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Hey Vogue… …just calling to say we can’t wait to see the one and only Jerry Hall in your July issue.Pictured: Jerry Hall...
12/06/2026

Hey Vogue…

…just calling to say we can’t wait to see the one and only Jerry Hall in your July issue.

Pictured: Jerry Hall photographed in Jamaica for British Vogue, May 1975.

📸 by Norman Parkinson / Iconic Images

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Alexandra de Markoff, Wiki, Britmarine bathing cap, swimming hat, Cover of British Vogue magazine, Biba, Bikini, phone, telephone, Manolo Blahnik

R.I.P David HockneyWe are very sad to hear of the death of British artist, David Hockney, aged 88.1 David Hockney photog...
12/06/2026

R.I.P David Hockney

We are very sad to hear of the death of British artist, David Hockney, aged 88.

1 David Hockney photographed in 1982 by Norman Parkinson

2-3 David Hockney during his touring exhibition 'David Hockney, Paintings and Drawings for Parade' at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, May 2, 1981, by Michael Ward

4 David Hockney painting a poster in memory of classical music composer Igor Stravinsky, for an exhibition at the Museum of Theatre Arts, Covent Garden, April 9, 1971, by Michael Ward

📸 by Norman Parkinson, Michael Ward / Iconic Images.

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Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring Allan GrantFeatured in Iconic Images Gallery’s new show Marilyn Monroe: Icon, celebrating...
11/06/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring Allan Grant

Featured in Iconic Images Gallery’s new show Marilyn Monroe: Icon, celebrating her centenary, are the photographs of Allan Grant. Famous and poignant images unto themselves, they are the inspiration and source material for other works in the exhibition, by street artist Bambi and Pop Artist James Francis Gill.

In July 1962, Allan Grant, one of the defining photojournalists of the American post-war period, visited Marilyn Monroe at her Brentwood home. The assignment was to photograph Monroe for a Life magazine interview conducted by journalist Richard Meryman. Unlike the highly controlled studio sessions that had shaped much of Monroe’s public image, Grant photographed her within the domestic surroundings of her own home, using natural light and allowing the atmosphere of conversation to guide the session.

The resulting photographs differ markedly from the glamour imagery most closely associated with Monroe. Dressed simply in a knit top and capri trousers, she appears reflective, animated and at ease, frequently looking away from the camera towards Meryman rather than performing directly for the lens. Grant focused on fleeting gestures and transitional expressions – a sideways glance, an interrupted laugh, a moment of concentration – creating images that feel observational rather than overtly staged. At the same time, the photographs reveal Monroe’s intuitive understanding of the camera, and her longstanding ability to shape her own image.

The session took place during a period of considerable personal and professional strain for Monroe, themes that emerge throughout her conversation with Meryman. Speaking candidly about fame and public scrutiny, she reflected on the difficulty of being regarded as a serious artist rather than a manufactured symbol. Yet the photographs themselves resist sensationalism. Rather than depicting instability or tragedy, Grant presents Monroe as thoughtful and articulate, fully engaged in the creative exchange unfolding around her.

Included in the purchase of the Marilyn Triptych III by James Francis Gill are these three corresponding silver gelatin prints by Allan Grant.

Mankowitz MagicIn celebration of his recently published, career-spanning book Photographs, we’re looking at some of Gere...
11/06/2026

Mankowitz Magic

In celebration of his recently published, career-spanning book Photographs, we’re looking at some of Gered Mankowitz’s milestone collaborations and the stories behind them, in the photographer’s own words.

📸 by Gered Mankowitz / Iconic Images

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1966 (and All That)Perhaps no year in England’s recent history is more fondly remembered than 1966.While cultural evolut...
10/06/2026

1966 (and All That)

Perhaps no year in England’s recent history is more fondly remembered than 1966.

While cultural evolution and social change progressed unevenly across the country, the music, film, sport, art and fashion emerging from Swinging London – with Abbey Road, Carnaby Street and the King's Road at its epicentre – moved at an explosive speed that made waves across the globe.

This exhibition by Iconic Images Gallery, at our intimate gallery space at 402 King's Road, celebrates the magic and wonder of the key figures and events of that year.

Portraits include: David Hemmings on the set of Blow-Up!, The Yardbirds, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Sean Connery as Bond, Pauline Boty, and, of course, England’s own Bobby Moore.

📸 by Norman Parkinson / Iconic Images

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Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring BambiFeatured in Iconic Images Gallery’s new show, Marilyn Monroe: Icon, celebrating the ...
10/06/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring Bambi

Featured in Iconic Images Gallery’s new show, Marilyn Monroe: Icon, celebrating the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, are the contemporary works of Bambi.

Bambi is the pseudonym of an anonymous London-based street artist whose stencil and spray-paint works combine Pop iconography and celebrity portraiture with social commentary. Emerging in the early 2010s, Bambi first gained wider attention with a portrait of Amy Winehouse in Camden and has since become known for images of public figures drawn from politics, royalty, fashion, film and popular culture.

