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Looking for a photograph of Leonard

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Hi

For some time now, I've been trying to find more information on a particular photograph of Leonard. I've pasted the only version of it I can find.

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I'd love to have a large print of this one for my wall, but I can't seem to make any headway on it. If anyone knows who it was taken by or whether it is available from anywhere, please let me know.

Thanks in advance

James
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I can't vouch for the accuracy, but I've seen that photo marked as having been taken by Dominique Issermann, the photographer with whom Leonard Cohen had a romantic involvement.
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Yes, it's done by Dominique Issermann, she was doing many official photos (some of them sold as large prints) in the 80s, and directed b&w clips for Dance Me... and Manhattan.

Last what I saw from her was some photo sessions with Emmanuelle Beart in the Elle magazine, and Kate Moss photo session, then Carla Bruni... It seems she's very famous in those circles as the photographer. You can find many of her model photos (like this one :mrgreen: ) if you type her name into Google Images.
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Leonard's official posters are listed here at http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/posters.html, and the one you'd like to have is the first on the top:

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According to http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/postcards.html, this one was issued as the postcard also:

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and used for one of the songbooks:

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Some of Issermann's photos of Leonard:

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and the poster version:

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and:

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(the two of them at film festival in 1985, photo by Lois Siegel)

And Cohen's photo of her, from Ira Nadel's Various Positions biography:

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Well, that shows how deeply I must have looked. Now that you've posted that larger image, it looks familiar, I remember the fadining off to the left.

Thank you all for your prompt and useful replies :)

James
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Just had a look at the postcards and promotional pictures on leonardcohenfiles.com...there was even a match box cover with Leonard Cohen on it!!!I don't know what to make of it! :)
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Yeah, I remember seeing a leonard cohen matchbox for sale on ebay about 5 years ago. I wasn't able to bid on it at the time though :(
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The poster you asked for is also on sale at http://cgi.ebay.com/LEONARD-COHEN-1988- ... 1|294%3A50
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The tour poster above is not original but a copy made at a photo lab recently.
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Uff.

And this postcard? Seems authentic: http://cgi.ebay.com/Leonard-Cohen-4x6-I ... .m20.l1116

Btw, the postcard is dates 1984, so maybe we finally now the year it was taken :)

SINGLE POSTCARD / Leonard Cohen ( in Year 1984 )

Dominique Issermann photographer

Musician / Music / Poet / Writer / Novelist / Composer /

Buddhist / Canada / Canadian / Montreal

No Writing / No copy ON BACK / Blank Back

Postcard Size: 4" x 6"

Commercial Printing / pc2774 / Licensed Artist Image / Licensed Photographer Image
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