Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission

Hoppy’s Happening

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery:
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A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up: shot in close-up

A Sideways Glance

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up: shot in close-up Gallery:
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A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses in a chair by a typewriter in half drag, including jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964

Hatless Transvestite

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses in a chair by a typewriter in half drag, including jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery:
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A naked male fetishist and sex worker holds his rubber suit in front of him in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London, June 1964

Naked Rubberman

A naked male fetishist and sex worker holds his rubber suit in front of him in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London, June 1964 Gallery:
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A male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London. He holds a whip, his chest is bared and his face is obscured by a home-made mask; London, June 1964

Rubberman Flexes His Whip

A male rubber fetishist and sex worker wearing his gear in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London. He holds a whip, his chest is bared and his face is obscured by a home-made mask; London, June 1964 Gallery:
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A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed and smoking, with rubber gloves and tissues in the foreground, London circa 1964

Cree the Sex Worker

A female sex worker in Notting Hill (Cree), lying on a bed and smoking, with rubber gloves and tissues in the foreground, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964

Line Of Lids

Male and female bikers laugh with each other by a shelf covered in motorbike helmets in the Ace Cafe, circa 1964 Gallery:
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A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964

I Am A Lady

A male transvestite in London's Notting Hill poses for the camera in full drag, including gloves, hat, wig, jewellery, dress and make-up, circa 1964 Gallery:
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Scottish novelist and author Alexander Trocchi sits at a desk in front of a typewriter in his apartment in London, circa 1964

Alexander Trocchi and Typewriter

Scottish novelist and author Alexander Trocchi sits at a desk in front of a typewriter in his apartment in London, circa 1964 Gallery:
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American Beat author William S. Burroughs is seated in an apartment in New York City in July 1965, smoking and gesturing with his left hand

William S. Burroughs in New York

American Beat author William S. Burroughs is seated in an apartment in New York City in July 1965, smoking and gesturing with his left hand Gallery:
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A male rubber fetishist and sex worker with his face obscured by a rubber balaclava stands in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London, June 1964

Rubberman 1

A male rubber fetishist and sex worker with his face obscured by a rubber balaclava stands in the kitchen of his flat in Notting Hill, London, June 1964 Gallery:
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American beat poet and author Allen Ginsberg points to the Royal Albert Hall from the steps of the Albert Memorial. In his left hand he holds a notebook with writing in it: photograph taken during the planning of the International Poetry Congress in June 1965

Allen Ginsberg Points At The Royal Albert Hall

American beat poet and author Allen Ginsberg points to the Royal Albert Hall from the steps of the Albert Memorial. In his left hand he holds a notebook with writing in it: photograph taken during the planning of the International Poetry Congress in June 1965 Gallery:
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A poster outside the Royal Albert Hall, London, advertising the following days' International Poetry Congress on June 11 1965, featuring photographs of the poets booked for the event

International Poetry Congress Poster

A poster outside the Royal Albert Hall, London, advertising the following days' International Poetry Congress on June 11 1965, featuring photographs of the poets booked for the event Gallery:
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A close-up of American alternative bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

A close-up of American alternative bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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A close-up of poet Harry Fainlight during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Harry Fainlight

A close-up of poet Harry Fainlight during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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A close-up of American actor and poet Dan Richter during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Dan Richter

A close-up of American actor and poet Dan Richter during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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British author, bookseller and founder of Indica Books and Gallery Barry Miles, photographed surrounded by painting and decorating materials in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965

Barry Miles

British author, bookseller and founder of Indica Books and Gallery Barry Miles, photographed surrounded by painting and decorating materials in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery:
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A close-up of Austrian writer, experimental poet, and translator Ernst Jandl during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Ernst Jandl

A close-up of Austrian writer, experimental poet, and translator Ernst Jandl during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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A close-up of Finnish poet and translator Anselm Hollo during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Anselm Hollo

A close-up of Finnish poet and translator Anselm Hollo during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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British artist John Dunbar photographed surrounded by painting and decorating materials during internal construction of Indica Books and Gallery in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965

John Dunbar at Indica

British artist John Dunbar photographed surrounded by painting and decorating materials during internal construction of Indica Books and Gallery in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965 Gallery:
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Copy of a newspaper advertisement for the UFO club at 31 Tottenham Court Road. Text reads: Beautiful Sound Light Touch StarEye BodyTaste Everyone Is Saying SoÉ UFO Now-All Night-Till The First Trains Run ¥ Feature Movie

