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A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa. The foreground has single copies showing the front and back of the publication.

Grassroots Mediazine #3 stack with single copies

A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa. The foreground has single copies showing the front and back of the publication. Gallery:
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200920142016activismactivistsBITboundariesconnectedconnectionscoversculturalcultureGrassrootsHarukanaShow.orgHoppyinfluentialInternational TimesinterviewsITJohn Hoppy HopkinsjournalismLondonLondon Free SchoolmediaMediazineMugiko NishikawaNotting Hillorganisationspublicationregionalsocial
A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa

Grassroots Mediazine #3 stack

A curved stack of copies of Grassroots Mediazine #3, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa Gallery:
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Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa

Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page

Grassroots Mediazine #3 contents page, featuring interviews with John 'Hoppy' Hopkins between 2009 and 2014 by author Mugiko Nishikawa Gallery:
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A rectangular printed verso stamp from the Estate of John Hopkins detailing archival edition print information: used for authenticating photographic edition prints produced by John 'Hoppy' Hopkins and the Estate

Estate of John Hopkins verso stamp

A rectangular printed verso stamp from the Estate of John Hopkins detailing archival edition print information: used for authenticating photographic edition prints produced by John 'Hoppy' Hopkins and the Estate Gallery:
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A round embossed recto stamp from the Estate of John Hopkins with the text Hoppy Estate Edition around the outside, encircling a facsimile of Hoppy's signature: used for authenticating photographic edition prints

Estate of John Hopkins recto stamp

A round embossed recto stamp from the Estate of John Hopkins with the text Hoppy Estate Edition around the outside, encircling a facsimile of Hoppy's signature: used for authenticating photographic edition prints Gallery:
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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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Five copies of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. Four copies are stacked in a pile, and an open copy of the book in the foreground features images of Canon Collins, Dr Martin Luther King and Reverend Ralph Abernathy on one page and a close-up of Dr Martin Luther King on the other.

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

Five copies of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. Four copies are stacked in a pile, and an open copy of the book in the foreground features images of Canon Collins, Dr Martin Luther King and Reverend Ralph Abernathy on one page and a close-up of Dr Martin Luther King on the other. Gallery:
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Three copies of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. The front and back covers are visible on two of the books standing upright, and an open copy of the book in the foreground features images of three of the Beatles on one page and John Lennon on the other.

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

Three copies of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. The front and back covers are visible on two of the books standing upright, and an open copy of the book in the foreground features images of three of the Beatles on one page and John Lennon on the other. Gallery:
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Dressed in black, fashion model and partner of John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins Gala Mitchell sits on a bed in front of a chessboard and looks directly to camera, London circa 1962

Gala Mitchell

Dressed in black, fashion model and partner of John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins Gala Mitchell sits on a bed in front of a chessboard and looks directly to camera, London circa 1962 Gallery: Portraits
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Screenshot of National Jazz Archive webpage featuring John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, 2021

NJA website screenshot

Screenshot of National Jazz Archive webpage featuring John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, 2021 Gallery: news
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Screenshot from Bishopsgate Institute detailing online availability for the John 'Hoppy' Hopkins archive, featuring text by Adam Blake and a self-portrait by Hoppy

Bishopsgate Institute Hoppy Archive January 2021

Screenshot from Bishopsgate Institute detailing online availability for the John 'Hoppy' Hopkins archive, featuring text by Adam Blake and a self-portrait by Hoppy Gallery: news
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Special Collections and Archives Manager Stefan Dickers and Archivist Colleen Cox at the Bishopsgate Institute, London,  July 2019

Stefan Dickers and Colleen Cox of the Bisopsgate Institute

Special Collections and Archives Manager Stefan Dickers and Archivist Colleen Cox at the Bishopsgate Institute, London, July 2019 Gallery: news
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Archivist at the Bishopsgate Institute Colleen Cox examines items from the Archive of John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, July 2019

Colleen Cox, Archivist at the Bishopsgate Institute

Archivist at the Bishopsgate Institute Colleen Cox examines items from the Archive of John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, July 2019 Gallery: news
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Banners hang in the Bishopsgate Library, London

The Bishopsgate Library

Banners hang in the Bishopsgate Library, London Gallery: news
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The interior of the research Library at the Bishopsgate Institute, London

The Bishopsgate Library hosts Tom of Finland

The interior of the research Library at the Bishopsgate Institute, London Gallery: news
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John 'Hoppy' Hopkins in Felsted Combined Cadet uniform, circa 1950's

Hoppy the Cadet

John 'Hoppy' Hopkins in Felsted Combined Cadet uniform, circa 1950's Gallery: timeline
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Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission

Hoppy’s Happening

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: timeline
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John Hoppy Hopkins as a child, circa 1940s

The Hoppy Community

John Hoppy Hopkins as a child, circa 1940s Gallery: writings
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Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission

Hoppy Dancing At UFO

Image © Adam Ritchie Photography, reproduced with kind permission Gallery: writings
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John Hoppy Hopkins smiles and half covers his face with his hand, interior shot with some background detail, circa early 1960

Hoppy Smiles

John Hoppy Hopkins smiles and half covers his face with his hand, interior shot with some background detail, circa early 1960 Gallery: writings
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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: timelinewritings
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Gala Michell holds a cigarette and gazes at the viewer whilst sitting on a bed in a messy bedroom. A man stands in the doorway in the background of the scene

Gala Mitchell

Gala Michell holds a cigarette and gazes at the viewer whilst sitting on a bed in a messy bedroom. A man stands in the doorway in the background of the scene Gallery: Portraits
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During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole

LSD meets CND

During the last day of the Aldermaston-London CND rally in Trafalgar Square, Easter Monday, 1966. L-R: John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, Julie Felix, Michelle Poole Gallery: Counterculture
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