David Bowie backstage before The 1980 Floor Show, 1973 — Limited Edition Print
David Bowie is photographed ahead of one of his final performances as Ziggy Stardust at the Marquee club in London on October 19, 1973. These final performances were captured via a three night filming session and would be promoted as The 1980 Floor Show, a rock musical spectacle for The Midnight Special TV Series.
- Edition of 50
- Digitally signed and embossed on the front, stamped and authenticated on the reverse by a representation of the Terry O'Neill archive
- Gelatin Silver Print
Before the advent of digital technology at the end of the twentieth century, the gelatin silver process had been the most commonly used method of making black and white prints since the 1890s. A negative image is transferred to light-sensitive paper that has four layers: a paper base, a white opaque coating of gelatin and barium sulfate that creates a smooth surface, the gelatin layer that holds the silver grains of the photographic image, and a protective gelatin overcoat. Properly exposed gelatin silver prints are quite stable if exhibited under controlled light conditions.
Until the 1970s, art photographers used this process almost exclusively to create high-quality black and white prints. Color photography was considered a commercial medium, not suited to serious artistic expression. Today, as fewer and fewer photographers are working in darkrooms, gelatin silver printing is quickly becoming an antiquated, historic process.
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