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David Bowie — The Thin White Duke
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, February 26, 1976
Photographed during the Station to Station tour, this arresting image captures David Bowie as The Thin White Duke in a moment of haunting theatrical intensity. Hand-signed by John Rowlands, strictly limited edition.
The Full Story
The Moment
Captured by John Rowlands during Bowie's Station to Station tour, this stark black-and-white photograph presents Bowie fully embodied in his Thin White Duke persona. Leaning into the microphone mid-performance, he appears angular, controlled, and emotionally distant—a figure of precision and intensity. The stripped-back composition mirrors the austerity of the character itself, emphasizing restraint, tension, and psychological charge rather than spectacle.The Heritage
Photographed at a pivotal moment just before Bowie's move to Berlin, this image represents one of the most controversial and creatively fertile periods of his career. The Thin White Duke persona and Station to Station album are now regarded as landmarks of art-rock history. Rowlands, who would later develop a close working relationship with Bowie, recognized the gravity of this transformation and positioned himself to capture the Duke at full presence—unsmiling, exacting, and unforgettable.
Editions & Dimensions
SMALL (16") — Edition 150
Paper Size: 18.66" × 19.33"
Image Area: 16" × 16"
Margins: 1.33" (sides/top), 2" (bottom)
Shipping: 19"L × 5"W × 5"H, 2 lbs
MEDIUM (24") — Edition 100
Paper Size: 28" × 29"
Image Area: 24" × 24"
Margins: 2" (sides/top), 3" (bottom)
Shipping: 28"L × 5"W × 5"H, 3 lbs
LARGE (33") — Edition 50
Paper Size: 38.5" × 40.13"
Image Area: 33" × 33"
Margins: 2.75" (sides/top), 4.13" (bottom)
Shipping: 37"L × 6"W × 6"H, 4 lbs
Provenance & Release
Previously unreleased from the John Rowlands archive. Hand-signed by John Rowlands, strictly limited and hand-numbered. Museum-grade scanning and archival pigment printing on heavyweight, acid-free fine art paper .Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, February 26, 1976
Photographed during the Station to Station tour, this arresting image captures David Bowie as The Thin White Duke in a moment of haunting theatrical intensity. Hand-signed by John Rowlands, strictly limited edition.
The Full Story
The Moment
Captured by John Rowlands during Bowie's Station to Station tour, this stark black-and-white photograph presents Bowie fully embodied in his Thin White Duke persona. Leaning into the microphone mid-performance, he appears angular, controlled, and emotionally distant—a figure of precision and intensity. The stripped-back composition mirrors the austerity of the character itself, emphasizing restraint, tension, and psychological charge rather than spectacle.The Heritage
Photographed at a pivotal moment just before Bowie's move to Berlin, this image represents one of the most controversial and creatively fertile periods of his career. The Thin White Duke persona and Station to Station album are now regarded as landmarks of art-rock history. Rowlands, who would later develop a close working relationship with Bowie, recognized the gravity of this transformation and positioned himself to capture the Duke at full presence—unsmiling, exacting, and unforgettable.
Editions & Dimensions
SMALL (16") — Edition 150
Paper Size: 18.66" × 19.33"
Image Area: 16" × 16"
Margins: 1.33" (sides/top), 2" (bottom)
Shipping: 19"L × 5"W × 5"H, 2 lbs
MEDIUM (24") — Edition 100
Paper Size: 28" × 29"
Image Area: 24" × 24"
Margins: 2" (sides/top), 3" (bottom)
Shipping: 28"L × 5"W × 5"H, 3 lbs
LARGE (33") — Edition 50
Paper Size: 38.5" × 40.13"
Image Area: 33" × 33"
Margins: 2.75" (sides/top), 4.13" (bottom)
Shipping: 37"L × 6"W × 6"H, 4 lbs