Rachel And Her Father, Tacoma 1974 Today's Coolphoto 12/15/2023
Ron Fields was a professor of art history at the University of Puget Sound when he asked me to make copies of the paintings of Abby Williams Hill. Hill created a large body of landscapes that were used by the railroads to illustrate the wonders of the west for the people in the east. Dr Fields wrote the book on Hill and in time retired as professor emeritus from the university.
Ron was a softspoken man and I found him amenable in creating this copy work. It involved driving up to the archives of the university, loading a bunch of these rather large pieces into my little Ford Pinto, driving the lot down to my makeshift studio, making the copies, then going round again for the next batch.
At the end of the project, he wanted my help in making pictures of his young daughter. She must have been about two at the time, obviously cherished by Ron. We spent a pleasant hour at his house in the back garden. After I delivered the prints, I lost touch with the family, and I never saw Rachel again.
Rachel And Her Father, Tacoma 1974 Today's Coolphoto 12/13/2023
©2023 Christopher Petrich
Thanks to you my good friends for fifty years of professional photography and twenty five years of online success with Coolphoto.com! I am at the end of my retail sales career and am closing up shop by the end of this year. I will continue to post new work on Coolphoto, in the form of members-only galleries and Today’s Coolphoto blog posts such as this.
I am sending selected original photographs to the Christopher Petrich Collection at the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library, and I am creating new bound volumes of selected pieces under my Coolphoto imprint. I have four titles in the pipeline to add to the three volumes already published: A Complete Guide To The Lighthouses on Puget Sound Including Admiralty Inlet (ISBN: 978‐0‐9744775-0-8), Dreams (ISBN: 978-0-9744775-1-0) and The Beach At Fox Island (ISBN: 978‐0‐9744775‐2‐7). Each new title will be issued in very small editions of 100 or fewer copies.
For those with questions about my original works, or anything else for that matter, please send me a message. I’d love to hear from you!
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY, BEAUTIFUL AND ORIGINAL
Most Editions are small, 5 and under. I’ve been at this a very long time and I have hundreds of vintage silver collectibles. I’m always taking pictures in Tacoma, of Tacoma people. The best images, on the best paper, in small editions, from a Tacoma photographer, of Tacoma.
Vintage prints are made within a year of the photographs create date. My usual practice is to print within a few days or weeks of exposure. What you see is a scan of the actual print that is for sale. Price does not include shipping or taxes.
Please note that vintage prints are imperfect. They’re old, after all. If you’re worried about it, bring it up. I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
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Archival Pigment - When I print in my studio using computer technology with pigmented inks on acid and lignin free paper, I call that an Archival Pigment Print.
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