Chalkie Davies (Welsh, born 1955)

Debbie Harry, Black Stockings, 1977, printed later

Debbie Harry, Black Stockings, 1977, printed later
black and white archival print, signed and numbered no.1/5 by the photographer in black ink to the lower margin, 53 x 71cm (21 x 28in) overall

"I had met Debbie Harry and Chris Stein a number of times and when the NME decided to put her on the cover in 1977 I suggested that we shoot the photos in the Studio instead of the normal reportage style that the paper usually did. Debbie Harry virtually defines the word photogenic and I knew that no matter how little experience I had in the studio we would produce great photos together. As a person who is very easy to photograph the session lasted only about fifteen minutes, wearing a Rudolph Valentino T-Shirt and a short denim skirt Debbie sat on the stool and we went thru a variety of poses. Once we did the photo seen here we knew we had what we wanted...and this photo appeared on the cover of the NME the following week."
- Chalkie Davies

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