John McBride
Father Mike: Outside "Numbers" Nightclub

Father Mike: Outside "Numbers" Nightclub

© John McBride

Father Mike: Outside "Numbers" Nightclub
ArtistAmerican, 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)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2007.507
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionPhotographer
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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