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.

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.

Argent Editions Featured on Trio's "Stuff to Buy"

Argent Editions is featured today in the "stuff to buy" section of gettrio.com. Nice piece. They've nicely integrated the New York City photo "Photographer on the 33rd Floor of the Met. Life Building" into the main page of their site.

10% Discount on Photos at Argent Editions

Some pretty terrific pictures in Aviation and Lighthouses were added to the collections at Argent Editions this week. In "honor" of that, and of it being just comfortably ahead of the big holiday shopping madness, we moved up a planned discount offer.



Right now, everything on Argent Editions is 10% off with the coupon code "NOVSPECIAL"

Wright Brothers' First Flight

Argent Editions is pleased to announce the addition of Wright Brothers' and other early aviation photographs to its collection. Among the pictures is the famous "First Flight" photograph from Kitty Hawk, December 17, 1903.



Orville Wright set up the camera before his flight attempt and had John T. Daniels trip the shutter as Wilbur Wright, running along side the aircraft holding the wing, lets go. This first controlled, sustained, powered flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.

Modern Original prints from Argent Editions start at $65.

Lighthouse Photos, New Collection

Nantucket, Long Island Sound, the Maine coast... Argent Editions offers a collection of classic black and white pictures of America's Lighthouses. The photographs were made with an eye for the architecture and design of the structures but that doesn't diminish the pictures' charm. These pictures come to you thanks to the Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record, two initiatives intended to document and preserve the records of buildings and civil engineering across the country.

Archival fiber prints of these evocative subjects start at $65.

October Auction Results for Wolcott Photograph

"Winter Visitor's Picnic on Running Board of Car, Sarasota, Florida" was photographed in 1941 by Marion Post Wolcott while on assignment for the Farm Security Administration.

A 1980s print signed by the photographer was sold on October 15, 2007 by Swann Auction Galleries in New York. The 6 1/2 by 9 inch gelatin-silver print had an auction estimate of $2,000 to $3,000 and sold for $2,200.

The Modern Original print, from the same negative, is $85 from Argent Editions. Larger prints are also available.