On July 12, 1979, Chicago native Diane Alexander White photographed iconic images of the Disco Demolition at Comiskey Park. Armed with roll of film and her Kodak Retina Reflex IIIc, a little fixed-lens camera her dad bought at a pawnshop, she captured photographs that still excite music and baseball fans decades later.
Printed on metal for a special Soho House exhibition, the Disco Demolition collection is now available for sale. Each print is “ready-to-hang” with a floating wall mount and signed by photographer Diane Alexander White. Prices include free delivery in the Chicago-land area.
LARGE PRINTS
20×30-inches, “ready-to-hang” wall mount, signed by artist.
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- 9_Disco Demolition, “Disco Sucks Banner” A defaced Phillips 66 sign is transformed into a “Disco Sucks” banner. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $425
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- 3_Disco Demolition, “Insane Coho Lips” WLUP-FM “The Loop” radio promotional t-shirts declare, “Disco Sucks.” Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $425
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- 26_Disco Demolition, “Rock’n’Roll Weed” Fans take over the scoreboard catwalk with a homemade bed sheet displaying a pot leaf. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $425
MEDIUM PRINTS
11×17-inches, “ready-to-hang” wall mount, signed by artist.
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- 19_Disco Demolition, “Rock’n’Roll Forever” The “Insane Coho Lips” anti-disco army consisted of radio DJ Steve Dahl listeners. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 6_Disco Demolition, “Bleacher Boys” The tally of fans inside and outside of the ballpark was approximately 90,000. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 7_Disco Demolition, “Disco Sucks” Security guard approach fans during the first game of the doubleheader. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 32_Disco Demolition, “Have a Stroh’s” Beer cost 50¢ and the drinking age was 19 years old due to the Vietnam War. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 14_Disco Demolition, “Youth in Motion” Fans file in for the first game of the White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 29_Disco Demolition, “The Photographer” Diane Alexander White was 24 years old when she photographed Disco Demolition on a single roll of 36 exposures. July 12, 1979. $225
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- 24_Disco Demolition, “Outnumbered Security” A security guard has a smoke and borrows a radio under the Comiskey Park scoreboard. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
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- 33_Disco Demolition, “Tres Amigos” These men remain lifelong friends decades after Disco Demolition. Photo by Diane Alexander White July 12, 1979 $225
Contact alex@whitemysteryband.com for purchase inquiries.
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