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Period: Mid-20th Century
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. - Black and White Photograph, Children
Located in Denton, TX
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. by Walter Rosenblum is a black and white photograph documenting three children playing on a swing set in a city park. Gelatin Silver Print 10.5 ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams photographed January 20, 1966. This is a print tha...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Obie-winning Broadway stage actress Gloria Foster, photographed in New York City
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Obie Award-winning Broadway (and Off-Broadway) stage actress Gloria Foster, photographed in New York City, 1966. This is a print that was...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer Paul Taylor studio portrait
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor studio portrait taken April 3, 1964. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certif...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Eggs and Slicer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) Eggs and Slicer, 1930 Gelatin silver print, printed later by Cole Weston; signed, titled, dated and numbered '3E' by Cole Weston in pencil and 'Ed...
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Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra - Reading the funnies
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Sinatra at home in Hoboken New Jersey. Circa 1939. Relaxing in bed reading the cartoons from the newspaper. Photo taken by Nancy Sinatra Senior. G...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Marilyn Monroe, "Black Sitting"
Located in New York, NY
Estate-stamped. Includes black frame. Milton H. Greene, famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on a photo sh...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sutton Place, New York
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Printed later in the artist's career.
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968. Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mainbocher Corset
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated, and titled in pencil with artist's copyright stamp on verso, blind-stamped on recto. Includes black frame. Taken on August 11, 1939, this is Horst's most recognizable...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sun In Rock
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
The print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount; titled, dated, stamped and labelled on the back of the mount. This rare vintage enlargement comes from the Museum...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ted Williams 'Sarah Vaughan'
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams Sarah Vaughan 1948 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 40 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition 25 with certificate of authentic...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone c. 1950's C print 28 x 22 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Frosted Window
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. This rare exhibition print in glossy paper (later prints of this image from Portfolio II were made on...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1957 Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (19...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Shore
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This rare, vintage enlargement of one of Wynn Bullock's most recognizable images comes from the personal collection of Edna Bullock. This print, mounted on early Illustration board, ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frankie Avalon Candid with Vintage Car
Located in Austin, TX
Frankie Avalon, the first and most successful of the teen idols from Philadelphia during the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike many of the others, Avalon could really sing. A fine photo of the...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled - Winter in Central Park (children in snow) - Vintage Print, New York
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled - Winter in Central Park (children in snow) by John Albok is a black and white photograph of children playing in a snowy Central Park, with a large barren tree in the foregr...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Boxing Great, Rocky Graciano in Locker Room After Fight, 1948
Located in Chicago, IL
Rocky Graziano was an American professional boxer who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displayi...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Audrey Hepburn on Striped Sofa, Elbow Behind Head, 1954
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r23_7 -- Shot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Initially Audrey Hepburn did all she could to avoid Mark Shaw's cameras. When she realized they shar...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Marilyn With Diamonds, Laughing Marilyn Monroe
Located in Carmel, CA
Sometimes referred to as Marilyn with Pearls or Marilyn Laughing into Camera. Taken with 35mm hence the format, image size smaller. Printed on 16x20 paper. Signed on front in pen. T...
Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
Category

American Realist Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Winston Churchill with Horse
Located in Austin, TX
This unique black and white portrait features Winston Churchill posed outdoors with a quarter horse. Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Pr...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Milton H. Greene 'Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly'
Located in New York, NY
Milton H. Greene Grace Kelly 1955 (printed later) All archival pigment prints, signed on reverse by the Estate American actress and then Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly for an Ameri...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Maserati 250F Formula One Cars, Pau
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 16 1/2 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world. Jesse Alexander was involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wenda and Ostriches
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Doud Creek and Surf, Garrapata
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with stamp, title and numbering on the back of the mount.
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Jane Birkin'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Jane Birkin 1969 (printed later) Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 English-French actress, singer, songwriter, and model Jane Birkin photographed wearing a ...
Category

Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Greta Garbo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Clarence Sinclair Bull was one of the great masters of the Hollywood portrait. As head of the stills department at MGM for over thirty years, he helped to pioneer the art and craft o...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

