No. 94259479

David Montgomery (1937) - Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers promotional photo session, London 1970
No. 94259479

David Montgomery (1937) - Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers promotional photo session, London 1970
(English)
A few months ago, I met illustrious British photographer, David Montgomery. David had an extraordinary career and what makes his work so special is that he photographed some of the greatest of our modern history in their intimacy.
We quickly became keen on the idea
We quickly became keen on the idea to recreate this black and white contact sheet in 15 copies only and of which SpeedBird gallery will have full exclusivity. This very unique contact sheet shows a selection of photographs that were taken during the promotion of the famous LP released by the Rolling Stones in 1971, the legendary album Sticky Fingers.
So as to carry out this project with the highest standards, David shared with us valuable advice and one in particular that he got from Irving Penn himself. David recommended to print the contact sheet on one of the best photographic papers in the world and in the format 90 cm x 100 cm (30 In x 40 In). Without doubt this printing process did accentuate David Montgomery’s remarkable work and highlighted the selection that he made, by hand on the contact sheet, using a black chinagraph pencil.
But there is more to this story as the circumstances around this photoshoot are far from banal. It appears that the day of the shoot did not start very well since the agency for which David worked begged him to go to this very last-minute planned photoshoot for the modest sum of 60 pounds Sterling. On top of that, David did not fail to recall Mick Jagger’s casualness when he showed up 4 hours late and refused to look at the camera. David remembers telling Mick Jagger that “he wasn't taking pictures of the Stones for his personal photo album and that it was in Mick Jagger's best interest and for the promotion of the band that he looked at the photographer's Hasselblad”.
Finally, when we discussed recreating the contact sheet of the iconic Sticky Fingers album David revealed to me that he would have to find the negatives first, which would - as he put it – “be a real miracle”. Only after a long search the negatives were found exactly where they had been forgotten during spring 1971: in an old dusty box in David's studio in Chelsea, London.
(French)
A few months ago, I got closer to David Montgomery, a renowned British photographer who, as you might guess, has had a rather extraordinary career, having been able to photograph some of the world's great and famous in their private lives. His biography is quite eloquent.
David was quickly seduced by the idea of reconstructing a B&W contact sheet published in 15 copies, which represents the session he had to carry out on the occasion of the publicity promotion of the famous Rolling Stones LP released in 1971, and which would later become the legendary album "Sticky Fingers".
One of the first conditions of this negotiation was that the SpeedBird gallery could use the 15 pieces exclusively, which David and his wife ultimately accepted very willingly. Indeed, the very essence of our gallery is to always present exceptional art photographs exclusively.
David then shared with us his valuable professional advice based on a recommendation from a certain "Irving Penn" by recommending one of the best photographic papers in the world in order to represent this contact sheet in question in the format (90 cm x 100 cm) (30 In x 40 In). Thus, this process made it possible to highlight the selection made by David Montgomery at the "Black Chinograph".
By agreeing to the principle of giving "the" or the interview that will be appropriate in order to ensure the promotion of this work, David has already shared with us the story of this shooting which had not in fact started very well, since the advertising agency for which he worked contacted him at the very last moment begging him to quickly realize this session for the modest sum of 60 pounds Sterling. Finally, David did not fail to point out the nonchalance of Mick Jagger who arrived 4 hours late and refused to look at the camera, to which David added to Mick:
"That he was not taking pictures of the Stones for his personal photo album and that it was in Mick Jagger's own interest that he look at the photographer's Hasselblad for the promotion of the band."
Finally, when I initially proposed this project to David, he immediately revealed that the first thing to do was to find the negatives, which would be a miracle. According to him, this is indeed what happened, as the negatives were finally found after a thorough search. They had simply been forgotten in a dusty old box in the shed of David's Chelsea studio; they had been there since the spring of 1971.
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