A Whole Scene Going On by Barry Fantoni

A Whole Scene Going On by Barry Fantoni

A Whole Scene Going On covers Barry Fantoni's working – and sometimes not working – life from his first sell-out one-man show in 1963 through his time at Private Eye and the creativity of the Sixties to 1968 when the decade of pop and fashion gave way to the demo, the Red Brigade and social unrest. The memoir begins with his early days at Private Eye where he first met Peter Cook, and then covers his work as an artist and illustrator, and his film and television career. From teaching Malcolm McLaren at Croydon Art School and writing a song for Marianne Faithfull to finding a harmonium for Paul McCartney and his lifelong friendship with Ray Davies of the Kinks, Barry’s account of the Sixties is a wry and observational gem. The players and the parts they played have been chosen for their genuine contribution to a decade that seems more popular now than it was at the time.

'It’s a blast!'

-- Tim Rice

Barry Fantoni was born in London’s East End in 1940 to an Italian father and a Jewish mother of French and Dutch extraction, both gifted musicians. He attended the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art and was a figure in the 1960s pop art movement, along with contemporaries such as Sir Peter Blake and David Hockney. Alongside his Private Eye work, he was the diary cartoonist for the Times between 1983 and 1991. He lives in Turin.

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ISBN 13	9781846974892
ISBN 10	1846974895
Title	A Whole Scene Going On
Author	Barry Fantoni
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2019-10-10
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.