{"title":"Photography","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"photography-black-excellence-the-black-photographers-annual-volume-2","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (BLACK EXCELLENCE). The Black Photographers Annual. Volume 2.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"A Revolutionary Act\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (BLACK EXCELLENCE).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Black Photographers Annual. Volume 2.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBlack Photographers Annual\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1974\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e102, [6] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e253 x 215 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal glossy printed wrappers.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with full-page black and white photographic reproductions.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAbout fine, with just a small nick on edge of upper cover, and a hint of soiling on lower cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAn extraordinary collection of images from both established and up-and-coming photographers documenting the black experience at home and abroad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis is the second in a series of four separately published works issued between 1973-80, showcasing the work of 51 black photographers from the United States, Canada, and England. Their photographs highlight a diverse array of subjects and experiences from the joyous to the poignant, including musicians commanding the stage, street scenes, portraits half a world away, and contemporary political events. Toni Morrison, in her introduction to the first volume, says that the annuals were \"conceived as a commitment to the community of Black artists.\" University of Virginia professor John Edwin Mason calls them \"a revolutionary act,\" noting how \"Black photographers . . . understood black culture implicitly: getting the jokes, recognizing the body language, hearing the words that were left unspoken. Most importantly, they lived with the burdens and pleasures of moving through America in a black body, and they put this knowledge on film. As a result, their photographs defy conventional representations of black people. In the annuals, none of the hundreds of portraits of black people is meant to represent the race or 'the Negro Problem.' Lazy, lying, clownish, and criminal black people are nowhere to be seen.\" An incredible range of talent is represented in this volume, including well-known names such as James Van Der Zee, Beuford Smith, Jimmie Mannas, and P. H. Polk. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Mason, \"An Annual Compendium of Black Photography that Was a Revolutionary Act\" (https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/black-photographs-annual-virginia-museum-fine-arts\/)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801747812652,"sku":"1023","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1023_01.jpg?v=1774807556"},{"product_id":"photography-iraq-kerim-a-photographer-camera-studies-in-iraq","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (IRAQ). KERIM, A. (Photographer). Camera Studies in Iraq.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA Visual Record of Iraq After the Fall of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (IRAQ). KERIM, A. (Photographer).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eCamera Studies in Iraq.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBaghdad\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA. Kerim \u0026amp; Hasso Bros.\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003en.d. [1925]\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[50] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e240 x 312 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal faux-crocodile stitched with brown cord, upper cover with gilt lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith a total of 73 photogravures (35 of which are full-page), printed on speckled paper.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith three laid-in notes in English, written by a former owner.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA very clean, well-preserved copy with only minor issues: small tear near spine, corners and edges a bit rubbed, slight bump to upper corner of text block, light stain to outer margin of first leaf and minor spots elsewhere. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eStunning photogravures of Iraq's landscapes, people, architecture, and archaeological sites, capturing a diverse country in the midst of transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThese beautifully printed photogravures reflect a vibrant and remarkably diverse population that included Arab Muslims, Assyrians, Kurds, Christians, Jews, and nomadic peoples such as the Bedouins. Many of the photos here depict people going about daily life, from washerwomen on the banks of the Tigris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eand vendors selling fruit in the market, to men performing religious ceremonies and Sheiks enjoying \"the famous Arab coffee.