[Chuck Howard on Boardwalk, Probably Fire Island]
Located in Boston, MA
Chuck Howard was a favorite model of artists Paul Cadmus and Jared French and muse to Lynes, who captured both the erotic and everyday moments in their re...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Audrey Hepburn
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Ken Heyman Limited Edition of ? ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Anna Magnani (AP) - Vintage B/W photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani (AP) is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Associated Press Photos. Good condition. Anna Magnani was born in Rome,...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Park Avenue, New York City (Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
1953: A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City. Archival Fiber print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificat...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vintage Portrait of Gene Pitney with his Mother - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gene Pitney with his Mother is a vintage photographic print on matt single-coated paper. Photograph from United States unknown agency, printed from 6 x 6 film Excellent...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Howlin' Wolf was one of blues music's all-time greats, known for his electric guitar-based style. Photographed here in 1966 by Art Shay, this black and white image is signed on the bottom right corner. It is matted and framed, measuring 27.5h x 21.5w inches. Art Shay Howlin' Wolf, 1966 silver gelatin print 20h x 16w in 50.80h x 40.64w cm ASY199 “Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20th century.” Ellen & Richard Sandor, Renowned photo collectors “I’ve admired Art Shay’s work for almost forty years, and he keeps getting better. He can do anything with a camera, but what he mostly does is capture real moments and transform them into visual poetry. His work continues to be an inspiration to me.” William Friedkin, Director of French Connection “Art Shay is one of our finest photographers. His work over the past fifty years has artfully captured the beauty, humor, and pathos of America.” Studs Terkel “Art Shay is one of the best photojournalists I know. I’ve been a fan of his work since the early 1950s - before the launch of playboy magazine.” Hugh Hefner “Algren, Terkel, Royko, they gave us a voice. Art Shay gave us a face.” Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist “Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson.” Thomas Dyja, author of The Third Coast “Chicago’s Art Shay in many ways is to American photography what Nelson Algren was to American writing: that rare and absolutely necessary citizen who’s blessed with a cold eye, a clear head, and a warm heart. What is it about Chicago that keeps giving us men like this?” Russell Banks, Novelist “The best images of Simone de Beauvoir and her times have been passed down to us by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gisele Freund, Robert Doisneau, Georges Brassai, and in America, the Chicago-based Art Shay, all world-class photographers.” Christophe Loviny, Art Editor, Paris “Art Shay is the best photo-journalist Chicago ever produced.” Arthur Siegel...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Alabama, Iconic Black and White Portrait Photography, Burroughs Family
Located in New york, NY
Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 is paper size: 11" x 11.25" and image size: 7.5" x 9.4" A silver gelatin print c.1978 in an edition 44/75. Inscribed in ink on front of p...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull is photographed at Decca Studios in London, 1964. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dior, Two Girls in dresses by DIor's new designer Yves St. Laurent, BW, 1958
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Two Girls in dresses by DIor's new designer Yves St. Laurent, BW, 1958 Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out. Fashion photography of two models in Dior dresses by Yves St. Laurent. The model on the left is wearing a dress with a sheer overlay with dots. She is also wearing black gloves and a veil with flowers. The model on the right is wearing a dress with a sheer overlay with dots. She is holding a masquerade mask. She has flowers on her head. This is an interior shot of a dining room. There is a large stone dining table...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée

Keith and Brian Backstage, Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
23.6 x 15.7 in (60 x 40 cm) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 25 Price does not include tax.
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Marilyn Monroe Vintage press photo. Photographer Eve Arnold for Magnum Photos. 1962 printed later. (I believe in the early 80's) Eve Arnold, OBE...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shulman, Albert Frey Frey House, Palm Springs, CA, Black & White Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American photographer Julius Shulman’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Thelonious Monk by photographer Leni Sinclair: A very cool, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016) Archival Inkjet Print. 11x14 inches. Hand signed, titled & dated in ink on the lower margins. Very Good overall condition. Acquired directly from artist. Lot 180...
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Pop Art Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

The Rolling Stones: The Early Years
Located in Austin, TX
Jagger, Wyman, Watts, Richards & Brian Jones the 'other' British rock band making their mark on the scene in the mid-'60s. Here are the Rolling Stones in their early years. Depicted ...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jerry Schatzberg Untitled (Airplane)
Located in New York, NY
Jerry Schatzberg Untitled (Airplane), 1962 archival print 20 x 24" ed. of 20 $12,500 40 x 40" ed. of 9 $20,000 From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry Schatz...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Desert Plant, Badlands, South Dakota
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. Likely printed in the 1980s.
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Gorgeous Ginger' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Gorgeous Ginger' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons, Backgammon by the Pool (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon by the Pool, 1957 Silver gelatin print Estate edition of 150 Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary Beth-Turner play backgammon by a swimming pool in Palm ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bettie Page Two-Piece Leopard Print Suit, Key Biscayne, FL, 1954
By Bunny Yeager
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bettie Page Two-Piece Leopard Print Suit, Key Biscayne, FL, 1954 by Bunny Yeager Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Frame ...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

North Coast Native
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount with the artist's Green Street label and typed title on the back of the mount. Likely printed ...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Watching the horse races with binoculars, Deauville, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) was a Hungarian–American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest com...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris, Black and White Street Photography in France 1950s
Located in New york, NY
Paris, 1981 by Louis Stettner is a 20 x 16in gelatin silver print on fiber paper. In an edition of 6, the photograph Ed 3/5 is dated, titled, and signed verso (photo back) by the art...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Rockefeller Center (skate) - Vintage Print, New York City, Ice Skaters, Winter
Located in Denton, TX
Rockefeller Center (skate) by John Albok is a vintage print of an ice skating rink in the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Many people are skating in the background, while a figu...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Washington, D.C
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in ink on print margin. American street photographer Don Donaghy (1936 - 2008 b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was a fourth-generation native of Philadelp,h...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York, New York, Go Magazine
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
Category

Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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