? (1859) Wilson

Lot 71: WILLIAM A. PRATT (RICHMOND, VA, ACTIVE 1844-1856)

Name: WILLIAM A. PRATT (RICHMOND, VA, ACTIVE 1844-1856)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 8kovx2nucj

Est: $5,000 USD - $7,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USOctober 04, 2001

Item Overview

Description

"Freemen of Color" Quarter-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored. Circa 1850. Stamped credit on the velvet case lining. Leather case. LITERATURE Wilson, Hidden Witness:African-American Images from the Dawn of Photography to the Civil War, pp. 100-101; "Facing History: Images of African-Americans Illuminate a Proud Past, Smithsonian Magazine, Noevmeber 1999, p. 138. EXHIBITION Hidden Witness:African-Americans in Early Photography, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, 29 February - 18 June 1995.

Artist or Maker

? (1859) Wilson

Auction Details

PHOTOGRAPHS

Christie's

October 04, 2001, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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