\" The photos also celebrate the architectural and archaeological splendors of the region, including the ruins of Babylon and Nineveh, and important monuments such as mosques, shrines, and tombs. Some sites pictured here, such as the al-Nabi Shith mosque in Mosul, were later destroyed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMost of the images are credited to Abdul Kerim (with a couple of exceptions being aerial images supplied by the Royal Air Force). Although we have been able to find little about the identity and career of this photographer, it seems likely that he ran a studio in Baghdad, where he would have catered to local residents as well as foreign travelers. The photos in this work would have undoubtedly appealed to western tourists, but they also reveal Kerim's firsthand familiarity with Iraqi landscapes and communities, resulting in images that are deeply intimate, resp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eectful, and authentic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAt a time when most books about the region were the work of westerners publishing on travel, ethnography, and archaeology, the present work stands out as both a beautiful artistic production by a resident photographer, and an important visual record documenting a major period of transition from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the early years of the modern Iraqi state. (1035)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801753809196,"sku":"1035","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1035_04.jpg?v=1774807732"},{"product_id":"photography-japanese-american-tanigawa-photo-studio-panoramic-photo-of-the-funeral-of-tsuyo-kinoshita","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (JAPANESE AMERICAN). TANIGAWA PHOTO STUDIO. Panoramic photo of the funeral of Tsuyo Kinoshita.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJapanese-American Community in Post-War Hawaii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (JAPANESE AMERICAN). TANIGAWA PHOTO STUDIO.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePanoramic photo of the funeral of Tsuyo Kinoshita.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHonolulu\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e20 February, 1949\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e8 x 42 3\/8\"\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn very good or better condition, with a little light creasing, lower edge with faint stain running a few inches, and a couple tiny spots; verso with a little toning and thumbing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA substantial panoramic photograph testifying to the power of community and capturing a moment of collective mourning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFuneral panoramas--wide, staged group photographs taken at memorial services--were a meaningful and relatively common practice in Japanese American communities, especially on the West Coast and in Hawaii. These images documented not just the deceased, but the entire social world surrounding them. These photographs functioned as a kind of collective memorial, providing a material keepsake for friends and family, recording relationships, and reinforcing collective identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe present panorama commemorates the passing of Tsuyo Kinoshita, a native of Kumamoto, Japan, with a grand ceremony involving more than 100 members of the extended family and local community. A Buddhist priest stands behind the centrally placed coffin, flanked by multiple elegant floral arrangements. According to newspaper announcements from the period, the service was held at the Kukui Mortuary Chapel, located on Vineyard Boulevard on the edge of Honolulu's Chinatown (and almost certainly where the present photo was taken).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Tanigawa Photo Studio seems to have been a fixture in Honolulu's Japanese community. Located in the Pawaa district, an urban area that was predominantly populated by Japanese immigrant families, the firm specialized in indoor and outdoor portraiture, and was a particular favorite for weddings. (Note: this item will be shipped rolled up due to its size.) (1115b)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801761607980,"sku":"1115b","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1115b_01.jpg?v=1774807907"},{"product_id":"photography-japanese-american-tanigawa-photo-studio-panoramic-photo-of-the-funeral-of-kaichiro-shimo","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (JAPANESE AMERICAN). TANIGAWA PHOTO STUDIO. Panoramic photo of the funeral of Kaichiro Shimo.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eJapanese-American Community in Post-War Hawaii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (JAPANESE AMERICAN). TANIGAWA PHOTO STUDIO.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePanoramic photo of the funeral of Kaichiro Shimo.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHonolulu\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e21 October 1949\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e8 x 37 3\/4\"\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eIn very good or better condition, with a little light creasing, small tear on one edge (not affecting photo), and a couple tiny spots; verso with a little toning and thumbing.