Galen Rowell’s famous picture of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet
The families of Galen and Barbara Rowell are putting up for auction one of the few remaining signed and numbered prints of Galen’s famous signature photograph, Rainbow Over the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet. All proceeds from the auction will be donated by the Rowell’s estate to the Rowell Fund for Tibet and the International Campaign for Tibet.
Below is the announcement from Mountain Light Photography:
Charity Auction Announcement:
Galen Rowell’s Rainbow over the Potala Palace
9/1/2003
The families of Galen and Barbara Rowell are putting up for auction one of the few remaining signed and numbered prints of Galen’s famous signature photograph, Rainbow Over the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet (1981). From a limited edition of 300 prints, this piece will be entirely unique as it will be signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on September 10th, 2003, making it the only print in existence signed both by Rowell and the Dalai Lama, who together co-authored the book, My Tibet. The print is 20″ x 30″ on Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper, and was printed under Galen’s personal direction using the finest techniques available.
All proceeds from the auction are being donated by the Rowell’s estate to the Rowell Fund for Tibet and the International Campaign for Tibet. The Rowell Fund for Tibet was established by friends and family members of Galen and Barbara and the International Campaign for Tibet to provide grants to Tibetan photographers and writers. Click here for more information about The Rowell Fund for Tibet and how the proceeds from this auction will benefit the Tibetan community and honor the legacies of Galen and Barbara Rowell.
The auction will take place by absentee bidding from August 25 to October 19, followed by a live auction on October 23, 2003 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. The print will be on display at ICT’s Light of Truth dinner in Washington, DC on September 10th and at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, California until Oct. 22. Bidding begins at $30,000. For more details about the print and Galen and Barbara, go to www.mountainlight.com.
For inquiries about the auction or placing a bid, please contact the International Campaign for Tibet at (202) 785-1515.
Best regards,
Justin Black
General Manager
Mountain Light