The Face Vol. 2 No. 8
May 1989 · Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis by Terry O’Neill · Robert Mapplethorpe / Naomi Campbell / Jürgen Teller / acid goes global
May 1989 issue of The Face pairing Dennis Quaid with Jerry Lee Lewis in advance of the release of Great Balls of Fire!, with Quaid photographed as Lewis by Terry O’Neill. The issue also preserves a near-contemporary Kathy Acker appreciation of Robert Mapplethorpe following his March 1989 death, Naomi Campbell material, Jürgen Teller fashion photography, Blackpool modern-soul documentation and reporting on the international spread of acid-house club culture.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good− appearance from supplied photographs.
- Completeness
- Main magazine appears intact from the supplied front-cover, contents and rear-cover views, but has not been page-by-page collated. No separately issued free gift or supplement has been established for this copy.
- Date
- May 1989
Catalogue note
May 1989 issue of The Face pairing Dennis Quaid with Jerry Lee Lewis in advance of the release of Great Balls of Fire!, with Quaid photographed as Lewis by Terry O’Neill. The issue also preserves a near-contemporary Kathy Acker appreciation of Robert Mapplethorpe following his March 1989 death, Naomi Campbell material, Jürgen Teller fashion photography, Blackpool modern-soul documentation and reporting on the international spread of acid-house club culture.
Why this object matters
Acker’s near-contemporary Mapplethorpe appreciation and international acid-house reporting give this issue substantial original documentary depth. Retain Gold at 9.1 with a modest calibration below the most consequential launch or design-intervention objects.
Evidence limits: Main magazine appears intact from the supplied front-cover, contents and rear-cover views, but has not been page-by-page collated. No separately issued free gift or supplement has been established for this copy.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.1 / 10 · Gold Star.
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