Tice, George. George A. Tice. Portfolio V. Signed.

Witkin Gallery, 1976. Catalog, wraps, SIGNED, VG with a few crimps along spine, and light yellow stain on cover. 10 illustrations, taken in New Jersey and Maine, including “White Castle, Rahway, 1973,” and a portrait of Tice’s lover, “Deborah, Carteret, 1976.” The portfolio of original prints was issued in an edition of 100 and consisted of photographs taken between 1967 and 1976. Scarce signed.  

George A. Tice (1938–2025) was an American fine art photographer and master printmaker celebrated for his meticulous, large-format black-and-white studies of the American landscape and urban architecture. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Tice began exploring photography at age fourteen and briefly served as a U.S. Navy photographer before embarking on a career dedicated to documenting disappearing vestiges of American life. He gained national renown for his extensive, decades-long project Urban Landscapes, which captured small-town diners, water towers, and industrial vistas across his home state of New Jersey, alongside celebrated series exploring Amish communities (Fields of Peace) and historical American sites. Famous for his darkroom craftsmanship—particularly his mastery of gelatin silver and platinum/palladium printing techniques—Tice published over fifteen photobooks and was honored with major retrospectives at institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the International Center of Photography.

The George A. Tice: Portfolio V catalog is a publication that serves as the official documentation and reference guide for Tice's fifth self-published portfolio of limited-edition master prints.

Key Features and Content

• Portfolio Documentation: The catalog details the contents of Portfolio V, which was issued in a limited run and featured 10 original photographs taken between 1967 and 1976.

• Illustrations and Scope: It contains 10 high-quality illustrations that showcase Tice's meticulous tonal control across geography and subject matter, primarily focusing on landscapes and urban environments in New Jersey and Maine. Famous inclusions are "White Castle, Rahway, 1973" and the portrait "Deborah, Carteret, 1976."

• Tonal and Medium Context: The catalog notes the specific, masterfully executed mediums used for the physical portfolio, which blended gelatin silver prints (some gold-toned) with rare platinum and palladium contact prints.

The publication remains a collectible artifact for photography enthusiasts, capturing a definitive era of Tice's career as a master American printmaker and chronicler of ordinary landscapes.