Scaling the Lizard King
The Doors: Large format photographs
from the archives of Joel Brodsky
Exhibition runs 21 April to 3 July 2007

Tragedy struck in the run up to the launch of this exhibition, as Joel Brodsky suffered a heart attack and passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Joel had been heavily involved in all aspects of planning the show and he was couldn’t wait to come over to the UK to see the photographs on the walls : this was his first UK exhibition and the first time that his Doors photographs had been made in the enormous physical sizes that we are showing them. Any uncertainty over whether we should continue, given his sudden death, was put to rest by his wife, Valerie, who was certain that Joel would have wanted the show to go on : and so Joel's estate have authorised the creation of these limited edition photographs, exactly as Joel had envisaged.

Consequently we are delighted to be exhibiting and offering for sale, for the first time anywhere in the world, ultra large size limited edition archival pigment prints of twelve of his classic photographs of Jim Morrison and of The Doors. When framed, these very large format prints measure 60 x 60 inches (1.5m x 1.5m) and are offered in limited editions of just 3 worldwide. Each photograph is embossed with Joel's official archive stamp, individually numbered, and supplied with a certificate of authenticity from The Joel Brodsky estate. The prints themselves are made from Joel's original 1967 negatives by master printer David Adamson of Atelier Adamson, who has been making Joel's prints for many years and runs one of the world's foremost fine art digital ateliers in Washington DC.

If you don’t have the wallspace to take on these extra large size artworks, you’ll be pleased to know that each of the photographs is also available to purchase in a smaller size, with an image measuring 25 x 25 inches. These alternate size prints are made in limited editions of 25 worldwide. We are also offerering a special portfolio box, containing nine of Joel’s favourite Doors album cover photographs. Each archival print has an image which measures 9 x 9 inches, and is window-matted and is ready for framing. The set of nine prints is housed in a specially designed faux Lizard skin clamshell box. Just forty of these portfolio sets are available to collectors.

You can read all about the photographs in the PDF brochure that you can download below. If you are interested in making a purchase, please get in touch and we will confirm latest prices. Prices for Joel's limited editions start at GBP 1,750. We look forward to welcoming you to Fort Dunlop, where you will be able to view this amazing collection in the flesh. You should bring some extra breath with you - the photographs will be taking most of it away.

Guy White
Gallery Director
March 2007