Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy Rose Lee by Roberts of Boston. 1932 Republic Theater, burlesque, exotic dancer; 1936 Ziegfeld Follies; accompanied by her signature card
Gypsy Rose Lee by Bruno of Hollywood in NYC 1936 ZiegfeldFollies; accompanied by her signature card
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament by Alvin Langdon Coburn
The Grand Bluff
The Grand Bluff by Gaumont-Franco-Film-Aubert (GFFA)
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Vintage Eisenstaedt, copyright stamp Berlin-Wilmersdorf Helmstedter str.31 on verso. MFA, St. Petersburg exhibition. The History of Photography Is the History of Everything: 100 Highlights from the Drapkin Collection Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Anna May Wong by G.V. Laviosa, photographerto the royal family.
Portrait of Lotte
Portrait of Lotte by Heinrich Kuhn. Fine portrait of child with flowers illustrated in Christie's East May 1986 lot#170; essential. MFA, St. Petersburg exhibition. The History of Photography Is the History of Everything: 100 Highlights from the Drapkin Collection Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
H. F. Farny
H. F. Farny by Nancy Ford Cones. Famous American Indian painter; Cincinnati artist; fine portrait on tissue accompanied by literature on the photographer
Marissa, William, and Juanita
Marissa, William, and Juanita by W. Eugene Smith. Signed on mount; artist's wife, son, and daughter; vintage print
A Portrait of My Son William
A Portrait of My Son William by W. Eugene Smith. Signed on mount. Smith's son William Scott Smith.
Princes St. from King St.
Princes St. from King St. by J. Craig Annan. Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow
Boy with Camera Work
Boy with Camera Work by Clarence H. White. The boy is White's son; Jan.1905 camera work gravure; extraordinary image. Masterpiece. MFA, St. Petersburg exhibition. The History of Photography Is the History of Everything: 100 Highlights from the Drapkin Collection Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Hell Diver Pilot
Hell Diver Pilot by Eugene Smith. Lt. R. L. Temme, St. Louis, MO, in Briefing Room, USS Bunker Hill, Hell Diver Pilot, 1943
Sadakichi Hartmann
Sadakichi Hartmann by unknown photographer. Striking portrait by an important artist; masterpiece; essential; accompanied by article in The American Annual of Photography 1900 by Hartmann. MFA, St. Petersburg exhibition. The History of Photography Is the History of Everything: 100 Highlights from the Drapkin Collection Oct. 18, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009.
Tamborine Gypsy Dancer 2
Tamborine Gypsy Dancer 2 by Paul Strand. Early 1915 commercial work, NYC.
Tamborine Gypsy Dancer
Tamborine Gypsy Dancer by Paul Strand. Early 1915 commercial work, NYC.
Tango for Boy and Girl - Denishawn School
Tango for Boy and Girl - Denishawn School attributed to Nickolas Muray. Ruth St Denis & Ted Shawn founded the Denishawn School of Dance - image accompanied by 2-page fold folio containing envelope with choreography and 2 pages of notes for dance instruction, plus the music selection for dance: “La Pecadora” by Costa; rare documents - history of dance in the USA
Ruth St Denis - East Indian Nautch Dance
Ruth St Denis - East Indian Nautch Dance. Nickolas Muray stamp. Autographed by Ruth St Denis on bottom border, interesting inscription: “I’m sorry Muray treated you so badly - better next time! Affectionately Ruth St Denis”, evidently this was presented to someone in the dance school who had a bad experience with the photographer.
ESPANA MIA Ruth St Denis/Ted Shawn creator
ESPANA M IA Ruth St Denis/Ted Shawn creator attributed to Nickolas Muray. Accompanied by 2-page fold folio containing envelope with choreography and 1 page of notes for dance instruction, plus the music selection for dance: Music specifies ‘Manuscript’ possibly something original for music was created specifically for the dance”
Dancing Girl of India Ruth St Denis
Dancing Girl of India Ruth St Denis attributed to Nickolas Muray. Denishawn school, Ruth St Denis accompanied by 2-page fold folio containing envelope with choreography and 1 page of notes for dance instruction, plus the music selection for dance: “In India by Stoughton”
Ruth St Denis - Denis Shawn Spanish Dancers
Ruth St Denis - Denis Shawn Spanish Dancers by unknown photographer. Ruth and Denis costumed as Spanish dancers.
Bayadere Solo - Ruth St Denis/Denis Shawn
Bayadere Solo - Ruth St Denis/Denis Shawn by White NYC. The Bayadere Solo - As taught by Mr Shawn at the Denishawn Studio in New York - Summer 1923 - accompanied by 2-page fold folio containing envelope with choreography and 2 pages of notes for dance instruction, plus the music selection for dance: “Serenata Arabe - Tarrego”
Valse Brilliante - Ruth St Denis
Valse Brilliante - Ruth St Denis by White NYC. “Valse Brilliante” Group of Nine - As taught by Misses St. Denis at the Denishawn Studio in New York - Summer 1923 - accompanied by 2-page fold folio containing envelope with choreography and 2 pages of notes for dance instruction, plus the music selection for dance: “Mana - Zucca Op.20”
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler by H. Hoffman. Fine solarized young Adolf in brown toned uniform of Nazi party.
Woman with Scarves
Woman with Scarves by Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden. Stamped on verso.
W. H. Jackson at 80 years
W.H Jackson at 80 years by William H. Jackson. Photo found in newspaper photo archive NYC folder labeled W. H. Jackson along with another photo of Jackson at age 80. He died in 1942 age 99.
Mata Hari
Mata Hari by Walery. Margaretha Macleod; dancer, courtesan, seductive female spy; shot by French in 1917 for espionage; Mata-hari=eye of the day (sun) in Malay
R. McDonald, Einstein, R.Millikan
R. McDonald, Einstein, R.Millikan by Dr. Erich Salomon. Salomon [1888-1944] died in Nazi camp; candid photo of Ramsey McDonald, Einstein, Robert Millikan; dated 1932;signed on verso; from Museum Nat. History, NYC.
WWII The Holocaust
WWII The Holocaust by anonymous photographer, U.S. Signal Corp. Extremely brutal images of ovens at Buchenwald, Nordhausen, and Ohrdruf.
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