TMR-000255Magazine object
The Face No. 45
Nick Kamen — Winter Sports / The Face Review of 1983
January 1984★ Gold Star object
January 1984 issue of The Face, No. 45, with Nick Kamen on the cover in Jamie Morgan and Ray Petri's 'Winter Sports' image. The National Portrait Gallery identifies this as Petri and Morgan's first cover together and a key moment in The Face's history, where fashion, photography and the discovery of a new face coalesced into an image that helped define a new zeitgeist.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- January 1984
Object record
Catalogue note
January 1984 issue of The Face, No. 45, with Nick Kamen on the cover in Jamie Morgan and Ray Petri's 'Winter Sports' image. The National Portrait Gallery identifies this as Petri and Morgan's first cover together and a key moment in The Face's history, where fashion, photography and the discovery of a new face coalesced into an image that helped define a new zeitgeist. The issue also contains The Face Review of 1983; a Kathy Acker profile; Martin Fry 'In Defence of ABC'; a Frank Bruno profile; Matt Johnson; Julian Opie; Tina Turner; a Barney Bubbles 1942–1983 memorial; Julien Temple on Videopop; Judy Blame's 'Cash From Trash'; and contributions by James Truman and Julie Burchill. The rear cover is a full-page Culture Club 'Colour by Numbers' advertisement, adding contemporary pop-marketing context.
Why this object matters
The NPG identifies Winter Sports as the first Petri/Morgan cover and a decisive stylistic moment. The original issue therefore preserves a documented design-fashion landmark and retains Gold at 9.4.
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: 9.4 / 10 · Gold Star.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
How Archive Importance is assessed →Inside this issue
17 selected entries checked against the photographed contents and credits. This is a partial index; page numbers are printed references, not a physical collation.
View the source photograph ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-06
Selected legible entries from the registered photograph. Single page numbers are printed starting pages; ranges reproduce the printed range. This is not a page-by-page inspection or a complete contents transcription.
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kathy Acker profile
Subject / model: Kathy Acker
Martin Fry — In Defence of ABC
Subject / model: Martin Fry
Style 1 — Winter Sports
The contents supply the story range; the separately sourced cover model, photography and styling credits are retained.
Boxing Clever — Frank Bruno profile
Subject / model: Frank Bruno
Style 2 — Menswear to Men’s Jewellery
Matt Johnson — Who He?
Subject / model: Matt Johnson
Room to Let! — Arty Decorations
James Truman’s 1983 NY Cool Quiz
Writing: James Truman
Julian Opie’s Bankable Sculpture
Subject / model: Julian Opie
Tina Turner — Don’t Cry a River
Subject / model: Tina Turner
Barney Bubbles 1942–1983
Subject / model: Barney Bubbles
Memorial subject, not a new artwork attribution.
Julie Burchill’s Christmas Wish
Writing: Julie Burchill
Julien Temple on Videopop
Subject / model: Julien Temple
The contents name Temple as the featured voice; no byline is visible.
Cash From Trash — Judy Blame
Subject / model: Judy Blame
Publisher / editor and assistant editor
Editing: Nick Logan · Editing: Paul Rambali
Masthead identifies Logan as publisher/editor and Rambali as assistant editor.
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Recorded contributions · 17
- Jamie MorganCover photographySource verified
Jamie Morgan photographed the January 1984 Winter Sports cover. National Portrait Gallery — The Face exhibition labels, p. 96
Find other objects with this contribution → - Ray PetriCover stylingSource verified
Ray Petri styled the January 1984 Winter Sports cover. National Portrait Gallery — The Face exhibition labels, p. 96
Find other objects with this contribution → - Nick KamenCover modelSource verified
Nick Kamen is the model in the January 1984 Winter Sports cover image. National Portrait Gallery — The Face exhibition labels, p. 96
Find other objects with this contribution → - Neville BrodyDesignSource verified
The photographed issue masthead explicitly names Neville Brody as designer. The Face No. 45 — photographed contents and credits
Find other objects with this contribution → - Kathy AckerSubject / modelSource verified
Kathy Acker profile (p. 22). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Martin FrySubject / modelSource verified
Martin Fry — In Defence of ABC (p. 24). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Frank BrunoSubject / modelSource verified
Boxing Clever — Frank Bruno profile (p. 41). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Matt JohnsonSubject / modelSource verified
Matt Johnson — Who He? (p. 50). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - James TrumanWritingSource verified
James Truman’s 1983 NY Cool Quiz (p. 54). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Julian OpieSubject / modelSource verified
Julian Opie’s Bankable Sculpture (p. 56). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Tina TurnerSubject / modelSource verified
Tina Turner — Don’t Cry a River (p. 58). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Barney BubblesSubject / modelSource verified
Barney Bubbles 1942–1983 (p. 64). Memorial subject, not a new artwork attribution. The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Julie BurchillWritingSource verified
Julie Burchill’s Christmas Wish (p. 66). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Julien TempleSubject / modelSource verified
Julien Temple on Videopop (p. 70). The contents name Temple as the featured voice; no byline is visible. The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Judy BlameSubject / modelSource verified
Cash From Trash — Judy Blame (p. 76). The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Nick LoganEditingSource verified
Publisher / editor and assistant editor. Masthead identifies Logan as publisher/editor and Rambali as assistant editor. The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
Find other objects with this contribution → - Paul RambaliEditingSource verified
Publisher / editor and assistant editor. Masthead identifies Logan as publisher/editor and Rambali as assistant editor. The Face No. 45 — photographed contents
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