Focal Point
The seeing eye is the important thing.
— Imogen Cunningham
Our 19th Dead Feminist broadside is a big departure from previous prints in the series. For the first time ever, the piece is printed on rich, deep black paper — which makes the brilliant metallic gold of the quote pop into focus. Surrounding the text is an intricate metallic silver filigree of spring botanicals and portraiture, creating a pastiche of the subjects of some of Imogen’s most iconic photographs. In the eye of the storm of imagery is the all-seeing camera lens, looking out onto the world.
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Year created
2014
At issue
The unique vision of artists
Staying focused in a world full of distractions
Edition size
164 prints
Significance of edition number
The photography group named f/64, co-founded by Cunningham
Special printing techniques
Focal Point is printed on black paper with metallic ink, including a formula that contains real gold powder.
Donation
A portion of the proceeds were donated to Youth in Focus, which puts cameras in the hands of at-risk Seattle youth “to develop negatives into positives.”