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Ben Shahn - Photographs from the Farm Security Administration Files (Plates 2-5)

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Portfolio of 10 FSA Photos w/ Cover (1930s): Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). A portfolio of 10 FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographs with images by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and Arthur Rothstein (1935-1939) printe

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Portfolio of 11 FSA Photographs without Case: 11 Farm Security Administration photos (one duplicate), originally taken in the 1930's, assembled and printed by Arthur Rothstein under Berkey K & L Custon Svces Inc . Images include: Ben Shahn "Linwo

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RUSSELL LEE (American/Texas 1903-1986) TWO PHOTOGRAPHS, "Farmer with Pipe" and "Farmhouse Interior,": RUSSELL LEE (American/Texas 1903-1986) TWO PHOTOGRAPHS, "Farmer with Pipe" and "Farmhouse Interior," CIRCA 1936-1937, two gelatin silver prints, produced for the Farm Security Administration, "Farmer

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Marion Post Wolcott (US, 1910-1990): Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990) "Work Horses on a Farm, Security Administration Project, Scott's Bluff, Nebraska, 1941" gelatin silver print signed in pencil lower right, printed by the arti

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MARION POST WOLCOTT Woodstock VT Farm 1940 vintage: MARION POST WOLCOTT, Path leading to farm, Woodstock, Vermont, 1940, 7.125x9.5" Gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1940, Annotated in pencil on print verso; Farm Security Administration return stamp; FS

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MARION POST WOLCOTT After Blizzard 1940 FSA vintg: MARION POST WOLCOTT, Highway after blizzard, near Brattleboro Vermont, 1940, 7x9.5" Gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1940, Annotated in pencil on print verso; Farm Security Administration return stamp

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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. [MUYBRIDGE, Eadweard (1830-1904), photographer)]. Wm. H. Seward. 85 Feet in: [WESTERN AMERICANA]. [MUYBRIDGE, Eadweard (1830-1904), photographer)]. Wm. H. Seward. 85 Feet in Circumference. Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Mammoth plate photograph. Ca 1870s. 21 x 16 1/4 i

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Archie Lieberman (American, 1926-2008) A group of five: Archie Lieberman (American, 1926-2008) A group of five photographs from the Farm Families Project gelatin silver prints each signed and inscribed in pencil (recto) 13 x 8 3/4 inches and 8 7/8 x

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U.S. Grant Albumen Photo by T.R. Burnham: Ulysses S. Grant wet-plate albumen photograph taken by T.R. Burnham, Boston, Mass June 5th 1868. Measures 4 inches x 5.75 inches image size and 9 inches x 7 inches sheet size. If lot is absent of a co

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Edward Curtis Orotone [Before The Storm]: Original Edward Curtis Orotone or Goldtone Photograph, 8" x 10" Plate Size, 11.5" x 13.5" with Original Frame. Good Condition and bears Original Curtis Label verso, Original Backing. Not removed from

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Edward Curtis Orotone 8" x 10" [Homeward]: Original Edward Curtis Orotone or Goldtone Photograph, [Homeward] 8" x 10" Plate Size, 11.5" x 13.5" with Original Frame. Excellent Original Condition with a few light rubs to Original Frame. Bears Or

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Edward Sheriff Curtis, The Potter, 1906: Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) The Potter, 1906 photogravure plate 426 from copyright photograph 1906 photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co., Boston, Mass. 15 1/4' x 11 3/8" Provenance: Andrew Smi

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Edward Curtis Orotone 11" x 14" [The Fisherman]: Original Edward Curtis Orotone or Goldtone Photograph, [The Fisherman] 11" x 14" Plate Size, 19" x 16" with Original Frame. Condition Issues including light scratches in the Image and Frame has Losses

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(2) LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS: Indistinctly signed. With text attached verso, numbered plates apparently from a portfolio. Dimensions: (Frame) H 22.5" x W 18.25" Condition: Appear clean under framing. Frames with some marks. Proven

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Eliot Porter (1901-1990), "Portfolio II: Iceland," twelve plates, 1972; the set of dye-transfer: Eliot Porter(1901-1990)Twelve plates from "Portfolio II: Iceland," 1972The set of 12 dye-transfer photographs mounted to mat board, as issuedEdition 62/110, of which only 100 were intended f

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Photograph Lot: Large collection of over (200) early photographs including tintypes, daguerreotypes etc.. Includes portraits, outdoor scenes, early glass plates, travel etc..

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Ben Shahn - Photographs from the Farm Security Administration Files (Plates 2-5)

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Lot 115
Ben Shahn
American (1898-1969)
Photographs from the Farm Security Administration Files (Plates 2-5)
gelatin silver print
loose prints as part of a catalogue for the exhibition presented by the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, 1976, in cooperation with the Library of Congress
printed by Thomas Brennan with the assistance of Andrew Graham, University of Maine, Portland-Gorham
sheet: 13 7/8 x 11 inches
unframed

Provenance:
From a Private New York collection

Condition

images in overall very good condition with the exception of some toning, otherwise sheets have general handling wear like undulations and creasing

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Ben Shahn - Photographs from the Farm Security Administration Files (Plates 2-5)

Name: Ben Shahn - Photographs from the Farm Security Administration Files (Plates 2-5)
Brand: Ben Shahn
SKU: 141241006
Price: 225 USD
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