Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter B.B. King photographed by Luciano Viti in Rome in 1997.
Luciano Viti recalls, "I managed to get into the good graces of Sid Seidenberg, manager of B.B. King and so, whenever he played in Rome, I was welcomed into their entourage. I photographed the bluesman in various moments and situations and every time I was surprised by his courtesy and availability.
I recall in December 1997, after having photographed him in his hotel suite, while he was preparing to go to the audience for the Pope, with a clumsy gesture I spilled a glass of water on him. He was already late and I went red and purple with embarrassment. I apologised, but he turned to me with great tranquility "Don't worry, luckily I have another pair of pants and don't worry, the Pope will wait for me, he knows I'll bring him my guitar as a gift!".
Luciano Viti's fine art limited edition prints are numbered, signed and available in the following edition sizes:
35x40cm Edition of 28
45x50cm Edition of 28
55x60cm Edition of 28
100x100cm Edition of 8
| Size | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 35x40cm | £700.00 | |
| 45x50cm | £1,015.00 | |
| 55x60cm | £1,225.00 | |
| 100x100cm | £2,500.00 |
At Rockarchive we carefully select the best print-type to optimise each individual photograph. We have chosen to print this image as a giclée fine art print produced in our London studio.
A giclée print is the most popular way of producing great quality collectable prints in the digital age. It is produced is by scanning an original negative. The image is then outputed onto the chosen paper using specialist inks to make a beautiful archival print.
Printed on fine art paper Hahnemuhle Baryta 325 gsm.
Our prints are available in a variety of sizes. Please see below for specific measurements for the 'A series' of paper sizes.
A3 (11.7" x 16.5" inches) (29.7 cm x 42.0 cm)
A2 (16.5" x 23.4" inches) (42.0 cm x 59.4 cm)
A1 (23.4" x 33.1" inches) (59.4 cm x 84.1 cm)
A0 (33.1" x 46.8" inches) (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm)
Please note all our sizes refer to the paper size of the print produced not the image size unless otherwise stated.
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