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PUNK The Definitive Photography Archive

Museum-quality photographs documenting the birth of punk, made by the photographers who were inside it. From CBGB and Max's Kansas City in New York to the Roxy and the London underground, the archive brings together vintage prints, contact sheets, Polaroids and rare exhibition works.

The photographers represented here were not covering a scene from outside. Roberta Bayley worked the door at CBGB and shot for Punk magazine. Godlis photographed the Bowery at night for years. Bob Gruen, Ebet Roberts, Allan Tannenbaum, Bobby Grossman, Marcia Resnick, Chris Stein and Michael Grecco each worked from within the same circle in New York, while Ian Dickson and Sheila Rock documented the parallel movement in Britain.

What survives in these photographs is the texture of the moment: small rooms, cheap light, and musicians who had not yet become famous. Each work is produced from the original negative or colour transparency, hand-signed by the photographer or the estate, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

441 works
Patti Smith, CBGB, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.
Patti Smith, CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·8230
Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500
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Danny Fields, Joey Ramone and David Johansen outside CBGB in New York City, photographed by Bob Gruen in 1977.
Danny Fields, Joey Ramone and David Johansen, Outside CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·3878
Bob Gruen From $1,200
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Ramones on stage at CBGB, New York City, 1976, photographed by Roberta Bayley.
Ramones on Stage at CBGB, New York City, 1976TMPG·9878
Roberta Bayley From $1,400
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Blondie photographed on a New York City street corner in 1977 by Roberta Bayley during the CBGB era.
Blondie, New York City, 1977TMPG·0390
Roberta Bayley From $1,200
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Patti Smith, New Jersey, 1978. Photograph by Ebet Roberts.
Patti Smith, New Jersey, 1978TMPG·0694
Ebet Roberts From $1,000
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Ramones emerging from the subway, New York City, 1975, photographed by Bob Gruen.
Ramones Emerging from the Subway, New York City, 1975TMPG·3846
Bob Gruen From $1,200
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Richard Hell, Andy Warhol and Legs McNeil, New York City, 1976, photographed by Roberta Bayley.
Richard Hell, Andy Warhol, Legs McNeil, New York City, 1976TMPG·5526
Roberta Bayley From $1,400
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Iggy Pop, the Palladium, New York City, 1977. Photograph by Ebet Roberts.
Iggy Pop, the Palladium, New York City, 1977TMPG·6310
Ebet Roberts From $1,000
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Tom Petty, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.
Tom Petty, New York City, 1977TMPG·0662
Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500
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Patti Smith seated and facing the camera in a full-length portrait in 1976. Photograph by Gijsbert Hanekroot.
Patti Smith Seated, 1976TMPG·8102
Gijsbert Hanekroot From $1,000
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Ramones from behind, CBGB, New York City, 1977, photographed by Allan Tannenbaum.
Ramones from behind, CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·2534
Allan Tannenbaum From $1,500
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David Byrne exhaling smoke, New York City, photographed by Marcia Resnick.
David Byrne Exhaling Smoke, New York CityTMPG·6886
Marcia Resnick $4,500
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Joey Ramone, New York City, 1977, photographed by Bobby Grossman.
Joey Ramone, New York City, 1977TMPG·8950
Bobby Grossman From $1,500
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Ramones Performing at CBGB, New York City, 1977. Photograph by Ebet Roberts.
Ramones Performing at CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·0774
Ebet Roberts From $1,000
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Patti Smith with arms outstretched at the microphone, photographed by Charlyn Zlotnik, 1978.
Patti Smith, Arms Outstretched, 1978TMPG·7158
Charlyn Zlotnik From $1,000
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The Dead Boys, CBGB, New York City, 1977. Photograph by Ebet Roberts.
The Dead Boys, CBGB, New York City, 1977TMPG·2742
Ebet Roberts From $1,000
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John Lydon, New York City, c. 1977, photographed by Bobby Grossman.
John Lydon, New York City, c. 1977TMPG·2518
Bobby Grossman From $1,500
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Mick Jones, Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious, New York City, 1978. Photograph by Ebet Roberts.
Mick Jones, Nancy Spungen and Sid Vicious, New York City, 1978TMPG·8102
Ebet Roberts From $1,000
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