Ritchie Blackmore: A large archive of photographs taken by Steve Emberton (British, born 1947), sold with copyright, 7th September 1976, comprising; approx. 30 colour transparencies and approx. 85 black and white negatives of Ritchie Blackmore on stage during his 'Rainbow' album tour at the Hammersmith Odeon Theatre in London in 1976, the majority unpublished, sold with copyright via deed of assignment, (approx. 115 total) Footnotes: Ritchie Blackmore's 'Rainbow' is the debut studio album by American/British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975. Provenance: Offered directly by photographer Steve Emberton (British, b.1947). Steve Emberton's photos have been used on album sleeves, in magazines, newspapers, books and on TV for over thirty years around the world. In the 70's, he worked as the staff photographer for the music paper Record Mirror. He's also worked for NME, Sounds and other magazines, newspapers, record and PR companies. He has photographed pop stars, TV personalities, politicians, actors, and models. Rolling Stone Magazine selected one of his well-known pictures of Sid and Nancy for their 50th Anniversary Of Rock, Fifty Greatest Portraits Issue (Sept. 2004) alongside the work of others like Richard Avedon, Anton Corbijn, Herb Ritts, David Bailey and Annie Leibovitz. Please contact the department for more images from the collection. Saleroom notices: Please note the artist should be listed as Steve Emberton (American, born 1946). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

Saleroom Notice:
Please note the artist should be listed as Steve Emberton (American, born 1946).