Rare and Unseen Photos of Bauhaus from 1981

In celebration of the release of Kevin Haskin’s book Bauhaus Undead: The Visual History and Legacy of Bauhaus, we are sharing a photo session recently unearthed by UK photographer Justin Thomas, who did a photoshoot with Haskins and singer Peter Murphy.

As Thomas told Indie Through The Looking Glass:

“I think this was a session for Japanese mag Music Life. I dragged Count Dracula reluctantly out into the grey daylight of mid February 1981.

I got him and his sidekick climbing walls, swinging on lampposts & jumping into building sites, before sending him back to his crypt.

A few months later I photographed him at The Lyceum in a frightening black woolen onesie that his mum probably knitted for him.”

His sidekick is Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins and I love these photos, they seem so care free.”

Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.Earl’s Court.London,19/02/1981
Bauhaus.The Lyceum.London,19/02/1981

For more of Justin Thomas’ work and to buy prints…

Read our interview with Bauhaus’ Kevin Haskins Here

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