Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry

by Florence Welch

  1: Pompeo Batoni (1708–87), Sacred Heart, Rome, Church of the Gesu. Photo © Scala, Florence/Fondo Edifici di Culto – Min. dell’Interno.

  1: Patti Smith at Hotel Chelsea, New York City, May 7th, 1971 © David Gahr/Getty Images.

  1: Cy Twombly (1929–2011), Tulips (IIII), 1985 (polaroid), Rome © Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio.

  1: Antique Map of London © Liszt Collection/Bridgeman Images.

  1: Cy Twombly (1929–2011), The Rose (IV), 2008 (acrylic on plywood, panel: 99 13⁄16 × 72 13⁄16 inches), (detail), © Cy Twombly Foundation. Courtesy Gagosian.

  1: William Morris (1834–96), Anemone design (textile), Private Collection/Bridgeman Images.

  1 and 2: © Quentin de Briey.

  All other images courtesy of the author.

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