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The gallery interior was designed by Cedric Price. The Robert Fraser Gallery became a focal point for modern art in Britain, and through his exhibitions he helped to launch and promote the work of many important new British and American artists including Peter Blake, Clive Barker, Bridget Riley, Jann Haworth, Richard Hamilton, Gilbert and ...
Mar 21, 2015 · The art dealer Robert Fraser (1937–1986) became one such emblem of a particular place at a memorably effervescent moment; his was “Swinging London” of the 1960s, with its explosion of sexy ...
May 12, 2016 · Open from 1962 until 1969, The Robert Fraser Gallery at 69 Duke Street, was the city’s most exciting contemporary art gallery. Fraser was in sole charge and his taste was impeccable and ...
Robert Fraser, the man known as ‘Groovy Bob’, emerged as a pivotal figure of the London art scene in the 1960s – and in commissioning the artwork of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, he epitomised a wild and freewheeling era. Reviving his Cork Street gallery in the 80s, Fraser was arguably the first star gallerist, a subject of awe ...
Jun 29, 2015 · Robert Fraser, the London gallerist best known for getting arrested with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1967 (here he is handcuffed to Jagger), is the subject of a new exhibition at Pace London.
Dec 8, 2021 · Fraser, on the other hand, returned to the art scene in the early ’80s, showing Jean-Michel Basquiat and other stars. Lennon, who once sang, “Ah, here’s to Robert Fraser,” was assassinated ...
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Robert Fraser (13 August 1937 – 27 January 1986), sometimes known as "Groovy Bob", was a London art dealer. He was a figure in the London cultural scene of the mid-to-late 1960s, and was close to members of the Beatles (particularly Paul McCartney) and the Rolling Stones. In February 2015, the exhibition A Strong Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser, curated by Brian Clarke ...
