The strength of his archive is primarily in the uniqueness of the image as well as the ephemeral shot. A large number of the candid and formal portraits are internationally known images, such as Mick Jagger, William Burroughs and Iggy Pop. Specialties range from Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground, Edie Sedgwick, and Robert Mapplethorpe to the 1939 New York World's Fair and a wide assortment of nudes and erotica. Extensive collections exist of Keith Richards, Patti Smith, John Ashbery, Nico, Rene Ricard, and Allen Ginsberg and the Beats. New additions include Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Richard Wright, and Robert Moses.
Historical imagery consists of New York cityscapes.
Gerard Malanga is also available for key bookings in the U.S. and worldwide. Gerard Malanga , Up from The Archives , Sub Rosa. This CD includes poetry tracks by Charles Henri, Ford, Willard Maas and Gerard Malanga. Music by Peter Hartman and Angus MacLise. Interview excerpts by William Burroughs.