Michael Ormerod Figurative 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.

Artist: Michael Ormerod

Michael OrmerodMan Walking Past Parking Lot, 1989 - Black and White Photographic Print, c. 1989

$1,946

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 Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

St Mark’s Baptistery - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century, Early 20th Century

$232

H 10.24 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in

St Mark’s Baptistery - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

St Mark’s Baptistery is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. The artwork represents a figure of an angel in St Mark’s Baptistery in Venice. The stamp of Osvaldo Bohm on the rear

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Early 20th Century Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Team in Soldiership in Turin - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s, 1930s

$348

H 6.7 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in

Team in Soldiership in Turin - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Team in soldiership in Turin is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy, during Fascism. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" o...

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1930s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Venetian Medieval Art - Vintage b/w Photo - Early 20th Century, Early 20th Century

$92

H 5.52 in W 5.12 in D 0.04 in

Venetian Medieval Art - Vintage b/w Photo - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Venetian medieval art is an original photograph taken in Venice, realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the description on the rear. Very Good conditions.

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Early 20th Century Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Swimmer Girls - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s, 1930s

$348

H 6.7 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in

Swimmer Girls - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Swimmer Girls in lines of Practice is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s. With the stamp of "Colonia Prof. Artisti Varazze" on the ...

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1930s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Electronics with incorporated Guardian Angel - Vintage Photograph - 20th century, 20th century

$69

H 7.09 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in

Electronics with incorporated Guardian Angel - Vintage Photograph - 20th century

Located in Roma, IT

Electronics with incorporated "Guardian Angel" is an original photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. Typed notes on the rear, the description in Italian. Good conditions...

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20th Century Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Church of St. Marco, Venice - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century, Early 20th Century

$174

H 7.88 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in

Church of St. Marco, Venice - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Church of St. Marco, Venice is an original photograph taken in Venice, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer. Producer "Naya venezia". Titled on the lower, with the descrip...

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Early 20th Century Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s, 1960s

$174

H 7.09 in W 9.45 in D 0.08 in

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Anna Magnani (Rai) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by RAI prints. Good condition. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt...

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1960s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Optical Reader and Synthetic Voice - Vintage Photograph - 1970s, 1970s

$139

H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 0.04 in

Optical Reader and Synthetic Voice - Vintage Photograph - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Optical reader and synthetic voice is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. Typed notes on the rear, the description in Italian. Good condit...

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1970s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Military Service Show - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s, 1930s

$302

H 6.7 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in

Military Service Show - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Military service show is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy, during Fascism. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the r...

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1930s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bizerba Electronic 5000 - Vintage B/W photo - Early 1980s, Early 1980s

$58

H 9.06 in W 6.89 in D 0.04 in

Bizerba Electronic 5000 - Vintage B/W photo - Early 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Bizerba electronic 5000 is an original photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. The brand's name and model is on objects in the photo. Good conditions.

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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

St Mark's Cathedral - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century, Early 20th Century

$232

H 10.24 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in

St Mark's Cathedral - Vintage Photograph - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

‘St Mark's Cathedral.' is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. The artwork represents crucified Christ.The stamp of Foto Bohm Venezia on the rear.

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Early 20th Century Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Child With A Bucket - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s, 1970s

$174

H 8.08 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in

Child With A Bucket - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Child With a Bucket - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Rizzoli Press, Milan In the photo: Child with a bucket in African stadium – In the realm of the higher m...

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1980s Modern Michael Ormerod Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

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