Blondie photographed on a New York City street corner in 1977 by Roberta Bayley during the CBGB era.

Blondie, New York City, 1977

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The downtown band becoming a cultural force.

By 1977, Blondie had become one of the defining bands to emerge from New York's downtown music scene. Photographed by Roberta Bayley on a Manhattan street corner, the image captures the group at the moment when punk was evolving into a broader cultural movement that would soon reach an international audience.

As one of the photographers closest to the CBGB community, Bayley documented the artists who shaped the era from within. Her photographs are celebrated not only as portraits but as authentic historical records of one of the most influential periods in contemporary music.

THE PRINT Process, signature, sizes & editions

Process

Gelatin silver photograph

Signature

Hand-signed and individually numbered

Print sizes & editions

  • 11 × 14 inches / 28 × 36 cm — edition of 25
  • 16 × 20 inches / 41 × 51 cm — edition of 25
  • 20 × 24 inches / 51 × 61 cm — edition of 25
  • 30 × 40 inches / 76 × 102 cm — edition of 10
  • 40 × 60 inches / 102 × 152 cm — edition of 5

The edition size is the maximum number of signed and numbered prints produced in each size.

Specifications
Photographer
Roberta Bayley
Title
Blondie, New York City, 1977
Subject
Blondie
Authenticity
Certificate of Authenticity included
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Worldwide, fully insured
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Photographer
Roberta Bayley
Photography
Roberta Bayley

One of the defining photographers of the New York punk movement, Roberta Bayley created some of the most iconic images of CBGB, the Ramones, Blondie and the downtown music scene of the 1970s.

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