Items Similar to #05, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 25
Michael Abramson#05, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print1974-1977
1974-1977
About the Item
"A camera is a window through which a photographer interacts with the world, and it's up to the operator to decide whether his camera will be a barrier or a mirror between he and his subjects. In the 1970s, Michael Abramson chose the latter path when he brought his camera to Pepper's Hideout on Chicago's South Side. Following in the footsteps of his acknowledged influence Gyula Halász, a Hungarian photographer better known as Brassaï who became the pre-eminent chronicler of the Paris nightlife he loved so much, Abramson initiated himself into the nightlife of Chicago's predominantly black neighbourhoods. He was very much a part of the scene he documented on film, drinking, laughing, and dancing with his subjects into small hours and becoming as much a part of the atmosphere as the locals who frequented the same nightspots he did." - Joe Tangari (Numero Group, 2009)
"I walked into a timeless place … full of supporting actors and actresses of every conceivable role," Abramson wrote in Light: On the South Side, published by Chicago's Numero Group in 2009.
Print details: © Michael L Abramson, Untitled #05, CA. 1974 -1977
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Image size: 20.5 x 30.5 cm, Printed on 11 x 14" paper (27.9 x 35.4 cm), white border
Series: 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side
Stamped; "Provenance Authenticated by Michael L Abramson Estate, 2011" on verso
Frame: 38 x 48 cm/ 15 x 19 inches approx (Custom made classic hardwood frame, stain in black, museum mount board and antireflective UV AR protective art glass)
All prints from 1970s South Side Chicago series are available for purchase as the singular works or as the group of images - please refer to more available prints from this series visible on our storefront on our 1stDibs profile.
All works are Vintage Silver Gelatin prints made by the photographer at the time there were taken.
All prints can be purchased in bespoke hardwood frames, museum mount board and anti-reflective UV protective Art Glass. If you wish to ship or purchase unframed prints, we are happy to arrange that for you.
About the Photographer:
Michael L Abramson was born in New Jersey in 1948, the late American photographer graduated with Master of Photography from Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1977. His work was regularly featured in Time, New York Times, Newsweek, People, Forbes, Harpers, Wall Street Journal and other popular American and international magazines.
He was a highly sought after commercial portrait photographer and photojournalist. His subjects comprised celebrities, prominent stars from sport, politics and the entertainment industry included Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and many more.
Yet it was his 1970s series documenting the Chicago South side club scene that made Abramson’s name. Influenced by Brassaï’s photographs of the 1920s Paris, Abramson caught the stylish nightlife of the funk and soul era in full, alluring swing.
His work was exhibited frequently since 1978, including a solo show at Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, in 2014 and in the same year the group show on American Photography since 1950 at Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts (US).
Many of Abramson’s south side prints were published in a photography book/ 2 LP record set entitled Light on the South Side (2009), by Chicago music recording company Numero Group.
Following Abramson’s death in 2011 a new book entitled Gotta Go Gotta Flow: Life, Love, and Lust From Chicago’s South Side was released by Chicago-based Chicago City Files Press (2015).
His photographs are in major collections including the Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the California Museum of Photography and various private collections.
Shipping: Overseas shipping - Flat fee - the work would be wood crated for protection of print and the framing.
- Creator:Michael Abramson (1948 - 2011, American)
- Creation Year:1974-1977
- Dimensions:Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1967210709972
About the Seller
No Reviews Yet
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2014
1stDibs seller since 2022
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Sweet Violet... Spring face of female looking up in flowers hand coloured printLocated in London, GBKatie Eleanor, "Sweet Violet", 2019 Handcoloured portrait of blooming flower, immobilised in marble, featuring frozen eyes and the silky colours of Sprin...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment, Glass, Oak, Paint, Watercolor
- #19, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin PrintLocated in London, GBA camera is a window through which a photographer interacts with the world, and it's up to the operator to decide whether his camera will be a barrier or a mirror between he and his subjects. In the 1970s, Michael Abramson chose the latter path when he brought his camera to Pepper's Hideout on Chicago's South Side. Following in the footsteps of his acknowledged influence Gyula Halász, a Hungarian photographer better known as Brassaï who became the pre-eminent chronicler of the Paris nightlife he loved so much, Abramson initiated himself into the nightlife of Chicago's predominantly black neighbourhoods. He was very much a part of the scene he documented on film, drinking, laughing, and dancing with his subjects into small hours and becoming as much a part of the atmosphere as the locals who frequented the same nightspots he did. - Joe Tangari (Numero Group, 2009) This series won Abramson a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1978 and launched his career as a photojournalist. Eventually the project resulted in a hardbound book, Light: On the South Side, including the Grammy and Mojo nominated album, featuring Chicago blues...Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsPhotographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
- #114, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin PrintLocated in London, GB"Abramson comes much closer to recording the sound of these clubs than we would have any right to expect from a photographer." - Nick Hornby (London, 2009), Light On the South Side, ...Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsArchival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
- Joe Jackson - Look Sharp, 1979 - Vintage gelatin silver print - album coverLocated in London, GBBrian Griffin Joe Jackson - Look Sharp, 1979 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, Framed; museum mount board, antireflective art glass, oak frame Image size; 11 4/5 × 15 7/10 in 30 × 40 cm...Category
1970s Symbolist Black and White Photography
MaterialsGlass, Oak, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Brom...
