Walk on the Wild Side

N.p. N.p., Circa 1962. Vintage contact sheet from the 1962 film, with 12 images in total, all showing actress Capucine.

From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah.

Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Based on the 1956 novel by Nelson Algren. A former artist who now works at an upscale French Quarter bordello is forced to confront her past when her ex-lover arrives in town. One of the first Hollywood films to openly feature a lesbian relationship, between the madam of the bordello (Barbara Stanwyck) and Hallie (Capucine).

Set and shot on location in New Orleans.

8 x 10 inches. Slightly creased at the right corners, else Near Fine.

Grant US.

[Book #162130]