Michael O'Brien

Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas

1999

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 20 x 16 in. *Framing not included AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 "The discovery of fast cars and auto racing rocked my world as a high school student in the early 1960s. After graduating I did everything I could to wrangle assignments to cover two of the biggest international endurance races held annually in Florida. The Daytona 24-Hour and Sebring 12-Hour races were the highlight of my early years as a photographer. Covering racing events in the Sixties was a lot different from what it is today. Access to the racers and the cars was much easier and there were far fewer photographers covering any event. As a fan and a photojournalist in search of a great story, I usually hung around Carroll Shelby’s pit. Shelby and his Cobras were always race winning contenders. “Shel” was easy to work with and to be around. He let me do what I wanted and go where I pleased to capture a story. At the 1964 Sebring race, Shel was recovering from surgery, alternating between crutches and a wheelchair. As his good friend and motor racing artist Bill Neale...

Edition of 15 Image size: 14 x 11 in. Paper size: 17 x 13 in. Archival Pigment Print Signed, titled, dated and copyright in pencil on print verso Kevin Horan is a photographer based...

This black and white portrait of Hurley Haywood wiping his face with a towel is by Al Satterwhite. It is signed, titled, dated (image date and print date) and numbered by Al Satterwh...

Edition of 25 Signed and numbered by Al Satterwhite AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 24 x 36 in., Edition of 25 *Images and video show print i...

Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC, 1992 by Michael James O’Brien Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag paper Image size: 80 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 3 + 1AP Unframed __________...

Lavinia Co-op, NYC, 1992 by Michael James O’Brien Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag paper Image size: 80 in. H x 60 in. W Edition of 3 + 1AP Unframed _________________ Mic...

Half Angels Half Demons - Zebra #26, 2008 by Mauricio Velez Black and White Photography Archival Pigment Print Image size: 39.4 in. H x 39.4 in. W x 0.1 in. D Frame size: 48 in. H x...

Girlfriend, 1990-1992 by Michael James O’Brien Portfolio of 9 photographs Printed on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag paper Dimension for each print is 22 in. H x 17 in. W (The overall size composition of the entire portfolio is: 66 in. H x 51 in. W) Limited Edition of 10 + 2AP All these portraits were made on tri-x BW film with a Pentax 6 x 7 photographed in Natural Light. Girlfriend; Men Women and Drag by Michael James O’Brien with text by Holly Brubach was published by Random House in 1999. 1. Lavinia (Girlfriend), NYC, 1992 “I came to Manhattan with just a handbag” - Lavinia Co-op 2. Ebony Jet (Girlfriend), NYC, 1992 “We’re all born naked, everything else is drag” - RuPaul Charles 3. Miss Guy (Girlfriend), NYC, 1992 “You’ve got your mother in a whirl; she’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl.” - David Bowie, Rebel, Rebel 4. Ming Vauze (Benjamin Liu) NYC, 1992 “Impersonation is the supreme act of creation.” - Yukio Mishima...