Never-Before-Seen, Intimate Photos of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love to Be Published in a New Book

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'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean' is a new photo book featuring the rock music icons and their daughter, due to be released on June 4

<p>Guzman</p> Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean Cobain and Courtney Love in the new photo book

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Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean Cobain and Courtney Love in the new photo book 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's marriage may have been the subject of tabloid fodder in the '90s, but not everything about the rock royalty's relationship has been uncovered.

For the first time ever, fans will be able to see previously never-before-published photographs of the Nirvana frontman, the Hole frontwoman and their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, as an all-new photo book is due for release on June 4.

Titled Family Values: Kurt, Courtney & Frances Bean, the hardcover being released by powerHouse Books is set to feature approximately 90 unseen shots of the famous family that were taken when Cobain and Love welcomed photographers Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock, known professionally as Guzman, into their home for a SPIN cover story shoot in 1992.

According to powerHouse Books, originally only five images from the photoshoot appeared in the December 1992 issue of the magazine, and one more ran in Rolling Stone upon Cobain's death in 1994.

<p>Guzman</p> The cover of 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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The cover of 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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The photoshoot, which was conducted in September 1992 at the couple's home in Los Angeles' Hollywood Heights neighborhood, became instantly iconic upon its release and is still remembered today for its intimate, candid shots of the couple in bed and with their daughter.

The spread has become known as the "Family Values" shoot, as Cobain wrote the words on Love's stomach and it was intended to rewrite the narrative around their marriage. At the time, the two musicians were dealing with addiction issues and battling for custody of then one-month-old Frances Bean at the time.

In addition to the newly unveiled photographs, Family Values will also include an essay from Guzman and an introduction by writer Michael Azerrad, who wrote the 1993 biography of Nirvana, Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

<p>Guzman</p> Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain and Kurt Cobain in 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain and Kurt Cobain in 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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Guzman spoke to CNN about the upcoming book, which was conceived after the two visual artists featured the rare photos in a gallery exhibition.

The photographers explained that their original vision for the shoot was to have the couple "doing domestic chores," but quickly altered their plans as soon as they arrived at their home and Cobain was still in bed.

Peacock told the outlet, "Thirty years later, we thought, well maybe that was the whole plan all along. Because he was wearing this fancy robe, and that’s not something he would ever wear normally."

<p>Guzman</p> Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean Cobain and Courtney Love in 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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Kurt Cobain, Frances Bean Cobain and Courtney Love in 'Family Values: Kurt, Courtney, & Frances Bean'

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Guzman revealed that him being in bed ended up creating "vulnerable" shots, and when they introduced Frances Bean into the shoot, her presence "made him more open."

"They just were loving Frances. It was really so apparent," Peacock shared. "It was really about her. They were oblivious to us in a lot of cases, anytime they had the baby."

She added, "I think there was a lot of vulnerability in the house at that moment ... I didn’t think about it at the time, but looking back, everything swirling around them, it must have been very intense to be so successful so quickly and struggle with that. Looking back, that feeling is there."

<p>Vinnie Zuffante/Getty</p> Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney Love and Kurt Cobainattending the 1993 MTV Music Video Awards on September 2, 1993

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Frances Bean Cobain, Courtney Love and Kurt Cobainattending the 1993 MTV Music Video Awards on September 2, 1993

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Cobain and Love, now 59, began dating in 1991 and were married in February 1992. Later that year in August, the two musicians welcomed their only child together, Frances Bean, now 31.

The "Doll Parts" singer was married to the grunge legend at the time of his death when he died by suicide at age 27 in April 1994.

Family Values: Kurt, Courtney & Frances Bean will published by powerHouse Books in 2024 and is set to hit shelves on June 4. The title is available for pre-order now.

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