Duffy Aladdin Sane Eyes Open 1973 Print
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Aladdin Sane Eyes Open
On the 19th of April 1973, the Aladdin Sane album was released to critical acclaim. The music speaks for itself but rarely has a portrait on an album cover become the definitive image of one man. Rarely has an image become known as a cultural icon (as quoted by the V&A) or popularly known as the Mona Lisa of Pop. Thousands of words have been written on the image, numerous interpretations of the pool of liquid on David Bowies collarbone and the lighting flash has been replicated ad infinitum.
During the Aladdin Sane album cover photo session in 1973, Duffy shot Bowie in the same position as the final record cover with his eyes open, revealing his permanently dilated left eye. One of his most recognizable features was incurred in 1962 during a fight over a girl with his lifelong friend George Underwood. The Aladdin Sane Eyes Open image was discovered by the Duffy Archive over 30 years later and revealed to the world for use in the record-breaking 'David Bowie is V&A exhibition becoming as iconic as the classic album cover in the process. The exhibition toured worldwide with over 2 million visitors
On the 19th of April 1973, the Aladdin Sane album was released to critical acclaim. The music speaks for itself but rarely has a portrait on an album cover become the definitive image of one man. Rarely has an image become known as a cultural icon (as quoted by the V&A) or popularly known as the Mona Lisa of Pop. Thousands of words have been written on the image, numerous interpretations of the pool of liquid on David Bowies collarbone and the lighting flash has been replicated ad infinitum.
During the Aladdin Sane album cover photo session in 1973, Duffy shot Bowie in the same position as the final record cover with his eyes open, revealing his permanently dilated left eye. One of his most recognizable features was incurred in 1962 during a fight over a girl with his lifelong friend George Underwood. The Aladdin Sane Eyes Open image was discovered by the Duffy Archive over 30 years later and revealed to the world for use in the record-breaking 'David Bowie is V&A exhibition becoming as iconic as the classic album cover in the process. The exhibition toured worldwide with over 2 million visitors
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Unsigned Mounted Open Edition Prints
-These 12 x 12 Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints are supplied with a white acid-free mount. The prints slip into a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve-sized frame.
-The print has an image size of approximately 7.5 x 7.5 (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in a 12.4 x 12.4 (31.5cm x 31.5cm)
-Each open-edition print is handmade, printed, assembled and packed at the Duffy Archive. Each print is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp, and the reverse of each mount has a sticker detailing a brief history of the session and ink-stamped with a Duffy logo.
-The prints are sleeved in a clear cellophane wrapper.
-These 12 x 12 Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints are supplied with a white acid-free mount. The prints slip into a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve-sized frame.
-The print has an image size of approximately 7.5 x 7.5 (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in a 12.4 x 12.4 (31.5cm x 31.5cm)
-Each open-edition print is handmade, printed, assembled and packed at the Duffy Archive. Each print is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp, and the reverse of each mount has a sticker detailing a brief history of the session and ink-stamped with a Duffy logo.
-The prints are sleeved in a clear cellophane wrapper.
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