Posted on behalf of Vermont Center for Photography.
The VT Center for Photography proudly announces its silent auction of an original John Coffer tintype donated by Coffer. The piece will be up for silent auction for the month of December during our annual Members Holiday Exhibit & Sale.
To be auctioned as a fundraiser, titled: The Last Day, one of only two self-portraits from The Daily Tintype series. The series documents Johns daily activities. The images include running cattle, utilizing draft horses, or oxen to his Soghrum mill, splitting wood for heat, and/or making daily tintypes. For 28 years, he has used the age old wet-plate collodian method on Black-Japanned tin, making a tin-type or ferrotype. Only on the first and last days out of 365 shots did John make a second tintype. Otherwise, it was one-per-day in 2007.
On the first day, John faced his camera, standing on the porch - and away from the lens for the final day. This Daily Tintype, inscribed on the back with his signature, is from the last day, and is dated December 31, 2007. On the verso, it is usually japanned, but this piece is even more special. John used Hobo Tin, a name he created to describe recycled metal from ordinary tins. This one is reused from a Christmas cookie tin, depicting a color profile of Santa Claus. It measures 3 1/8 by 4 1/2 inches, with Sandarac varnish over the image.
The tintype is matted and framed between glass in a wooden frame so that both sides can be viewed.
Bidding will begin in the gallery at the Members Exhibit opening on December 2nd at 5:30p.m. (EST) and will officially close December 31st at 6p.m. (EST). The minimum bid starts at $400. The Tintype can be purchased outright, "Buy it now" for $750.00
To bid remotely, please send an email with bid amount and your name and address to vcphoto@sover.net, or phone the gallery during regular hours at 802-251-6051 (Fri 1-6, Sat and Sun 12-5)
I will add 5% to any APUG winning bidder's amount, which will be donated to APUG.
Please see www.vcphoto.org for information about the gallery and our shows.
The VT Center for Photography proudly announces its silent auction of an original John Coffer tintype donated by Coffer. The piece will be up for silent auction for the month of December during our annual Members Holiday Exhibit & Sale.
To be auctioned as a fundraiser, titled: The Last Day, one of only two self-portraits from The Daily Tintype series. The series documents Johns daily activities. The images include running cattle, utilizing draft horses, or oxen to his Soghrum mill, splitting wood for heat, and/or making daily tintypes. For 28 years, he has used the age old wet-plate collodian method on Black-Japanned tin, making a tin-type or ferrotype. Only on the first and last days out of 365 shots did John make a second tintype. Otherwise, it was one-per-day in 2007.
On the first day, John faced his camera, standing on the porch - and away from the lens for the final day. This Daily Tintype, inscribed on the back with his signature, is from the last day, and is dated December 31, 2007. On the verso, it is usually japanned, but this piece is even more special. John used Hobo Tin, a name he created to describe recycled metal from ordinary tins. This one is reused from a Christmas cookie tin, depicting a color profile of Santa Claus. It measures 3 1/8 by 4 1/2 inches, with Sandarac varnish over the image.
The tintype is matted and framed between glass in a wooden frame so that both sides can be viewed.
Bidding will begin in the gallery at the Members Exhibit opening on December 2nd at 5:30p.m. (EST) and will officially close December 31st at 6p.m. (EST). The minimum bid starts at $400. The Tintype can be purchased outright, "Buy it now" for $750.00
To bid remotely, please send an email with bid amount and your name and address to vcphoto@sover.net, or phone the gallery during regular hours at 802-251-6051 (Fri 1-6, Sat and Sun 12-5)
I will add 5% to any APUG winning bidder's amount, which will be donated to APUG.
Please see www.vcphoto.org for information about the gallery and our shows.
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