James Bond & Friends - Episode 0091
24th May 2021
Delve into the Art of Bond with Goldfinger (Part 1)
By MI6 Staff
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In this episode, we survey the book covers of ‘Goldfinger’, including the first edition by Richard Chopping. This strong graphic cover was apparently Chopping’s favourite Bond effort. After discussion of the first edition, our panelists bring a cover or two to discuss, some with more artistic merit than others.
Along the way, we discover the boatman and the Styx, a jumbo rose, murder for art’s sake, dogs in the garden, the opposite of travel writing, design by the tea boy (in his tea break), David Lynch’s book covers, Matisse’s cutouts meet Picasso’s George Sanders, awards for the most megalomaniacal villain, when David last used a gun in anger, sparkle filters, missing aviators, and piton guns.
Covers discussed
David's picks: Spanish cover 1 / Spanish cover 2
Sean's picks: Turkish cover / Bantam US cover
You can contact the show via the Twitter hashtag #askbond
The recording took place on April 16th, 2021 in the USA, UK, Spain, and New Zealand.
Paul Atkinson is a co-founder of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Sean Longmore shares his artwork @ThatTallGinger
David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
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