Artist
John McBride(American, born 1967)American, born 1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Father Mike: Outside "Numbers" Nightclub
Date1985, printed 2007
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Image: 7 13/16 × 11 3/4 in. (19.8 × 29.8 cm)
Image: 7 13/16 × 11 3/4 in. (19.8 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2007.507
Not on view
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John McBride was 19 years old in the summer of 1980 when he began
photo-graphing the vibrant party scene at Westheimer and Montrose—an area that
he recalls was “Houston’s version of New York’s Times Square.” The subjects of
this “flash-on-camera” photograph are dressed in their personal adaptations of
New Wave fashion, illustrating the impact of post-punk bands on everyday fashion.
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Public Dress," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 19 June - 8 October, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso lower edge: "(signature) JOHN MCBRIDE Photograph: 1986 Print: 2007 Title: "Father Mike: Outside 'Numbers' nightclub, Houston, Tx" "
Marked in ink on verso lower left: "John McBride"
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Keystone View Company
c. 1914
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1220.141
November 7, 1896 through October 30, 1897
Photomechanical reproduction
74.89