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Handcuffed, New York City, Police 1970s Documentary Street Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social documentary
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Seattle Tubing Society, Black and White Documentary Photography, Summer
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
one of people relaxing in inner tubes on a pond. The zeitgeist of madcap and fun, the documentary
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1950s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Diver, Dortmund, Germany, Black and White Documentary Photography 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
known as a documentarian, a social documentary photographer. Freed worked as a freelance photographer
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Giant Women Signs - Michael Ormerod, USA, Travel photography, Documentary
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Giant Women Signs a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times between...
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Paper, Color

Original Vintage Poster Ancient Cathedrals Moscow Kremlin Documentary Film Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet documentary film poster for Ancient Cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin
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1950s Russian Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Original Vintage Soviet Film Poster Moscow And Moscovites Documentary USSR
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet film poster for a documentary feature about Moscow and its residents. On
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1950s Russian Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Inghilterra Nuda Naked England Italian Documentary Film
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for an Italian mondo style sexploitation documentary film on English
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1960s Italian Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Wall Street, New York City, Documentary Photography on Businessmen 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
copyright stamp on photo back. Leonard Freed's photographic career is punctuated by epic documentary photo
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1950s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Original Vintage Soviet Documentary Film Poster Energy Link Construction Goals
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Soviet movie poster for the 1930 documentary Energy Link
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1930s Russian Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Original Vintage Movie Poster Inghilterra Nuda Naked England Italian Documentary
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for an Italian mondo style sexploitation documentary film on English
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1960s Italian Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Important American Social Documentary Photograph Milton Rogovin Rare Original 60
By Milton Rogovin
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original gelatin silver print by American social documentary photographer Milton Rogovin
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1960s Realist Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota - Michael Ormerod, Documentary
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced...
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Paper

Drugs c.1989 - Michael Ormerod, Classic, Nostalgia, Travel, Documentary, Photo
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Drugs is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times between 5-10 day...
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1990s Modern Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Paper, Color

Purple Door, Montana, 1986 - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, USA, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Purple Door, Montana is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times b...
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1980s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper

Sign by Empty Footpath - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary, America, USA
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Sign by Empty Footpath is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead times...
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper

Two Run-Down Fashion Shops - Michael Ormerod, Travel, Documentary photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Two Run-Down Fashion Shops is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michael Ormerod. All prints are produced to order. Lead t...
Category

1980s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper

1972 Original Australian poster for the surfing documentary The freedom riders
Located in PARIS, FR
Original Australian poster from 1972 for the Australian surfing documentary directed by Bruce Dowse
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1970s Vintage Documentaries

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Paper, Lithograph

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York City, Documentary Photography by Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
asphalt streets of Harlem. Leonard Freed's photographic career is punctuated by legendary documentary
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Original Vintage Documentary Film Poster In Hospitable Burma USSR State Visit
Located in London, GB
Original vintage documentary film poster for In The Hospitable Land of Burma / Документальный фильм
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1950s Russian Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Paper

Wall Street, New York City, Black and White Documentary Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
photographic career is punctuated by epic documentary photo essays with many works shot in New York City, Wall
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Chicken Ranch Parlor, Pahrump Nevada, documentary-style dye transfer print, 1986
By Timothy Hursley
Located in New York, NY
Timothy Hursley was born in 1955 in Detroit, Michigan, where he apprenticed in architectural photography with Hungarian photographer Balthazar Korab beginning in 1972. His apprentice...
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1980s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Dye Transfer

RFK and Ethel Kennedy, Campaigning in Indiana USA 1960s, Documentary Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
RFK and Ethel Kennedy, campaigning in a small town in Indiana USA 1968 is a color photograph, 16” x 24,” an archival pigment print signed in pencil on verso (back of photo) by the Gl...
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Rag Paper

'Exit Through The Gift Shop' 2010 US 1 Sheet Film Poster, Banksy
By Banksy
Located in Bath, Somerset
Guaranteed original One Sheet poster for the US release of the Oscar nominated documentary Exit
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20th Century American Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Cool World
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1963 documentary starring Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodriguez
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1960s American Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Cool World
Cool World
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1969 documentary following a group of surfers. This film starred
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1960s American Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

The Fantastic Plastic Machine
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Original Retro Vintage Film Poster, 'WOODSTOCK' 1970
By Arnold Skolnick
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
rock documentary documenting the incredible histroy of the three-day music festival, Woodstock
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1970s French Modern Vintage Documentaries

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Paper, Linen

Bob Dylan, The Castle Solarium, Los Angeles, California
By Lisa Law
Located in Santa Monica, CA
been published in more than 85 books and documentaries and countless magazines from Newsweek and People
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1960s Vintage Documentaries

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Silver Gelatin

Outer Reaches XVI
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
and is in numerous private and public collections. In 2004 ITV broadcast a documentary about him and
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Outer Reaches XVI
Outer Reaches XVI
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H 11.62 in W 16.54 in
More Than You Know
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
private and public collections. In 2004 ITV broadcast a documentary about him and his work under the title
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

More Than You Know
More Than You Know
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H 16.46 in W 11.62 in
Black Sea
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
in numerous private and public collections. In 2004 ITV broadcast a documentary about him and his
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil

Black Sea
Black Sea
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H 8.67 in W 9.06 in
Nowhere to Go
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
in numerous private and public collections. In 2004 ITV broadcast a documentary about him and his
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go
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H 8.27 in W 11.7 in
Woodstock
Located in London, GB
Original special "Sit on" style film poster for the landmark documentary about the Woodstock
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1970s American Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Woodstock
Woodstock
H 17 in W 21 in D 0.1 in
A New Apostle
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
and is in numerous private and public collections. In 2004 ITV broadcast a documentary about him and
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

