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Margaret Bourke-White โ€” Parachute

Margaret Bourke-White

Parachute

A 1937 photograph by Margaret Bourke-White documenting a parachute, marked with time stamps and publication information typical of her work as a photojournalist. This image exemplifies her dynamic documentary style for Time/Life publications.

Medium
gelatin silver print, date-stamped 'Mar 22 1937,' Time/Life publication and copyright stamps, and printer's annotations in pencil and ink on the reverse, 1937

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April 5, 2022

Estimate: $8,000 โ€“ $12,000

Lot 45

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Margaret Bourke-White, Parachute

A 1937 photograph by Margaret Bourke-White documenting a parachute, marked with time stamps and publication information typical of her work as a photojournalist. This image exemplifies her dynamic documentary style for Time/Life publications.

Medium
gelatin silver print, date-stamped 'Mar 22 1937,' Time/Life publication and copyright stamps, and printer's annotations in pencil and ink on the reverse, 1937
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Margaret Bourke-White, Industrial, Documentary, 1937, Time/Life, Technical, Photojournalism

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Art Institute of Chicago