Bambi’s art places particular emphasis on contemporary female identity, media spectacle and the construction of celebrity. Often re-imagining familiar faces as vehicles for wider commentary, her works transform cultural figures into images that are both accessible and politically charged. Alongside her public works in London, Bambi has developed an international collector base through limited editions pieces that bring the immediacy of street art into a gallery context.

Displayed in the show are two mixed-media works based on the photographs of Allan Grant, whose work also features in his exhibition.

📆 Show runs from June 4 - July 4
🏛️ Iconic Images Gallery, 16 Waterloo Place, St James’s, London, SW1Y 4AR
🔗 View more of Marilyn Monroe: Icon collection at the link in our bio

📸 by Bambi / Iconic Images

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Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring Sam ShawExhibited as part of Iconic Images Gallery’s new show, Marilyn Monroe: Icon, cele...
08/06/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Icon Featuring Sam Shaw

Exhibited as part of Iconic Images Gallery’s new show, Marilyn Monroe: Icon, celebrating the centenary of Marilyn Monroe, are these timeless artworks by Sam Shaw.

American photographer Sam Shaw first met Marilyn Monroe in 1950 while working as the set photographer on Elia Kazan’s Panic in the Streets. Monroe, then at the beginning of her rise to fame, formed an immediate rapport with Shaw, quickly nicknaming him “Sam Spade” after Dashiell Hammett’s fictional detective. Their relationship would develop into one of the most significant photographic collaborations of Monroe’s career.

Particularly notable are the photographs Shaw took in the late 1950s, after Monroe relocated to New York and married playwright Arthur Miller. Visiting the couple at their home in Amagansett, Long Island, Shaw photographed Monroe away from the machinery of Hollywood publicity, walking barefoot through the house or standing on windswept beaches. These images reveal a markedly different register to the exuberant public persona through which she was generally understood.

Shaw later described Monroe as “a beautiful woman without makeup and in her spirit as a person”, reflecting the affection and empathy that shaped his work with her. Following Monroe’s death in 1962, he withheld many of his images from publication for several years, regarding them less as celebrity documents than as personal records of a friendship. Today, Shaw’s photographs remain among the most enduring representations of Monroe, balancing glamour and spontaneity with an unusual sense of emotional immediacy.

📆 Show runs from June 4 - July 4
🏛️ Iconic Images Gallery, 16 Waterloo Place, St James’s, London, SW1Y 4AR
🔗 View the full Marilyn Monroe: Icon collection at the link in our bio.

📸 by Sam Shaw / Iconic Images

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Reading Marilyn Q&ALast night at Iconic Images Gallery, as part of our ongoing Marilyn Monroe centenary celebration, we ...
05/06/2026

Reading Marilyn Q&A

Last night at Iconic Images Gallery, as part of our ongoing Marilyn Monroe centenary celebration, we hosted a panel discussion about Marilyn in book form. Three incredible authors discussed their research, motivation and findings in a fascinating panel discussion.

Among the many topics covered: Andrew Wilson, author of the recent biography I Want to be Loved by You, enlightened us with his intense research process, including unprecedented access to the Anthony Summers archives; Lynn Cullen, who has written a novel about the friendship between photographer Eve Arnold and Marilyn, discussed imagination and the thrill of getting the voice right; and Gail Crowther, author of Marilyn’s Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe, discussed how photography played an important role in revealing the contents of Marilyn’s bookshelf.

All three books are available at the Iconic Images Gallery, signed by the authors! Stop by to pick up your copy and view the show, Marilyn Monroe: Icon, on from now until 4 July.

Marilyn Monroe: Icon PreviewIconic Images Gallery in Piccadilly celebrated the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe last nig...
04/06/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Icon Preview

Iconic Images Gallery in Piccadilly celebrated the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe last night with a fantastic evening filled with friends, family, writers, artists and – of course – photographers. London-based artist San B joined iconic Texan Pop Artist James Frances Gill; Melissa Stevens, granddaughter of Sam Shaw; and Michael Arnold, grandson of Eve Arnold, in raising to Monroe a delicious signature cocktail provided by the great team at Daisy Green.

The evening launched Marilyn Monroe: Icon, an exhibition of classic photographs from Allan Grant, Eve Arnold and Sam Shaw; contemporary pieces from Kevin Cummins, James Francis Gill, San B and Bambi; and illustrations from David Downton and Risko.

The exhibition will be on display and free to view from June 5 until July 4.

Visitors can also browse a large selection of books, including the official centenary book, Marilyn Monroe 100, which is available both at the gallery or on our online store.

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04/06/2026

Marilyn Monroe: Icon

In celebration of Marilyn Monroe’s Centenary, Iconic Images Gallery in London’s Piccadilly are proudly presenting an exhibition of classic photographs from Allan Grant, Eve Arnold and Sam Shaw; contemporary pieces from Kevin Cummins, James Francis Gill, San B and Bambi; and illustrations from David Downton and Risko.

Visitors can also browse a large selection of books, including the official centenary book, Marilyn Monroe 100, which is available both at the gallery or on our online store.

The exhibition is on display at 16 Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4AR and is free to view from June 5 until July 4.

100th Birthday, MM100, fine art, photography, Daisy Green, Larry’s, cocktails

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