Miscellaneous photographs of Burgess (various locations / events)

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 3104 AB/ARCH/F/2/2/1
  • Former Reference
      GB 3104 3.1; 3.2 (AB.P.4.341); 3.3 (AB.P.4.342); 3.4 (AB.P.4.340); 3.5 (AB.P.4.399); 3.6 (AB.P.3.338); 3.7; 3.13; 3.16; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.12 (AB.P.4.149); R1; R2; R3; R4; R9 (AB.P.4.83); R15
  • Dates of Creation
      1970s-1990s
  • Physical Description
      22 photographic prints. Dimensions (inches): 2 (8x6); 3 (7x5); 3 (6.5x4.5); 9 (4.5x3.5); 5 (5x3.5). [2 black and white and 18 colour) Photograph

Scope and Content

Images include:

1) Burgess sitting on a desk in a book shop, signing editions of Earthly Powers for members of the public;

2) Burgess sitting on an armchair at home, possibly in Monaco;

3) Burgess sitting with unidentified others in a television studio, having his make-up adjusted;

4) Burgess sitting (smoking a cigar) in front of his typewriter in an unidentified hotel room;

5) Burgess leaning against a bannister, probably next to the entrance to his flat in Monaco;

6) close-ups of Burgess smoking a cigar, various times/locations;

7) television screen, broadcasting an image of Burgess on the William Buckley Show ('Firing Line'?), 1972;

8) Burgess and Liana Burgess sitting at a table in an unidentified bar/restaurant;

9) Burgess sitting with Charlotte Rampling and Jean Michel Jarre;

10) 'mock up' of Burgess next to multiple copies of Little Wilson and Big God: Being the first part of the confessions of Anthony Burgess, presumably created as part of the publicity for the autobiography's release in 1987;

11) Burgess and Andrew Burgess-Wilson standing in front of boats in an unidentified harbour;

12) Burgess sitting outdoors (smoking a cigar) with Andrew Burgess-Wilson standing beside him;

13) Burgess with an unidentified person standing next to a wall overlooking the sea. (The photograph is annotated ''Marc and Anthony Burgess at Mr Burgess' Villa in Bracciano. Aug. 13 1971.'').

Photographer(s): Various, largely unidentified but including Liana BURGESS.

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