Happy Birthday - Prints Now Available!

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the first post on this blog, and what a year it has been! I'd like to thank you, my readers. It is truly gratifying to have received tens of thousands of hits over the last year. At this point in time, the Lounge averages hundreds of hits a day, and many of these are repeat visitors.

I endeavor to capture the structures presented in this blog as best I can in order to create a permanent record of their existence, and their grandeur. Many will not be around in a decade's time. They sure don't make 'em like they used to; that buildings like these are left to rot really makes a statement about our collective myopia. The motto of this blog, a quote from my ideological father, really rings true here: "Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water, and stupid men."

To mark the occasion, I have decided to offer a small selection of prints available for purchase. A number of people have contacted me asking whether I sell prints. The short answer is "yes", the long answer is that I typically only sell unlimited editions of prints at sizes of 8X12 and smaller, and that I will only sell prints of works I consider among my best. So I have decided to offer eleven prints for sale through the Lounge, some familiar to my readers, some yet to be blogged, and some from my archives dating back years before this online project began. Both limited and unlimited editions for each print will be available. See below for the photos.

In the year to come, I hope to have the time to update more regularly. I certainly have much to share; in the next few months, look for posts on several asylums, North Brother Island, and a whole slew of other historically significant buildings.

Thank you again, my readers. I wouldn't do it without you.

Cheers,
Richard


Prints

All prints are available unsigned and unmatted in an unlimited edition for $95. Limited editions are listed below the print; only one limited edition will ever be available for any of these images. I will update this post with the numbers remaining in each edition; some of these have been on offer in other venues in the past, which is reflected in the fact that some of the editions have partially sold.

All prints are on archival-quality Kodak Endura papers and can reasonably be expected to last well over a century if properly cared for. Limited edition prints are matted, signed, and numbered, and come with a certificate of authenticity as required under New York State law. All prices include shipping within the continental United States.


Chair in patient bedroom, shot by moonlight, Taunton State Hospital, 2006.
Edition of 25, 18 remaining; 16X24 - $625



View through window in door of seclusion room, Middletown State Hospital, 2007.
Edition of 15, 13 remaining; 16X24 - $550



Attic of administrative wing of Babcock Hall, South Carolina State Hospital, 2008.
Edition of 15, 15 remaining; 16X24 - $550



Top of the grand stairwell at daybreak, Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, 2008.
Featured at the Brooklyn Museum, summer 2008.
Edition of 20, 17 remaining; 12X18 - $350



Connector hallway between ward pavilions, Buffalo State Hospital, 2008.
Edition of 15, 13 remaining; 12X18 - $350



Patient dormitory at sundown, Buffalo State Hospital, 2008.
Edition of 15, 12 remaining; 12X18 - $350



Statue of Liberty as seen from abandoned quarantine ward, South side of Ellis Island, 2008.
Edition of 10, 7 remaining; 12X18 - $375



Easy chairs and patient art, Creedmoor State Hospital, 2008.
Edition of 15, 14 remaining; 12X18 - $350



Connector hallway between wards, Trenton State Hospital, 2005.
Edition of 50, 45 remaining; 10X15 - $225



Ice stalagmites formed by a steam pipe burst beneath the now-demolished clinic building, Greystone Park State Hospital, 2007.
Edition of 25, 24 remaining; 12X18 - $350



Violent ward hallway now used to store chairs, St. Lawrence State Hospital, 2007.
Edition of 15, 14 remaining; 12X18 - $350


If you are interested in purchasing a print, please drop me an email and I will reserve the next number in the edition (if it's a limited print). I can take payment via Paypal, teller's check, or money order.

Limited edition prints are never again to be offered for sale at sizes above 8X12, and this is stated clearly on the certificate of authenticity.