Swann Auction Catalog. Photographic Literature & Photographs. December 5, 2002. Sale 1954. Untitled (Friends of Photography) A major centerpiece of the

A major centerpiece of the volume is a curated portfolio dedicated to the legendary portrait photographer Philippe Halsman

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The book remains essential for understanding how the modernist "New Vision" was codified and passed down through generations of American photographers

Swann Auction Catalog. Photographic Literature & Photographs. December 5, 2002. Sale 1954. Untitled (Friends of Photography) A major centerpiece of theFine in wraps. 609 lots, illustrated. Prices realized laid in. High lot, $16,000 for a group of Western 19th century photos of Yellowstone and Native Americans. Collectible Photographs and Rare Books. Photographers: Berenice Abbott; Ansel Adams; Albert Arthur Allen; Richard Avedon; David F. Barry; Margaret Bourke White; Bill Brandt; Brassai; Harry Callahan; Paul Caponigro; Henri Cartier Bresson; Larry Clark; Alvin Langdon Coburn; Robert Doisneau;