Untitled (Three Stills Being Wrecked), Brooklyn, New York

Untitled (Three Stills Being Wrecked), Brooklyn, New YorkArtwork Info About This Photograph circa 1925 Ferrotyped Gelatin silver print Dated and annotated, with Agency stamp, in ink, au verso Printed circa 1950 Unframed When an images photographer is unknown, the subject matter determines its significance as a collectible work of art. Interesting vernacular images without any historical significance are often described as found photography. This photograph documenting Prohibition Era news coverage of the

Estate # V12

Balika Mela

In the darkroom he favoured the Bromoil process to develop his prints

and even whimsical parodies

Estate # M74

active from the early 1890s until retiring in 1924

The work references vernacular and popular practices of photography and image making often found in and around the village—including the studio portrait

I wondered what the indigenous sitters were thinking about

thus negating any ability to sell additional photographs

on label adhered

Flush mounted to Dibond

and purchased at Sotheby’s famous auction of their estate in the fall of 1997