Last Week Of Michael Putland Exhibition

Snapping pictures of scrawny limbs and toothy grins…

Michael Putland‘s photographic exhibition, My Generation, ends this Saturday. The shots he took of a pre-fame Ziggy Stardust (see above) are among my very favourites. The series of pictures (generally reproduced in mono, but, I think, actually taken in colour) was taken at David’s home in Beckenham, Haddon Hall.

The majority of the shots were of David sat down relaxing, possibly during an interview. But, there were others of him, (still in the famous outfit worn during the Ziggy album cover shoot) paintbrush in hand up a stepladder, adding the finishing touches to the paint work of one of the downstairs rooms.

Anyway, as I say, it’s a great session that I’m sure the majority of you are familiar with.

My Generation, at the Snap Galleries in Birmingham, England, only displays one of the shots from the session (with the opportunity to buy a high quality Bowie print too) but if you’re in the area, I think it’s still worth a visit to check out Michael’s other brilliant work.

Here’s an excerpt from the press release by Snap Gallery Director, Guy White.

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My Generation – Photographs from the music archives of Michael Putland

Michael Putland didn?t have a day off in the seventies. At least that’s how it seemed to him at the time. And looking back, there?s just no other way he could have assembled a photographic archive of such immense breadth and depth. Michael started photographing musicians in the late sixties. He really hit his stride in the seventies and by the mid-eighties he had captured pretty much everyone of significance in the music business over the course of a twenty year career.

My Generation is Michael?s first solo exhibition in the UK and will consist of around 100 photographs which, as a body of work, represent a cross section of his career as a music photographer ? from AC/DC to Frank Zappa, and back again, taking in Bowie, Bolan, Clapton, The Clash, Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Hendrix, Rod Stewart, Bryan Ferry, The Who, The Rolling Stones and many many others. Michael has a very intimate and personal style of portraiture and combined this with a flair for live work.

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All Michael?s photographs are available to purchase, and admission to the exhibition is free. Here are the details for those of you thinking of popping along.

Snap Galleries
Gibb Square
The Custard Factory website is at The Custard Factory
Birmingham B9 4AA
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 am to 6 pm, Thursdays to 7 pm. and any other time by prior appointment.
Telephone 0121 224 7345
info@snapgalleries.com

As this is the last week of the exhibition, it may be worth calling to check it’s still OK to attend before you set out on a long journey…particularly on Saturday.