Mar 23, 2010 - Sale 2208

Sale 2208 - Lot 16

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 4,500
BARRY, D.F. (1854-1934)
Pair of distinctive portraits of Chief Gall. Together, 2 photographs. Arch topped albumen and toned silver print, 11 1/4x9 and 11 1/4x5 3/4 inches (visible) (28.6x22.9 and 28.6x14.6 cm.), the first with the subject's name, in ink, on recto, Barry's copyright printed on mount recto and an inscription from Barry and Roland Reed with a date, 1894, in ink, on mount verso; the second with Barry's copyright in the negative and his debossed stamp on recto; mounted. Circa 1885; the second printed circa 1910
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with--A magazine clipping featuring various qoutes from notables of the time praising Barry's powerful images of Chief Gall.
The Photograph and the American Dream 1840-1940, 135a & 135b.

Chief Gall (circa 1840-1894) of the Lakota helped lead the forces that defeated Custer's cavalry at Little Big Horn.