For small budget collectors and fans of rock stars there are plenty of means to fulfill their love and start an interesting collection. For instance, they can buy prints or collages of their idols for not much money. This David Bowie Moonage Daydream Collage made by Mick Rock is a color, limited edition archival photographic print, signed and numbered 14/50. 20x24in.Mick Rock is a photographer best known for his iconic shots of 1970s glam rock icons such as Queen, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Lou Reed, Kevin Ayers, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and Blondie. Born in London, he studied at Emanuel School before going on to study modern languages at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge - it was here, at Cambridge in 1966, that he met and photographed Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, one of his first subjects.
His book Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust features a 15 000-word text by David Bowie, and hundreds of photos of Bowie in his Ziggy period.
This print was recently offered on auction in NYC and estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 dollars. It went for $ 1,250.
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