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Michael Ormerod Art

British, 1947-1991

Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle but spent many years traveling to America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed-out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign from the back, dominating the empty, Western landscape. His photographs are those of the outsider, constantly traveling through a no-man’s-land. Ormerod’s book, States of America, was published shortly after he died to mark an exhibition held at the Zelda & Cheatle Gallery, London. Since then, only one major exhibition of his work has taken place in Sheffield in 2003. A reappraisal of his powerful and uncompromising chronicle of America is long overdue.

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Artist: Michael Ormerod
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota - Michael Ormerod, Documentary
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michae...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper

Gas Station with Road - Michael Ormerod, America, 20th Century, USA, Nostalgia
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Gas Station with Road is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times ...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Girl on Street Corner, Chicago, 1978 - 20th Century, Black and White Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Black and White, Photographic Paper

Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado - Michael Ormerod, Disguise, Country, USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Child with Mask, Hillrose, Colorado is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to orde...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

African American Man on Street - 20th Century, America, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. A dramatic Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available in this size in an Edition of 10. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

Man with Newspaper - Street photography, Liberty print, Fashion, Style, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

The Palmist - Street photography, America, 20th Century, Robert Frank, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Gold Car, Butte, Montana, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Gold Car, Butte, Montana is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead tim...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Giant Women Signs - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel photography, Documentary
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Giant Women Signs a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times between 5-10 days. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

Drugs c.1989 - Michael Ormerod, Classic, Nostalgia, Travel, Documentary, Photo
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Drugs is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times between 5-10 day...
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1990s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

Man and Red Arrow, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man and Red Arrow, Albuquerque, New Mexico is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. ...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Man Walking Past Parking Lot - Classic car, Cadillac, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category

1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Paper

Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston - Black and white, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category

1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Paper

Deserted Streets with Shadows - Michael Ormerod, USA, Nostalgia, Travel
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Deserted Streets with Shadows is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lea...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Roadsign and Field - Michael Ormerod, Frontier, America, Abandoned, Boom
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Roadsign and Field is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times bet...
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

Two Run-Down Fashion Shops - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead t...
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Steppin' in High Fashions, Colorado - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel, Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Steppin' in High Fashions is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead ti...
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

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Photographic Paper, Color

Sandwich Board in Street - Michael Ormerod, 20th Century, America, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is the photographic legacy of one of the UK’s leading photographic talents whose untimely death in 1991 ended prematurely the highly promising career of a distinctive and powerful photographic voice. Michael Ormerod was born in Cheshire in 1947. He lived in Newcastle, but spent many years travelling America. Fascinated by the American image, and following in the footsteps of Robert Frank, Ormerod took to the American West to find a washed out dream of capitalism. His images capture a strange juxtaposition of an American beauty tainted by a hidden sense of menace and corruption. The photographs are understated, but show an unseen America, where the industrial heartland is decaying, highways stand empty and towns are deserted. The subjects of Ormerod’s work are the disenfranchised. A teenager cycles through her neighbourhood wearing a Halloween-style hockey mask, a Native American man stands in a graveyard, their expressions are unreadable. The work subverts traditional American icons. A white picket fence is staved in, a huge billboard for Miss Teen Dakota USA stands next to an empty highway. Inverting the famous Hollywood sign, Ormerod photographs a Texaco sign...
Category

1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Paper

Purple Door, Montana, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, USA, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Purple Door, Montana is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times b...
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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

Sign by Empty Footpath - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, America, USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Sign by Empty Footpath is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Art

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Color, Photographic Paper

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