ONLINE EXHIBITION: ICON COLLECTION

Mick Rock cover artwork for the Queen 2 album released in 1974.

Queen II was the second album by the band and featured two different themes – their “white”/emotional side (side A) and their “black”/fantasy side (side B).

Mick Rock recalls '"Queen 2 was the second studio shoot I did with them, in February 1974. The brief was that it had to be a gatefold – which shows how ambitious they were, because they hadn’t sold any records yet. It had to feature the band, and it had to have a black and white theme on the cover and the other on the inner sleeve."

Jill Furmanovsky captured this candid photograph of Bob Marley in February 1978.

Jill recalls, "Holed up in a rented apartment in London. I deleted his spliff from my pictures in case it got him into trouble!"

This classic Debbie Harry photo session by Mick Rock was set up in New York in the autumn of 1978 to accompany an interview that she had done as part of the promotion for the release of ‘Parallel Lines.

The Mick Rock photograph was used for the cover of the February 1980 issue of Penthouse Magazine.

Nick Cave shot by Kevin Westenberg during a Mojo photo shoot in December 1998.

Kevin recalls, "Shot as part of a large Mojo cover feature to help promote the album; ‘Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!’ Cave lives in Brighton so it was a natural fit to go there. Full van of lights, assistants and the whole 9 yards! This had to be the penultimate shoot and after much toing and frooooing with the decision-making and negotiations, we got permission to shoot inside the Brighton Royal Pavilion. Perfect! 5 hours of set-up and prepping paid off, as I know from previous shoots with the man, he likes it to move fast. So we were ready and shot 5-6 different locations within the pavilion in just over an hour. The suits were immaculate, the shirt was striped avocado! The socks were peach! The ‘stash was pure November in December! A great satisfying day! Forever grateful".

The Eurythmics captured by Gered Mankowitz during a photo shoot in Paris, 1986 for the cover art for their album 'Revenge'.

Gered recalls, "This is from my last shoot with Eurythmics. I was asked to go to Paris to shoot a session that I thought was going to be the cover image for their new album. When I got there Dave told me that he was going to have a painting made from my portrait for the cover. I never really understood why as my photograph was so much better than the painting!"

White Stripes captured by Kevin Westenberg during their photo shoot for Mojo Magazine in Camden, London in May 2002

Kevin recalls, "This was the bands first major U.K. monthly cover shoot so spirits were sky high. MOJO’s spectacular art director, Mark Wagstaff scouted an incredible empty garage right in the middle of Camden Town which couldn’t have worked out better. The colour of this brake testing machine, that was totally broken down, had the same exact ‘white stripes red’ colour as Jack and Meg were wearing during those days. Incredible luck. Lovely people! Although this shot wasn’t the cover shot, it ended up later to be one of my favourites of the session. It was sadly my one and only time photographing them. Would have loved to had another go at them. Happy Days."

The Stones Roses in Manchester 1989 by Kevin Cummins.

Kevin recalls, "I’d wanted to photograph the band as a John Squire painting for ages. We finally set it up - they could only do it on a Sunday - in Manchester. I spent the morning turning the studio into a polythene cube - I hadn’t told the owner our plan and I was worried about his studio looking like we’d played paintball for 24 hours in there. John brought the paint - we started with blue and white - for Manchester City - my team. Each time he added another colour he would paint himself then lie in the shot. After two hours without heating - lying in cold wet paint we’d got the shots. That’s when I broke the news to them that there were no showers in the studio. They all had to walk through Manchester City centre dripping in multi coloured paint and go back to Ian Brown’s flat to shower it off. The handprints are still down the stairwell of the building."

Amy Winehouse beautifully captured by Jill Furmanovsky in 2006.

Jill recalls, "I took live pictures of Amy Winehouse for MOJO Magazine at the Union Chapel in 2006. She seemed particularly happy that night and made references to a loved one (Blake) who was in the audience. After the show I asked Amy if she would mind me shooting a quick portrait. The road crew were loading out and a cold wind blew in through the open stage door. Amy didn't mind, she obliged by standing against the wall in the corridor, lifting her head to catch the light while the autumn leaves blew in."

Morrissey performing upside down on a monitor duing his Kill Unce Tour at the Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York in July 1991 shot by Kevin Cummins.

Kevin recalls, "The package in bubble wrap next to Morrissey is a portrait of him from a fan - I love to think he has a room dedicated to pictures of himself - all presents from adoring fans."