IAN HUNTER WITHOUT GLASSES, IN THE "RIOT HOUSE" HOTEL POOL
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY MORGAN FISHER
This is a collage of 4 stills from Morgan Fisher’s “Mott in America” 8mm film of Mott the Hoople’s 1974 US tour (DVD is on sale now in this store!). Inevitably it has a funky, grainy look, which is quite evocative of the 70’s.
IAN HUNTER used to love swimming, any chance he could get. Morgan Fisher grabbed this opportunity to shoot him WITHOUT SUNGLASSES! This was in the rooftop pool of the Los Angeles Continental Hyatt House, re-christened the Riot House by bands such as Mott and Zeppelin who stayed and, well, rioted there! TV out the window, motorbike in the lift, that sort of thing, you know... Ian of course had nothing to do with that and relaxed by the pool...
This is a one-off digital print, an artist's proof, the only one of its kind. It is signed on the front by Morgan Fisher, who also has inscribed the following text in the border:
"IAN HUNTER WITHOUT GLASSES!! He used to swim a lot - that's why he's still rocking at age 74... From MOTT IN AMERICA 8mm film."
Printed on Epson archive-quality Velvet Fine Art Paper. Size: 16.5” x 23.5”