UFO Advert

Copy of a newspaper advertisement for the UFO club at 31 Tottenham Court Road. Text reads: Beautiful Sound Light Touch StarEye BodyTaste Everyone Is Saying SoÉ UFO Now-All Night-Till The First Trains Run ¥ Feature Movie Gallery:
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A close-up of Scottish writer and poet Alexander Trocchi during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965

Alexander Trocchi

A close-up of Scottish writer and poet Alexander Trocchi during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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People wearing clothes from the boutique Granny Takes A Trip pose in front of a van containing crates of vegetables, by the Salvation Army Church on the King's Road, Chelsea, in 1966. L-R: Sheila Cohen in a feather boa, John Pearse in a straw boater, shop founder Nigel Waymouth wearing a top hat

Granny Takes A Trip fashions

People wearing clothes from the boutique Granny Takes A Trip pose in front of a van containing crates of vegetables, by the Salvation Army Church on the King's Road, Chelsea, in 1966. L-R: Sheila Cohen in a feather boa, John Pearse in a straw boater, shop founder Nigel Waymouth wearing a top hat Gallery:
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American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy drinks tea with two founders of Indica Books and Gallery, John Dunbar and Barry Miles. They are surrounded by painting and decorating materials in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965. L:R Steve Lacy, John Dunbar, Barry Miles

Steve Lacy, John Dunbar, Barry Miles

American jazz saxophonist Steve Lacy drinks tea with two founders of Indica Books and Gallery, John Dunbar and Barry Miles. They are surrounded by painting and decorating materials in Mason's Yard, London, late 1965. L:R Steve Lacy, John Dunbar, Barry Miles Gallery:
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Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth poses with Sheila Cohen outside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. They are both dressed in fashionable Edwardian-style clothes from the boutique located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea, London

Granny Takes A Trip 1

Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth poses with Sheila Cohen outside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. They are both dressed in fashionable Edwardian-style clothes from the boutique located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea, London Gallery:
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Granny Takes A Trip shop owner Nigel Waymouth and friends Sheila Cohen and John Pearse wear clothes from the boutique, outside the World's End pub on the Kings Road, Chelsea, in 1966. They stand by a fruit and vegetable stall where shoppers are buying produce and a young woman reaches for a pram in the foreground of the shot

Kings Road Peacocks

Granny Takes A Trip shop owner Nigel Waymouth and friends Sheila Cohen and John Pearse wear clothes from the boutique, outside the World's End pub on the Kings Road, Chelsea, in 1966. They stand by a fruit and vegetable stall where shoppers are buying produce and a young woman reaches for a pram in the foreground of the shot Gallery:
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A close-up of British novelist, playwright and poet Adrian Mitchell during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965

Adrian Mitchell

A close-up of British novelist, playwright and poet Adrian Mitchell during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London,on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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A close-up of British poet Michael Horovitz during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965

Michael Horovitz

A close-up of British poet Michael Horovitz during a press conference at the Albert Memorial for The International Poetry Incarnation, photographed the day before the event at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 10 1965 Gallery:
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Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth sits in a chair, holding a wire coathanger in front of his face, inside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. He is surrounded by the eclectic shop fittings: the boutique was located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea, London

Nigel Waymouth

Shop owner and founder Nigel Waymouth sits in a chair, holding a wire coathanger in front of his face, inside Granny Takes A Trip, 1966. He is surrounded by the eclectic shop fittings: the boutique was located at 488 King's Road, Chelsea, London Gallery:
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Granny Takes A Trip shop owner Nigel Waymouth and friends Sheila Cohen and John Pearse wear clothes from the boutique, outside the World's End pub on the Kings Road, Chelsea, in 1966. They stand by a fruit and vegetable stall where shoppers are buying produce and a young man stares at the viewer

Granny Takes a Trip at the World’s End

Granny Takes A Trip shop owner Nigel Waymouth and friends Sheila Cohen and John Pearse wear clothes from the boutique, outside the World's End pub on the Kings Road, Chelsea, in 1966. They stand by a fruit and vegetable stall where shoppers are buying produce and a young man stares at the viewer Gallery:
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Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964

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Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964 Gallery:
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