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA substantial panoramic photograph testifying to the power of community and capturing a moment of collective mourning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFuneral panoramas--wide, staged group photographs taken at memorial services--were a meaningful and relatively common practice in Japanese American communities, especially on the West Coast and in Hawaii. These images documented not just the deceased, but the entire social world surrounding them. These photographs functioned as a kind of collective memorial, providing a material keepsake for friends and family, recording relationships, and reinforcing collective identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present panorama commemorates the passing of Kaichiro Shimo, with a large ceremony involving more than 100 members of the extended family and local community. A Buddhist priest stands behind the centrally placed coffin, flanked by multiple elegant floral arrangements. We have not been able to locate any obituaries or funeral announcements in newspapers of the period, but we believe that the location in this image was the Kukui Mortuary Chapel, located on Vineyard Boulevard on the edge of Honolulu's Chinatown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tanigawa Photo Studio seems to have been a fixture in Honolulu's Japanese community. Located in the Pawaa district, an urban area that was predominantly populated by Japanese immigrant families, the firm specialized in indoor and outdoor portraiture, and was a particular favorite for weddings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Note: this item will be shipped rolled up due to its size.) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(1115a)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803129475372,"sku":"1115a","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1115a_03.jpg?v=1774843020"},{"product_id":"photography-man-ray-martano-giuliano-man-ray-clin-doeil","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (MAN RAY). MARTANO, Giuliano. Man Ray: Clin d'oeil.","description":"\u003ch3 align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\"What is Insanity?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (MAN RAY). MARTANO, Giuliano.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMan Ray: Clin d'oeil.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTorino\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eGalleria Il Fauno [and] Galleria Martano\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1971\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[15] leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e244 x 198 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFirst and Only Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal stiff black paper boards, upper cover with printed label.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith six tipped-on plates, and one tipped-on reproduction of the invitation for the \"Exposition Retrospective Dada\" held in 1957.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight wear to edges, a couple small scuffs to boards, contents pristine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eA handsome catalogue published in connection with the production of a notorious piece of ready-made art, involving a visionary artist and a complex history of creation and destruction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginally executed in 1923 and titled \"Object to be Destroyed,\" Man Ray's classic Dadaist sculpture consisted of a metronome with the image of an eye cut from a photograph and clipped to the arm. According to the artist, he intended it as a kind of silent audience member in the art studio, regulating his brushstrokes as he painted. Over time and with each new version, however, the sculpture would take on new contexts and meanings. In 1932, following the dissolution of his romance with Lee Miller, Man Ray replaced the original eye with an image of Miller's eye and renamed it \"Object of Destruction.\" (This version was lost during WWII and replaced with a replica titled \"Lost Object\" in 1945.) The piece was literally destroyed in 1957 by a group of student protesters, prompting Man Ray to remake the piece yet again--this time in an edition of 100--which he dubbed \"Indestructible Object.\" Finally, in 1970, Man Ray authorized Luciano Anselmino of Galleria il Fauno to produce 40 metronomes with a slight alteration from earlier examples: each was outfitted with a lenticular image of an eye that appeared to \"wink\" with every stroke of the arm. This final iteration was titled \"Perpetual Motif.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe images selected for the present work include a self-portrait by Man Ray, a photograph of Man Ray with Marcel Duchamp by Naomi Savage, and images of the various metronomes executed between 1923-1970. Although the commentary is in Italian and the excerpts from interviews with the artist are in French, it ends with a quote by Man Ray in English: \"What is insanity? It is a clock or a metronome that forgets to run down, or to stop.\" (1033)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803131474220,"sku":"1033","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1033_01.jpg?v=1774843190"},{"product_id":"photography-native-americans-berger-henry-jr-photographer-four-photographs-of-native-american-subjects","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (NATIVE AMERICANS). BERGER, Henry, Jr. (Photographer). Four photographs of Native American subjects.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRare Photographs of Six Blackfeet Chiefs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (NATIVE AMERICANS). BERGER, Henry, Jr. (Photographer).\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour photographs of Native American subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eMontana [but printed in Portland, Oregon]\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1926\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eTwo photos with ink stamp of the \"Berger Studio \/ 205 Blue Mouse Theatre Bldg. \/ Portland - Oregon\" on versos of cards, and all with contemporary pencil inscriptions in English and German.