Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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
Majorettes on Parade - Black and White Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Bucking Bronco - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Bucking Bronco' is a black and white photographic print by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Michael Ormerod: Vanishing Point'.
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Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
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Guy with Beatbox - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Guy with Beatbox' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Cowboy on Ranch with Cows - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Cowboy on Ranch with Cows' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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Woman with Ice Cream - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Woman with ice Cream' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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Kids under Water Hydrant - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Kids under Water Hydrant' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge, 1989 - Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Female Bronco Rider Close Up - Black and White Monochrome Large Photograph Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Female Bronco Rider Close Up' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Guy with Beatbox - Playboy T-Shirt and Street Music in America (Large Print)
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Guy with Beatbox - Playboy T-Shirt and Street Music in America (Large Print) by Michael Ormerod is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Water Trails Down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower - Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Water Trails down Empty Street in front of Water Tower' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Woman on Road with Police on Bikes Behind' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in an edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Cowboy on Ranch with Cows - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Cowboy on Ranch with Cows' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibiti...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Woman with ice Cream - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Woman with ice Cream' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Majorettes on Parade - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Majorettes on Parade by Michael Ormerod is an 8" x 10" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous s...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Bucking Bronco - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Bucking Bronco' is a black and white photographic print by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Michael Ormerod: Vanishing Point'.
Michael Ormerod w...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Rainy Drugs Sign, 1989 - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Rainy Drugs Sign' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Micha...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
American Legion on Flatbed Truck - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod is an 8" x 10" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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Young Navajo at Baseball - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Young Navajo at Baseball' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
The Open Road - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
The Open Road by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Female Bronco Rider Close Up - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Female Bronco Rider Close Up' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhib...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Young Navajo at Baseball - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Young Navajo at Baseball' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Mi...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Vanishing Point - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Vanishing Point' is a black and white photographic print by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Michael Ormerod: Vanishing Point'.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Kids under Water Hydrant - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Kids under Water Hydrant' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibitio...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Washington Monument Aglow - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Washington Monument Aglow' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Washington Monument Aglow - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Washington Monument Aglow' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10 by Michael Ormerod.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black Man Looking Out Bus Window - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod is an 8" x 10" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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The Open Road by Michael Ormerod - Vintage American Travel Photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'The Open Road' by Michael Ormerod is available as an 8" x 10" print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Rainy Drugs Sign, 1989 - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Rainy Drugs Sign' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Micha...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window - Black and White Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Black Man Looking Out Bus Window by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge, 1989 - Large Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Guys on Shoreline under Brooklyn Bridge' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Sandwich board in Street - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Sandwich Board in Street is a Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a dis...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
Boy and Men on Horses - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Boy and Men on Horses is a stunning Black and White photographic print on Hahnemuhle Paper, in this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
States of America is the photographic lega...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
Water Trails Down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower - Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Water Trails down Empty Street in Front of Water Tower by Michael Ormerod is a black and white photographic print in this size of 24" x 34" in an Edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Man Walking Past Parking Lot, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man Walking Past Parking Lot is a Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle Paper in an Edition of 10 in this size of 24" x 34".
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 Modern Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
American Legion on Flatbed Truck - Black and White Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
American Legion on Flatbed Truck by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 2024 ...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Empty Town with Post in Foreground - Black and White Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Empty Town with post in Foreground by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
African American Man on Street, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
African American Man on Street is a dramatic Black & White photographic print on Hahnemuhle Paper available in this size in an Edition of 10.
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
20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Vanishing Point, 1989 - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
'Vanishing Point' is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper by Michael Ormerod in a limited edition of 10.
Featured in the 2024 posthumous solo exhibition, 'Michae...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Hobo on Bowery Street by Rollercoaster by Michael Ormerod is an 8" x 10" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
Empty Town with Post in Foreground - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Empty Town with Post in Foreground by Michael Ormerod is an 8" x 10" black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper from a limited edition of 10 prints.
Featured in the 202...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White
The Palmist, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnmuhle Paper
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
The Palmist is a Black and White photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper, in this size of 24" x 34" in an edition of 10.
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
Cars and Sheep, 1989 - Black and White Monochrome Large Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Cars and Sheep by Michael Ormerod is a 24" x 34" black and white photographic print in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and powerful voic...
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20th Century American Realist Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston - Black and White Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston is a stunning Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available In this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a Briti...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Black and White, Photographic Paper
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston, 1989 - Black and White Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man Walking in Front of Building, Houston is a Black and White photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper, in 24" x 34" in an edition of 10.
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 Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Man with Newspaper, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print on Hahnemuhle
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man with Newspaper is a Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper in this size of 24” x 34” in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and powerf...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Sandwich Board in Street, 1989 - Black and White Monochrome Photographic Print
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Man with Newspaper is a Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper in this size of 24" x 34" in an edition of 10.
Michael Ormerod was a British photographer with a distinct and powerf...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Ormerod Black and White Photography
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Photographic Paper, Black and White
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