Robert Mapplethorpe och Patti Smith, New York City, 1969

The grain and shadow in this print are so sharp it’s like looking through a window into 1969. Knowing each one is signed and numbered by Norman himself makes it feel like a real piece of history, not just a poster.

The print arrived wrapped like a piece of art itself, and the signed number on mine is 23/50 — feels special to own a piece that Norman personally oversaw. The texture of the paper is rich and heavy, capturing that raw 1969 energy between them perfectly.

The stark intimacy of this 1969 portrait hits completely differently in person than on a screen, and the print quality is razor sharp. It’s a limited run of 50, each one signed and numbered by Norman himself, which makes it feel like a real piece of art history hanging on my wall.