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- From Lid Issue #2. “Andy Warhol and his superstar Susan Bottomly (aka International Velvet) in 1967. I was Susan Bottomly’s boyfriend at the time and was standing there in the studio as this picture was being taken. The image that Esquire used as their cover was Susan alone in the trashcan, and her proper Bostonian parents were horrified.”
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- From Lid Issue #7. “Veruschka was photographed by Franco Rubartelli. She is one of the great models of all time. As a young boy, I was completely inspired by her beauty and the line of her body. She’s one of the reasons I became an illustrator. Meeting her in New York City a few years ago was a dream come true.”
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- From Lid Issue #9. “Quite simply, Marilyn Monroe is the icon of icons.”
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- From Lid Issue #11. “I believe Marlon Brando is Marilyn Monroe’s male counterpart. James Dean and Marlon Brando gave new meaning to the cult of the t-shirt.”
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- From Lid Issue #14. “Kurt Cobain was photographed by Jesse Frohman. Jesse’s portraits of Kurt and Nirvana are intimate and revealing.The story about the day of the shoot that he shares with our readers tells it all.”
We are loving Lid. For the uninitiated, Lid is a slick, black and white bi-annual magazine featuring beautiful rare and previously unseen photographs the worlds of music, fashion, fine arts and cinema. Each issue offers images of icons – past and present – and a host of insightful interviews.
Here, co-owner and publisher David Croland kindly selects his five favorite images…
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