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFour excellent photographic prints by a prominent Portland, Oregon photographer, all from the same collection and with extensive contemporary notes identifying the sitters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eHenry Berger Jr. (1877-1939) was a Pacific Northwest photographer who operated a studio in Portland, Oregon from around 1918-40. His subjects included portraits, nature photography, landscapes, and city views, and his work won both national and international national awards, including a gold medal at the 1915 World's Fair. Before opening his own studio, Berger was a member of Oregon Camera Club (he became its president in 1913), learned color photography techniques in New York, and spent time in Montana where he photographed landscapes and Native American subjects. He seems to have been particularly focused on Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet tribe, as the present photos attest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eAccording to the notes on the versos of these four photos, they are all \"souvenirs from Uncle Berger, Munich stay, summer 1926.\" Apparently \"Uncle Berger\" visited his nephew in America and brought back these original works from his photo studio in Portland. The versos also contain valuable information about the people pictured in the photographs--information presumably related by the photographer himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe photos in this group include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e1. Silver gelatin photograph (267 x 175 mm.), hand tinted. Mounted on card. Card a little toned and with a crease to one edge; photograph with a couple very minor imperfections visible in raked light. Verso of card with pencil notations in English and German. The notations identify the subject of this portrait as Red Belt of the Blackfeet tribe, and tell us that he was was a \"model for Proctor\" (Alexander Phimister Proctor). According to the Buffalo Bill Center for the West, Red Belt (also known as Big Beaver) was one of the models for the artist's monumental bronze \"On the War Trail,\" commissioned in 1922 for the Civic Center in Denver, Colorado. The hand tinting here is very well done.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e2. Matte albumen print (255 x 165 mm.), hand tinted. Mounted on card. Slight offsetting in upper left quarter of photo and mount (probably where a newspaper clipping or slip of paper was in contact). Verso of card with pencil notations in English and German. The pencil notations on the verso identify the sitter as Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934), a chief of the Piegan Blackfeet in Montana. Two Guns White Calf was especially active promoting tourism to Glacier National Park (where the present portrait was taken), and was a member of the secretive Mad Dog Society, which sought preserve Blackfeet Heritage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e3. Matte albumen print (167 x 268 mm.) Mounted on card. A few small creases and dents to card, photo in fine condition. Verso of card with ink stamp of the Berger Studio and pencil notations in English and German. This photograph depicts four Native American subjects sitting together in an outdoor setting. A large mountain rises in the distance and teepees can be seen in the background. The notes on the verso identify three of the\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003esubjects here: Mountain Chief \"Inostoko\" [i.e. Ninna-stako]; Stabbed-by-Mistake [or Stabs-by-Mistake]; and Many Tail Feathers--all chiefs of Blackfeet tribes. Mountain Chief (ca. 1848-1942) was a particularly prominent figure. He was one of the signers of the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868, participated in the Indian Congress of 1898, traveled to Washington, D.C. to speak on behalf of his tribe, and assisted ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore with her folk song recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e4. Matte albumen print (167 x 268 mm.) Mounted on card. Card edges sunned, photograph possibly a little faded (or just overexposed?). Verso of card with ink stamp of the Berger Studio and pencil notations in English and German, recto with a pencil note in English. This is the only photograph in the present group that depicts the photographer, Henry Berger, Jr. He is pictured between two Native Americans identified as Eagle Child and Two Guns (i.e. Two Guns White Calf), both Blackfeet chiefs. The composition is informal, as though Berger was caught in mid conversation. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1044)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803136749868,"sku":"1044","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1004_01.jpg?v=1774843320"},{"product_id":"photography-post-war-germany-stereo-book-u-s-occumpied-zone-of-germany","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (POST-WAR GERMANY). STEREO BOOK. U.S. Occumpied Zone of Germany.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThe Splendors of Occupied Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (POST-WAR GERMANY). STEREO BOOK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eU.S. Occumpied Zone of Germany.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOberaudorf, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eRaumbild-Werkstatte Braun \u0026amp; Wiesengrund\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[1946]\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e205 x 168 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOriginal folding box backed in cloth, covers printed in red, blue, and black, original ties.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith 36 stereograph images on card, as called for.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith the original stereograph viewer.