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John Deakin (8 May 1912 – 25 May 1972) was an English photographer, best known for his work centred on members of Francis Bacon's Soho inner circle. Bacon based a number of famous paintings on photographs he commissioned from Deakin, including Portrait of Henrietta Moraes, [1] Henrietta Moraes on a Bed[2] and Three Studies of Lucian Freud. [3]
May 14, 2024 · Many of the photographs Deakin produced became the basis of Soho folklore, such as the iconic lunch scene featuring Timothy Behrens, Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach and Michael Andrews ...
A psychobiographical exploration of Bacon and Freud's favourite photographer. Fag-stained, booze-drenched, stumbling and slurring: John Deakin captured the lows of Soho at its height.
Francis Bacon. John Deakin (8 May 1912 – 25 May 1972) was an English photographer, best known for his work centred on members of Francis Bacon's Soho inner circle. Bacon based a number of his paintings on photographs he commissioned from Deakin, including portraits of Henrietta Moraes and Lucian Freud. Deakin also spent many years in Paris ...
Oct 8, 2024 · While Bacon set about his portraits, Deakin was discovered selling copies of the photos to sailors for 10 shillings. Bacon painted Moraes around 20 times, enjoying the sculptural nature of her ...
May 3, 2024 · One such place is London. In his latest book, Pariah Genius, Sinclair inhabits – fractiously – the mind of photographer John Deakin, whose images of life in Francis Bacon’s Soho have left a persistent burn on the cultural retina. Whether we know it or not, much of our understanding of Bacon and his friends has been rendered through Deakin ...
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Stuart Kelly John Deakin: the perfect anti-hero of the tawdry Soho scene The photographer never attempted to show anyone in a good light, making his portraits of Francis Bacon and other Soho ...
