Monday, April 14, 2008
Walker Evans Picture - Church, Southeast US
This 1936 picture is from Walker Evans' series for the Farm Security Administration. Evans photographed many rural churches across the South. This and other Walker Evans prints are available from Argent Editions.
Prices start at $49 for 8x10.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Black History | Musicians in New Iberia, Louisiana
Original Title: Negro musicians playing accordion and washboard in automobile, near New Iberia, Louisiana
Photographer: Russell Lee
Date: October 1938
Buy a museum-quality print of this historic photograph.
Cotton Picking Day Laborers
Day Laborers Waiting to be Paid for Cotton Picking
Photographer: Marion Post Wolcott
Date: October, 1939
Buy a museum-quality print of this historic photograph.
Labels:
Black History,
Marion Post Wolcott,
old pictures
"Colored" Water Fountain - Old Russell Lee Picture
Original Title: Negro drinking at "Colored" water cooler in streetcar terminal
Photographer: Russell Lee
Date: July, 1939
Buy a museum-quality print of this historic photograph.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Medicine Show, Strange 1935 Picture
Medicine Show Performer by Ben Shahn in 1935, is an odd image of an African American man in black face preparing for a medicine show in Huntingdon, Tennessee.
Argent Editions is always on the lookout for odd and wonderful pictures from the American past. We're not sure what to make if this one except to say that it's eye-catching but a little peculiar.
Labels:
Ben Shahn,
black face,
Black History,
medicine show,
old pictures
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Central Park Winter Scene
Samuel Gottscho became a commercial photographer at age 50 and is best known for his architectural photographs of New York City. This winter scene in Central Park, looking toward the Plaza Hotel, is the first Gottscho photograph to be offered by Argent Editions. 11 x 14 prints are $115.
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