Certificate ID 0000085305  Authenticated: 06/26/22

THE ARCHER SIGNED BY JOHN ROWLANDS

Photographer: John Rowlands
Category: Art/Photography
Sub category: Photograph
Medium: Photo Print
Date: 26th Feburary 1976
Edition Type: Limited
Edition Number: 243/250
Size: 22″ x 17″
Performer: David Bowie
Venue: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada

This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Having seen the previous evening’s show on the 1976 Station To Station / IsolarTour , Rowlands was primed to capture the image of Bowie as The Archer while the singer was preparing to fire his imaginary bow and arrow. The pose was used as a signal for Bowie’s lighting engineer to kill the lights. The picture was taken moments before the lights were killed. Rowlands took the shot about 30 feet away from the stage and he credits his Hasselblad camera for producing an image that is striking in its sharp tonal range of whites, blacks and grays. This 22″ x 17″ limited edition titled ‘David Bowie, The Archer’ is an official John Rowlands release and has been scored a perfect 100 AuthentiScore™.

Signature Scoring

John Rowlands: 100