Howard Bond ~ Original Signed Photograph ~ 1978

Here is an opportunity to buy an original signed photograph by Howard Bond from 1978. The (silver gelatin) photograph is titled "1766 Addition St. Andra, 1978". The vintage photograph measures 8-7/8" x 11-7/8" and is dry-mounted to a sheet of 15" x 18", 4-ply, 100% rag board. The photograph is signed in pencil by Howard Bond on the mount under the photograph. This photograph is from the limited edition Portfolio II. Austria, published by Howard Bond in 1979. The photographers stamp on the back of the mount reads: Portfolio II. Austria ~ Photograph number 2, Set Number 2, "1766 Addition St. Andra, 1978". The edition of the portfolio was 55 copies. The photograph and mount are in pristine condition, enclosed in a Light Impressions clear heavyweight polyethylene storage bag.......(unfortunately, the ebay pic does not convey the rich tonality and razor-sharp detail evident in the original photograph)....... Note: This exhibition-sized photograph would normally sell for $350.00 in a gallery environment....... Also note: The cropping on the ebay photograph is tighter than the original photograph, especially side-to-side, the photograph is larger than my scanner, and I could not capture the entire image..... About the Photographer: Ann Arbor artist Howard Bond began photographing in 1945, at the age of fourteen. Working part-time in a wedding and portrait studio, Bond received a bachelor's in music in 1953. This was followed by a master's degree in music in 1958 and a master's in mathematics in 1961. It was after these achievements, however, that Bond began his serious photographic education, largely through experimentation and involvement in various workshops (including those taught by Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and Brett Weston). Gradually, Bond's photographic interests began to dominate his career, and he devoted himself entirely to photography in 1979.... While best known for his striking images of churches, bristlecone pines, and landscapes, Howard Bond has also created a body of work that borders on the abstract.....In his better-known imagery of mountainous landscapes or quiet church interiors, there exists an exceptional sensitivity to the way in which light caresses and reveals the object. This same sensitivity is apparent in Bond's more abstract compositions, where light is often as much a subject as what is being pictured. In these abstract compositions, Bond explores the often overlooked or forgotten aspects of everyday existence. He finds beauty in the patterns caused by cracking and peeling paint on car hoods in junkyards. He also responds to the same sort of patterns and lines formed in nature as ice freezes. Whether occurring in nature or as the result of nature's hand on man-made objects, designs such as these are captured by his meticulous eye for detail. Sometimes they are left as the camera found them, while in other instances, Bond manipulates the images, heightening and stressing certain inherent aspects. In all his work, and in these abstracted compositions especially, Howard Bond elevates from obscurity the often-overlooked detail, forcing his viewers to contemplate the world in which they live. (Sean M. Ulmer, University Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art) ............ more about the photographer: Howard Bond’s black-and-white photographs abstract the rusted metal, peeling paint, and torn vinyl of weathered cars into elegant formal designs. Selective framing that eliminates context and relatively flat picture planes make his subjects sometimes resemble color field paintings, sometimes landscapes, but they always bear witness to the beauty that can be found even in unlikely places. Pared down to essentials, these striking pictures are nonetheless rich with texture and fine detail that reward a closer look....Bond earned a BS in Music from Bowling Green State University, Ohio (1953), and both an MA in Music (1958) and an MS in Mathematics (1961) from the University of Michigan. He is the recipient of a Michigan Council for the Arts, Creative Artist Grant, and his work has been published in the books Light Motifs and White Motif: The Cyclades Islands of Greece. His photographs are included in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago; LaSalle National Bank, Chicago; the Library of Congress; the National Museum of Art; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. - Kendra Greene...... Thanks for looking. Please checkout my other listings.... I will ship worldwide, please check USPS shipping rates below for your location.