Artist Bettie Ringma was 28 years old when she moved to the US from Holland and found herself rubbing elbows with East Village luminaries like Patti Smith, Richard Hell, and Debbie Harry at the legendary ’70s-era punk club CBGB.
From Flavorwire:
A record of this together has been collected in what David Owen, co-founder of London vintage booksellers IDEA Books Ltd, has described as a “Superbook” — a unique work of “cultural significance.” Bettie Visits CBGB contains a group of photos featuring Bettie with CBGB legends and other icons, presented in a folded leather wallet. The work is the subject of a 30-minute episode on Radio Wolfgang, hosted by Owen, featuring interviews with Ringma, Miller, Punk magazine founder John Holmstrom, photographer Roberta Bayley (the door person at CBGB), and more.
Miller, who runs the online exhibition space and shop Gallery 98, offered a closer look at the photos…
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Patti Smith
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Debbie Harry
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Nancy Spungen & Sable Starr
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Talking Heads
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Richard Hell & The Voidoids
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The Ramones
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The Dead Boys
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The Dictators
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Rat Scabies
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Lance Loud
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