Feb 15, 2018 - Sale 2466

Sale 2466 - Lot 253

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(YIDDISH ART THEATRE)
A small archive of 55 photographs related to Yiddish-language writers and performers.
With studio portraits and performance stills of Jewish stage stars of the early 20th century (most related to Maurice Schwartz, who founded the Yiddish Art Theater, and his productions). Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), and the reverse, 9 measuring approximately 4 1/4x6 1/4 inches (10.8x15.9 cm.), and the reverse, with various Culver Pictures credit hand stamps and labels, press hand stamps, labels, and notations, and identifying captions, in pencil, on verso. Circa 1915

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