This image became famous when it was used in an advertisement for
Maxell. The photographer was Steve Steigman, and the photo is called
"Blown Away." Musician Peter Murphy, of the group Bauhaus, is the man
in the photo.
"In the 1980s, Maxell became an icon of pop culture when it produced
advertisements popularly known as 'Blown Away Guy' for its line of
audio cassettes. The original campaign began as a trade ad in 1978 and
was made into TV spots in 1979 which ran throughout the 1980s. Steve
Steigman was the photographer... The ads depict a man sitting low in a
(le Corbusier) high armed chair (on the right side of the screen) in
front of, and facing, his stereo system (on the left side of the
screen). His hair and necktie, along with the lampshade to the man's
right and the martini glass on the low table to the man's left, are
being blown back by the tremendous sound from speakers in front of him
? supposedly due to the audio accuracy of Maxell's product."
Wikipedia: Maxell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxell
This is the highest-resolution image I've found online (1064 x 752):
Blown Away
http://img.yezzz.com/zm3181469.jpeg
A poster-size art print is available from Respree and other sources:
Respree: Blown Away
http://www.respree.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/product/pages/sku/LIMAS541/index.html?L+scstore+stqf4617ff20ce20+1164153890
Maxell was giving away free "Blown Away" posters earlier this year. I
can't guarantee that you can get one now, but it's probably worth a
try. Info here:
Polk Audio: Maxell "Blown away" Poster Give away
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44197
My Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: "blown away" steigman
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22blown+away%22+steigman
Google Image Search: blown away steigman
http://images.google.com/imghp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wi&q=blown%20away%20steigman
I hope this is precisely what you need. If anything is unclear or
incomplete, or if a link doesn't work for you, please request
clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance before you
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