Doc Holliday unknown date--2008 Metal Print
by David Lee Guss
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Doc Holliday unknown date--2008 metal print by David Lee Guss. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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John Henry Doc Holliday (1851 - 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the American Old West who is usually remembered for his... more
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John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851 - 1887) "was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist of the American Old West who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and set up a dental practice in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1873 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15. He moved to the American Southwest in hopes that the climate would prolong his life. Taking up gambling as a profession, he subsequently acquired a reputation as a deadly gunman.
During his travels, he met and became a good friend of Wyatt Earp and his brothers. In 1880, he moved to Tombstone, Arizona, and participated alongside the Earps in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. This did not settle matters between the two sides, and Holliday was embroiled in ensuing shootouts and killings. He s...
About David Lee Guss
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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Prakash Ghai
Congrats on your Sale! Wish a lot more comes your way 😃
Bill Cannon
Congrats on your sale !!!
David Lee Guss replied:
Thanks, I added this image to my collection some 40 plus years ago. It is exceedingly rare. DLG
Algirdas Lukas
Beautiful sepia portrait, congrats on your sale !
David Lee Guss replied:
Hi, The original is monochrome. I added the toning and the sparse additional colors. DLG
Michael Porchik
Congrats on your sale!!!
David Lee Guss replied:
Thanks, I would dearly love to give credit to the original photographer but that is not to be. DLG