- Hand-coloured Print of weeping mythical sculpture angels in Walnut FrameLocated in London, GBHand-coloured tableau of a weeping spirit and her guardians, immobilised in marble. A disjointed narrative looking at recovery and protection, the angels shield the spirit with tender embraces and cry for her when alone. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). During the beginning of the 'Museum Age' in the 18th century , writer Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe discussed mythical...Category
18th Century Victorian Nude Photography
MaterialsCotton, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Color, Walnut, Paint, Photographic Fi...
- Siren immobilised in marble locked in embrace and galleon ship in the backgroundLocated in London, GBHandcoloured portrait of a conjoined siren, immobilised in marble, locked in a sisterly embrace. Inspired by 19th-century cabinet cards, medical illustration, sweet singing Scottish Selkies, Lyra and her sister defend each other's isolation. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Original title: 'Lyra’s Lips are as White as Mine’, 2019 Hand-coloured Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photorag Fine Art Paper (100% cotton) 40.5 x 30.5 cm Unique Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso "I’m not a sculptor, but I wanted to construct my own stories. Photographers have often used sculpture in order to challenge our idea of a “sculptural” body or object, by casting them in a two-dimensional light. I love playing with perception. A lot of my work is influenced by the nineteenth century—the pictorialist movement for instance. When photography was a new experiment, people would play around with perception tricks—Victorian paper theaters...Category
2010s Romantic Portrait Prints
MaterialsPhotographic Film, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
You May Also Like
- Terry O'Neill - Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, Photography 1964, Printed AfterBy Terry O'NeillLocated in Greenwich, CTOn a beach for publicity images for the 1964 James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’, where Blackman portrayed Pussy Galore Signed and Numbered Lifetime Terry O’Neill fine-art prints from the...Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver
- Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 06, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Ali AlışırLocated in Greenwich, CTAvailable sizes and editions: 53.93 in (137 cm), 114.17 in (290 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 48.43 in (123 cm), 102.36 in (260 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 44.88...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsLuster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, C Print, Digital, L...
- Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 05, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Ali AlışırLocated in Greenwich, CTAvailable sizes and editions: 53.93 in (137 cm), 114.17 in (290 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 48.43 in (123 cm), 102.36 in (260 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 44.88...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsLuster, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Digital, Photographic...
- Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 04, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Ali AlışırLocated in Greenwich, CTAvailable sizes and editions: 73.62 in (187 cm), 59.05 in (150 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 62.99 in (160 cm), 50.39 in (128 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 55.12 in (140 cm), 44.10 (112 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsLuster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Inkjet, Pigment, Ar...
- Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 07, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Ali AlışırLocated in Greenwich, CTAvailable sizes and editions: 51.18 in (130 cm), 51.18 in (130 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 47.24 in (120 cm), 47.24 in (120 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 39.37 in (100 cm), 39.37 in (100 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs Born in Istanbul in 1978, Ali Alışır...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsLuster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Digital, Ink...
- Ali Alışır - Hybrid Souls 03, Photography 2020, Printed AfterBy Ali AlışırLocated in Greenwich, CTAvailable sizes and editions: 73.62 in (187 cm), 59.05 in (150 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 62.99 in (160 cm), 50.39 in (128 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 Artist Proofs 55.12 in...Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsLuster, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Inkjet, Arch...
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Rare Vintage Art
Vintage South
Vintage Chicago Wall Art
1977 Vintage
Vintage Political Art
Rare Vintage Records
Vintage Chicago Book
Rare Book Sets
Vintage Crate Art
Paper File
Rare Camera
Small Side Board
Vintage Sport Prints
Vintage Camera Light
Set Of 2 Art Music
Chicago Street Scene
Vintage Journal
1970s Street Photography