Cooper And Bailey

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Edition of Three Worldwide 

40 x 60

Each edition features unique butterfly placement, making every piece a one-of-a-kind collector’s item—an artwork worthy of a regal setting and a deep appreciation for timeless icons.

This surreal and unforgettable black-and-white portrait captures American rock icon Alice Cooper during the infamous 1973 photo shoot for the cover of his landmark album Billion Dollar Babies. Shot by the legendary David Bailey, this image is as provocative and theatrical as the artist himself. It features Cooper holding a baby—Lola Pfeiffer, styled with his signature eye makeup—surrounded by his original bandmates Neal Smith, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Glen Buxton, all wielding machine guns. At their feet: piles of money and live rabbits, symbols of excess, contradiction, and the twisted glamour of rock 'n' roll.

David Bailey, one of Britain’s most celebrated photographers, was known for capturing the raw, unfiltered essence of his subjects—and this image is no exception. It’s a time capsule of 1970s rock decadence, rebellion, and boundary-pushing creativity.

This remarkable photograph was selected for the exhibition ‘Hollywood Reloaded’, conceptualised by artist and former Special Forces operative Bran Symondson, as part of the final series Terry O’Neill participated in before his passing. Though not captured by O’Neill himself, this Bailey portrait was carefully integrated into the series in honour of its cultural impact and visual power.

The original photograph is hand-signed by both David Bailey and Bran Symondson, making it an extraordinarily rare and valuable piece for collectors of music history, photography, and political art.

As with every work in Hollywood Reloaded, the image has been reinterpreted through a powerful, symbolic transformation. Symondson fires live rounds through the image using weapons of the same type depicted in the photograph, leaving behind real bullet holes—deliberate scars that cut through the performance, spectacle, and satire.

The result is a hauntingly poetic commentary on American consumerism, violence, and celebrity. The absurdity of rabbits and infants set against armed musicians and piles of cash is pierced—both literally and metaphorically—by the reality of the firepower glamorized in the scene.

With only three editions created worldwide, each featuring individually placed butterflies and bearing the rare dual signatures of Bailey and Symondson, this piece is an extraordinary convergence of music mythology, provocative symbolism, and cultural critique.