Nirvana, Stage Diver, HUB Ballroom, University of Washington, 1990

Print Details

About this photograph

Photographed by Charles Peterson, this image captures a stage diver midair during an early Nirvana performance at the HUB Ballroom at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1990. It has become one of the most recognizable images from the early grunge scene.

Print sizes and editions 

8.5" x 11" - Open edition

11" x 14" - Edition of 25 or 75

16" x 20" - Edition of 25 or 75

20" x 24" - Edition of 25

24" x 36" - Edition of 15

30" x 40" - Edition of 10

Print type

Archival pigment print

Paper type

Archival papaer

Signature

Hand signed by photographer 

About the photographer

Charles Peterson is an American photographer renowned for documenting the Seattle grunge music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As the primary photographer for Sub Pop Records, his dramatic, black-and-white, flash-heavy style captured bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, shaping the visual aesthetic of the era.

© Charles Peterson. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.

Standard Archival

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• UV Conservation Clear® plexiglass
• Matte finish black wood moulding
• Acid-free backing board
• Coated steel wire strap 
• Secure hanging hardware

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Available for print sizes: 11” x 14” to 30” x 40”

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• UV Optium Museum Acrylic® virtually invisible plexiglass
• Vermont Hardwood ebony hand-stained moulding
• Acid-free backing board
• Coated steel wire strap 
• Secure hanging hardware

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