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Bob Carlos Clarke: Possibly My Ultimate Photographic Hero

Jun 22

Author: Gary Rogers

"Adult Females Attack Without Provocation"

"Adult Females Attack Without Provocation"

Bob Carlos Clarke: Wall To Wall
8th May to 3rd July 2009

It’s a bit late in the day for me to be talking about this exhibition, I confess. I first learned of the existence of The Little Black Gallery, The Bob Carlos Clarke Foundation and this exhibition about two weeks ago, almost by accident. If I’m honest, I felt a little hurt and a little cheated that nobody had thought to tell me, what with me being Bob’s biggest fan. Then I sat down to write this article and realized the reality is that, in spite of my claim to be a huge, HUGE fan, I actually know very little about Bob Carlos Clarke.

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