A New Apostle
A New Apostle
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H 23.63 in W 19.69 in
Aaron Siskind Silver Gelatin Prints Avizpe 1966
By Aaron Siskind
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally a documentary photographer, Aaron Siskind turned away from representation and towards
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Steel

Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
by Brigitte Freed (photographer's widow). Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a
Category

1950s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Aaron Siskind Signed Silver Gelatin Print Chicago 1952
By Aaron Siskind
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally a documentary photographer, Aaron Siskind turned away from representation and towards
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Steel

Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
documentaries, art books, American history, and spiritual folklore, his visual vocabulary was vast: wild horses
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Metal

Patti Smith portrait by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 16x20" print
By Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, US
-selling books published, works as a documentary filmmaker, and a singer/songwriter known as Will Powers
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Vintage Documentaries

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C Print

Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Haynes, Washington, DC
Located in New York, NY
background rooted in photojournalism, Vincent’s work retains a documentary nature, capturing moments that
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1980s Vintage Documentaries

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Silver Gelatin

Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840- 1970 by Marino Barovier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Kokoschka, round off this documentary encompassing more than a century of Murano art glass. Included here is
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20th Century Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

1967 Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back Original Vintage Poster
By Alan Aldridge 1
Located in Winchester, GB
Regarded as one of the greatest rock & roll documentaries of all time, D.A. Pennebaker's "Don't
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1960s British Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Hartung, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Hans Hartung
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
1970s. He was featured in the 1963 film documentary School of Paris: (5 Artists at Work) by American
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1950s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Lithograph

Hartung, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Hans Hartung
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
1970s. He was featured in the 1963 film documentary School of Paris: (5 Artists at Work) by American
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1960s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Lithograph

City Prison, New Orleans, Vintage Black and White Photograph 1960s Civil Rights
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
social-documentary photographers in the USA during the latter half of the 20th Century. For the series
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

A Very Nice Spill Vase Qing or Republic Period Cream White Dove Bird
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
pipe from a lit fire. From the documentary record, they probably date back to the 15th century, though
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20th Century Chinese Vintage Documentaries

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Porcelain

Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
). Leonard Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling and as a "concerned photographer" his work demonstrated
Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Yeshiva Students, New York, Black-and-White Photography Jewish Diaspora 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, and the Middle East. Considered one of the important documentary photographers of the 20th Century
Category

1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Hartung, Composition, XXe Siècle (after)
By Hans Hartung
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
1970s. He was featured in the 1963 film documentary School of Paris: (5 Artists at Work) by American
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Lithograph

Photo Tzitzko Abinun Jewish Cooking Budapest Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Edward Serotta
Located in Surfside, FL
important documentary work. The project was underwritten by The Doron Foundation (Tel Aviv) Mordechai
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photo Purim Pestalozzi Str Synagogue Berlin Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Edward Serotta
Located in Surfside, FL
documentary work. The project was underwritten by The Doron Foundation (Tel Aviv) Mordechai Mevorach
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1990s Realist Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photography by Frédéric Brenner "Rome", 1992 1992
Located in Saint ouen, FR
49 cm x w 67 cm Print on photographic paper Frédéric Brenner is a French-Israeli documentary
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1980s Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Pumping Iron
Located in London, GB
A rare original American film poster for the 1977 body building documentary staring Arnold
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1970s American Vintage Documentaries

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Paper

Pumping Iron
Pumping Iron
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
Stickball, Little Italy, NYC, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
streets of Little Italy 1950s New York City. American photographer Freed enjoyed documentary storytelling
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1950s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Black and White Photograph African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
W. van Sinderen, Worldview, Leonard Freed, Steidl, 2007, p. 127. Punctuated by documentary photo
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Photo Student, Teacher Lander School Budapest Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Edward Serotta
Located in Surfside, FL
artistic but also important documentary work. The project was underwritten by The Doron Foundation (Tel
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1990s Realist Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bronx Teenagers
By Alain Le Garsmeur
Located in London, GB
shot - taken in the late 1970s by prolific documentary and well known editorial photographer Alain Le
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1980s Modern Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

1966 original movie poster for "The Endless Summer" directed by Bruce Brown Film
By John Van Hamersveld
Located in PARIS, FR
boundless possibilities of the endless summer. Cinema - Sport - Surf - United States Iconic Documentary
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1960s Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Linen, Paper

Muhammad Ali: Skill Brains and Guts 1975 U.S. One Sheet Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1975 U.S. one sheet poster for the documentary film Muhammad Ali: Skill Brains and Guts
Category

1970s American Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Paper

Martin Luther King, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph of MLK 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Martin Luther King (MLK), 1964 by Leonard Freed is an iconic black and white documentary photograph
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1960s Contemporary Vintage Documentaries

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Roman Amphitheater, Valencia, Spain
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
Located in New York, NY
intuitively chronicled decisive moments of human life around the world with poetic documentary style. His
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1930s Vintage Documentaries

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Silver Gelatin

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Vintage Documentaries For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage documentaries is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Contemporary and Modern styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage documentaries that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, brown, gray, blue and more. Leonard Freed, Timothy Hursley, Michael Ormerod, Burt Glinn and Sandro Symeoni took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paper, photographic paper and film, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Vintage Documentaries?

Prices for pieces in our collection of vintage documentaries start at $31 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $1,970.