May 26, 2005 - Sale 2045

Sale 2045 - Lot 460

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ROSENTHAL ROSENTHAL, JOE (1911- )
"Flag Raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima." Silver print, 131/4x101/2 inches (33.7x26.7 cm.), with Rosenthal's signature and inscription, in ink, on mount recto; framed with a 1945 newspaper clipping attached to the backing. 1945
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Vintage examples of this iconic image are rare both in this size and with Rosenthal's signature. The print is inscribed to G. Lynn Sumner, a successful advertising executive.