Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype 1970s exhibition poster retrieved from the archive of

retrieved from the archive of a shoemakers workshop long since closed

and reached the height of their popularity in the form of veiled vestal virgins in the mid 19th c

About 45 pages total

The largest block measures 4 1/4" cubed

Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype 1970s exhibition poster retrieved from the archive ofThis antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look. And, as I've noted before, I find that stark tintypes like this, more than any other sort of photographs, make the subjects feel as if they are just right here in the room, hearts beating. What a gang of four, immediately making me think of Clockwork Orange, and with the young man at top left and lower right especially seeming as if just walked out of a Peter Hujar