Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White

American · 1904–1971 · Photographer

Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. She was known as an architectural and commercial photographer for the first half of her… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Margaret Bourke-White, Flood Refugees, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937, Gelatin silver printFlood Refugees, Louisville, KentuckyPhillips · $400,000≈ £304,553≈ €356,538Sign up to see
  2. Margaret Bourke-White, Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City, circa 1930, Oversized gelatin silver printGargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York CityPhillips · $152,400≈ £123,983≈ €143,719Sign up to see
  3. Margaret Bourke-White, Gargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York City, circa 1930, Gelatin silver print with black inked bordersGargoyle, Chrysler Building, New York CityPhillips · $127,000≈ £101,747≈ €116,503Sign up to see

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  1. Margaret Bourke-White, Twelve Soviet Photo-Prints, 1930-1932, Two portfolios, one with 11 (of 12) photogravures, the other 10 (of 12) photogravures
    Twelve Soviet Photo-Prints, 1930-1932
    Etching
    each approx. 9 1/4 x 13in or reverse
    Bonhams · · Lot 5120
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
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Margaret Bourke-White photographs (88)

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