Alfred Watson Bromide Print TUGBOAT Buffalo, 1948
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Alfred Watson (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1916-2003).
Titled: TUGBOAT.
Silver Bromide Print Buffalo, New York 1948.
Exhibited at the Sociedad Fotografica De Guipuzcoa, Spain 1948.
Unmounted.
Alfred Watson and address printed in ink on verso including European Exhibition sticker.
Dimensions: 10 1/2 in. x 13 in.
View verso for additional information.
Condition: Good overall condition, minor handling.
Provenance: Estate of Alfred Watson
*Alfred Watson (American, Pittsburgh, PA, 1916-200). Award winning American photographer of the Depression, World War II, Industrial, Urban and Rural Life and the Steel Industry, Alfred Watson developed his photographs in his homemade basement darkroom. Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1916 and several years after his father abandoned the family, Alfred's mother gifted him his first camera, a Brownie, which she purchased for $1. That was the beginning of his decorated career.
Watson was widely exhibited and awarded for his keen eye across America, England, Spain, Uruguay, Hong Kong (China); Cuba, Puerto Rico, Australia, and Canada.Just a sampling of the many exhibitions in which he was noteworthy include International Salon of Photography (London, Bristol, South Shields, Southampton, Windlesham, England; Pasadena, CA; Chicago, IL; Newport, Rhode Island; Barcelona, Spain; Chili; Victoria, London, Vancouver, Edmonton, Canada); International and American Exhibition of Photograph and more.
Museums/Institutes where his photographs could/can be viewed include: Museum of Natural History, NYC; Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago, IL; Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, CA; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Carnegie Institute, PA. among others.
Titled: TUGBOAT.
Silver Bromide Print Buffalo, New York 1948.
Exhibited at the Sociedad Fotografica De Guipuzcoa, Spain 1948.
Unmounted.
Alfred Watson and address printed in ink on verso including European Exhibition sticker.
Dimensions: 10 1/2 in. x 13 in.
View verso for additional information.
Condition: Good overall condition, minor handling.
Provenance: Estate of Alfred Watson
*Alfred Watson (American, Pittsburgh, PA, 1916-200). Award winning American photographer of the Depression, World War II, Industrial, Urban and Rural Life and the Steel Industry, Alfred Watson developed his photographs in his homemade basement darkroom. Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1916 and several years after his father abandoned the family, Alfred's mother gifted him his first camera, a Brownie, which she purchased for $1. That was the beginning of his decorated career.
Watson was widely exhibited and awarded for his keen eye across America, England, Spain, Uruguay, Hong Kong (China); Cuba, Puerto Rico, Australia, and Canada.Just a sampling of the many exhibitions in which he was noteworthy include International Salon of Photography (London, Bristol, South Shields, Southampton, Windlesham, England; Pasadena, CA; Chicago, IL; Newport, Rhode Island; Barcelona, Spain; Chili; Victoria, London, Vancouver, Edmonton, Canada); International and American Exhibition of Photograph and more.
Museums/Institutes where his photographs could/can be viewed include: Museum of Natural History, NYC; Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago, IL; Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, CA; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Carnegie Institute, PA. among others.
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Alfred Watson Bromide Print TUGBOAT Buffalo, 1948
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