Duffy’s fourth shoot with David in 1979 was in his north London studio for the Lodger album cover, where David wanted to capture the look of a falling man. Lodger was Bowie’s thirteenth studio album and the final album in his “Berlin Trilogy.” The album cover art was a collaboration between Duffy/Bowie and Derek Boshier, tying the project together graphically. Coco, David’s long-time assistant, worked with Anthony Clavet, the make-up artist, and his assistant to attach a fine nylon fishing line to Bowie’s face and then gently tugged to contort it as if he were falling from a great height. Duffy was suspended from the studio rafters. to shoot David who had a bandaged hand resulting from a coffee burn, which ideally suited to the dramatic imagery.
Unsigned Mounted Open Edition Prints
Our Standard Archival Quality Pigment Ink Print is approx. 7.5″x7.5″ (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in 12.4″x12.4″ (31.5cm x 31.5cm) Mounts - handmade and printed in the Duffy Archive from the original photographic negatives.
All of our images are ready to frame, supplied with a choice of either a black or white acid-free mount. A mount is a paper-based border around framed images between the frame and the image. The mount adds an extra decorative element and also prevents the image from making contact with the glass. Our Standard Size open-edition prints are the same size as a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve for convenient framing.
As with all our prints, each open edition is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp. The reverse of each frame has a sticker detailing the history of the session and a hand-stamped logo from Duffy's old camera cases.
This print is now available as a larger Gallery Print. Our Gallery Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints come ready to frame in a 19.75" x 19.75" (50cm x 50cm) mount with an image size of approx. 10.5"x 10.5" (27cm x 27cm).
Limited and Signed editions are available. To discuss options, please Contact Us.