Ancient Roman helmet worn by the elite Roman cavalry (equites Romani). 1st century AD.

Me and my dog Pandora, adopted from the street © Sergei Sarakhanov

Kristy Wallace, later to be known as Poison Ivy! The Cramps

Balthus, The Guitar Lesson, 1934

“The worst thing about that kind of prejudice… is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough.” Nina Simone

Virginia Biddle by Alfred Cheney Johnston, 1920

Cream’s first show, The Twisted Wheel Club Manchester Saturday, July 30, 1966 from top: Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce