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Edward Steichen
Carl Sandburg ephemera
Carl Sandburg ephemera
c.1965
unique Polaroid Polacolor print mounted to board; C-print mounted to board; offset lithograph sheet: 10¾ h × 12⅝ w in (27 × 32 cm) sheet: 7½ h × 8 w in (19 × 20 cm) mount: 3¼ h × 4¼ w in (8 × 11 cm)
unique Polaroid Polacolor print mounted to board; C-print mounted to board; offset lithograph sheet: 10¾ h × 12⅝ w in (27 × 32 cm) sheet: 7½ h × 8 w in (19 × 20 cm) mount: 3¼ h × 4¼ w in (8 × 11 cm)
estimate: $700–900
result: $1,188
Lot includes letter, photograph, print and a Polaroid Polacolor portrait of Carl Sandburg and his wife, Lilian—Steichen’s sister—recreating a youthful image of the couple.
Inscribed to verso of one work 'Mr + Mrs The Carl Sandburgs (over)'.
provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, The Polaroid Collection
exhibited: The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology, 3 June - 3 September 2017, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth (traveling exhibition)
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.