About the Photograph
Debbie Harry on the set of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" video in 1978, photographed by Roberta Bayley — the single that took the band from downtown New York's cult following to number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She wears the silver asymmetrical Stephen Sprouse dress with its op-art shimmer, caught here in a poised three-quarter portrait, her gaze turned to the side.
Photograph by Roberta Bayley.
Cibachrome (Ilfochrome) print, 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.6 cm), executed in 1978. Number 1 from an edition of 15, signed, titled, numbered and dated by the artist on the reverse. The Cibachrome process is prized for its optical luminosity, colour saturation and archival permanence; long discontinued, every surviving example is among the last of its kind.
From the personal archive of Roberta Bayley. Price on request.
