The Face No. 54
David Bowie — Cracked Actor on the Set / Rude!
October 1984 issue of The Face, No. 54, featuring David Bowie on the cover photographed by Greg Gorman under the line 'Cracked actor on the set'. The contents combine a David Lee Roth Face interview, a John Hurt profile, Keith Haring and David Band, Trevor Preston, Carl Lewis, British soul, fashion and music coverage, with Nick Logan as publisher/editor and Neville Brody as designer.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Good
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- October 1984
Catalogue note
October 1984 issue of The Face, No. 54, featuring David Bowie on the cover photographed by Greg Gorman under the line 'Cracked actor on the set'. The contents combine a David Lee Roth Face interview, a John Hurt profile, Keith Haring and David Band, Trevor Preston, Carl Lewis, British soul, fashion and music coverage, with Nick Logan as publisher/editor and Neville Brody as designer. Specialist issue archives also identify Mario Testino and Herb Ritts editorial photography. The surviving rear cover is a period Hyper Hyper advertisement for the Kensington High Street fashion store, preserving the commercial environment around the magazine as well as its editorial content.
Why this object matters
Gorman’s Bowie cover, Haring coverage and associated fashion photography provide an outstanding original record of art, film and style crossing into pop publishing. Retain 8.8 on those specific contents, without relying on a first/last issue distinction.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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