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| FaireyNYC. AT TIMES . . . Casey's boundless energy and stick to-itness while seeking a quest just simply amazes me. After procuring a beautiful camera and lens circa 1930s he proceeded to make 2 exposures on the 6.5 x 8.5 inch silver mirrors in Exeter. Since those were successful, it was off to New York City to experiment and push the limit of time from sensitizing to the actual development of the plate. (Recommended length would normally be 3-4 hours). With an elapsed period of 14.5 hours, Casey is proud to offer for sale his magnificent whole plate daguerreotype taken at the corner of Wooster & Grand between Broome and Canal Sts. March 15, 2011. The artwork was created by internationally famous Shepard Fairey. (For more information about him, simply Google his name). Casey didn't make any special preparations to extend the "life" of this piece during the transport in his car. When we exhibited at a photo show in the City recently, another professional modern daguerreotypist saw this exposure, which Casey matted with New Hampshire birch bark before covering the package with glass and sealed using Filmoplast P-90, and inquired about the image. He was impressed by the quality of the work and surprised when he heard the length of the time frame from beginning to end. The structure of the composition is arresting enough with the boys pointing their weapons directly at us. However, that sign in the foreground commanding viewers to "ENTER HER(E)" suggests that it must be obeyed or else! Naturally, like most 19th century daguerreotypes, this illustration is laterally reversed. The annotations written in the silver are: "3-15-11 CAW and NYC". Offered for sale without a frame. $3,500 |