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eLight edge wear to covers, box split at interior edges (but very secure), a couple of rust stains from viewer on opposing cover. Viewer and photographs in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eWith three-dimensional stereoscopic images of pre-war Germany at odds with post-war reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePresented in a cheery red, white, and blue box, this stereo book was intended for sale to American troops following the end of the Second World War. The views include cities such as Frankfurt, Munich, and Nuremberg, as well as castles, cathedrals, and even a view of the famous Autobahn.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eInterestingly, pre-war images were used in this stereo book \"ostensibly to show American armed service personnel what the U.S. zone looked like before the war. . . . For those American armed services personnel who purchased the 1946 book, the contrast between what they viewed three-dimensionally via the folding stereoscope and the ruined architectural landscape that confronted them must have been memorable, to say the least. Of the thirty-six views, twenty-one were of buildings or cityscapes photographed close enough to have offered this vivid contrast between intact prewar and ruined postwar structures\" (Klahr). The Raumbild publishing firm was founded in 1935 and specialized in stereoscopic views, but it quickly became part of the Nazi Party’s Ministry of Propaganda, collaborating with the likes of Leni Riefenstahl and Hitler’s personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffman. After the war, the firm changed tack and produced sets like this, geared toward occupied forces. (1036)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFurther reading: Klahr, \"Stereoscopic Architectural Photography and Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology,\" in ZARCH, no. 9 (2017)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803151266092,"sku":"1036","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1036_07.jpg?v=1774843612"},{"product_id":"photography-western-americana-francis-charles-spenser-buffalo-bones","title":"(PHOTOGRAPHY). (WESTERN AMERICANA). [FRANCIS, Charles Spenser]. Buffalo Bones.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eFrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eOne of Just 15 Copies Printed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e(PHOTOGRAPHY). (WESTERN AMERICANA). [FRANCIS, Charles Spenser].\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eBuffalo Bones.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e[Montana\u003c\/span\u003e: \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eca. 1889]\u003c\/span\u003e) (\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003ePhotograph: 118 x 198; on card stock: 151 x 232 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSingle albumen photo mounted on thick card.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eVerso with remains of linen guard on one edge.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSlight wave to the card, mild toning on verso, photo in fine condition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA striking image depicting the mass slaughter of the American bison in the late 19th century, from a rare work printed for private distribution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis poignant photograph, simply captioned \"Buffalo Bones,\" tells the story of the American bison in the late 19th century. In the foreground is a massive pile of bleached-out bones--a tangle of spines, skulls, and horns unceremoniously heaped together in an otherwise flat stretch of land in eastern Montana. Behind this pyre of bones are railroad tracks and a freight car--potent symbols of the rapid westward expansion that signaled the beginning of the end for scores of bison, as well as the native tribes that depended on them. Most estimates put the population of bison in the American West in the tens of millions prior to the 1870s; by 1890, the animal was on the verge of extinction thanks to a mixture of habitat loss, aggressive hunting, and government policies aimed at disrupting indigenous peoples' food supply. The bones in this photo were likely collected and placed near the tracks for easy transport to industrial processing plants back east, where they were used in substances such as glue, fertilizer, and dyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eThis photograph comes from a rare work titled \"Sport Among the Rockies: The Record of a Fishing and Hunting Trip in North-Western Montana,\" printed in Troy, New York in 1889. Composed of letters written by the author for his newspaper, the Troy Times, it was accompanied by 49 photographs of the region, including images of Native Americans, portraits of the hunting party, landscapes, and the first published views of Glacier National Park. Just 15 copies were printed for private distribution, making complete copies as well as individual photographs removed from extant copies very rare both institutionally and on the market. (1141)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-no-proof: yes;\"\u003eSee: Howes F311; Streeter sale 7, no. 4110. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bricolage Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52803156672812,"sku":"1141","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/files\/1004_07.jpg?v=1774843764"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/5978\/3212\/collections\/1036_05.jpg?v=1774845957","url":"https:\/\/bricolagerarebooks.com\/collections\/photography.oembed","provider":"Bricolage Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}