Debbie Harry, Gramercy Park, New York, 1978 Size:20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61 cm) The image reflects a moment

The image reflects a moment of spontaneity and improvisation

and self-possession of the downtown music scene

and performers shaped one another’s public language

preserving the contexts in which punk and post-punk artists moved between public performance and private intervals

Debbie Harry, Gramercy Park, New York, 1978 Size:20 × 24 in (50.8 × 61 cm) The image reflects a momentDebbie Harry on the street beside Gramercy Park in New York, 1978, photographed by Martyn Goddard during the sessions around Blondie's breakthrough. Dark sunglasses, a flash of red hood, a downtown sidewalk, the picture has the loose, candid feel of the city that made the band. Goddard travelled with Blondie through 1978 as they crossed from cult favourites into genuine stars, and his New York frames from that year are among the most evocative of the