The Face No. 69
Grace Jones — 1985: The Year in Review
January 1986 issue of The Face, No. 69, with Grace Jones photographed by Jean-Paul Goude and a substantial '1985: The Year in Review' section covering music, film, fashion, politics, television and design. Other prominent material includes William Hurt, Dolph Lundgren, Madonna, Michael Roberts, Prefab Sprout and photographer Max Vadukul.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- January 1986
Catalogue note
January 1986 issue of The Face, No. 69, with Grace Jones photographed by Jean-Paul Goude and a substantial '1985: The Year in Review' section covering music, film, fashion, politics, television and design. Other prominent material includes William Hurt, Dolph Lundgren, Madonna, Michael Roberts, Prefab Sprout and photographer Max Vadukul. The rear cover preserves a contemporary Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight advertisement, making the issue a dense cross-section of late-1985 mainstream and alternative visual culture.
Why this object matters
The Goude/Jones cover and wide-ranging 1985 retrospective form a particularly coherent record of image construction and the magazine’s cultural account of the year. Award Gold at 9.0 for the complete original publication context.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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