I bought some Jim Fitzpatrick Thin Lizzy prints, for my 50th birthday, over two years ago now.
I only remember ordering two? Jailbreak and Nightlife. But I have three! The third is the cover for Chinatown.
I’ll have to go back and check my order. Did I simply forget this one, or was it a gift? I somehow suspect the former. Because I do recall Jim Fitzpatrick wrote a note that went along with the order. And this mentions the inclusion of a free gift: a small black-and-white print of Phil Lynott himself.
I bought the prints direct from Fitzpatrick. It’s nice to have had some kind of direct connection with Thin Lizzy, who I never saw live.
The prints are on special paper that has a Jim Fitzpatrick monogram embossed upon it. They are giclée, or so-called ‘fine art prints’. All are signed by the artist.
The frames, in stark to contrast, are from B&M. And are dirt cheap. But they do the job. One thing that isn’t right, with any of them. And that’s the internal card frame/mount. I never know what to call this; it’s the thick cardboard window that sits inside the main outer frame, and both protects and also frames the print.
I suspect I will ultimately create bespoke card window mounts for all of these prints. As none of them are displayed to their best effect, as is. The worst of the three is undoubtedly Chinatown, as pictured directly above.