PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographicArchive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose...
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JOHN DAVIS AND FAMILY ARCHIVEArchiveof items related to John Davis (1770-1853), early surveyor of Nashville, Tennessee, and his family. Includes Davis's will, numerous land documents, survey maps and some slave...
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SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchiveof approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
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EXHIBITED AFRICAN-AMERICAN QUILT BYJOSIE COVINGTON, TN...Important African-American "make-do" quilt by Josie Covington (Triune, TN/1869-1909) comprised of hand-pieced and appliqued blocks made of dress fabrics....
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10 EARLY PRINTS INCLUDING MERIWETHERLEWIS, NATIVE AMER...10 Engravings and other prints of subjects including Meriwether Lewis after St. Memin, a Virginia Native American woman, the children of Charles I after...
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2 GRACE DRAYTON SCHOOL CAMPBELL'S SOUPKIDSSchool of Grace Drayton (American, 1877-1936). Group of two 1930s gouache on illustration board paintings depicting young children for Campbell's Soup advertising campaigns.
One...
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2 GRACE DRAYTON SCHOOL CAMPBELL'S SOUPKIDSSchool of Grace Drayton (American, 1877-1936). Group of two 1930s gouache on illustration board paintings depicting young children for Campbell's Soup advertising campaigns.
One...
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MORT GRAHAM - A NATIVE HERITAGE PRINTSERIESFeatured in this lot is this print series by Mort Graham, titled "A Native Heritage", and printed by Zenith Graphics of Alberta, Canada. The series includes the portraits...
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BARBARA MORGAN(American, 1900-1992)
ChildrenSinging in the Rain 1950, printed circa 1972, signed mount lower right recto "Barbara Morgan 1950", titled mount recto lower left "Children Singing in the Rain", stamped,...
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ICONIC SIGNED ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTO,DUST STORM (1936)...Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). "Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma" gelatin silver print, 1936 printed 1981, edition 107/300. An iconic photograph...
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987 American) ''Flowers''1965 Acrylic and Screenprint Inks on Canvas 14''x14''. Signed and dated on verso overlap. Also notated ''Andy Warhol /65 Billy'' on verso. Purchased from Gordon Locksley of...
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AMERICAN PRINTMAKER PRESCOTT CHAPLINAND BERHARDT WALL1. Prescott Chaplin (1897-1968) unsigned block print depicting an untitled pueblo genre scene with numerous female figures and children, circa 1930.Published...
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An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
visible through the top of the stopper of the bottle is...
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THEO WUJCIK, AMERICAN (1936 - 2014),PORTRAIT OF JAMES ROSENQUIST, 1972, LITHOGRAPH, 17"H X 19"W (IMAGE), 24 1/2"H X 22"W (FRAME)Theo Wujcik, American, (1936 - 2014) Portrait of James Rosenquist, 1972, lithograph...
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MARY MARGARET SWEENEY, AMERICAN (20TH/21STCENTURY), NOT LONG ENOUGH / CONNER PRAIRIE, ETCHINGS, 4"H X 3"W (PLATE, CONNER PRAIRIE), 10 1/4"H X 9 1/4"W (FRAME)Mary Margaret Sweeney, American, (20th/21st Century) Not...
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MAXFIELD PARRISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PENNSYLVANIA(1870-1966), DAYBREAK, , CHROMOLITHOGRAPH, 17 1/2"H X 29 1/2"W, 19 1/2" HX 31 1/4"W (FRAME)Maxfield Parrish, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, (1870-1966) Daybreak, chromolithograph...
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MARSHA WINBORN, AMERICAN 20TH/21ST CENTURY,AMERICA'S PROMISE, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SIGHT: 12 X 10 IN. (30.48 X 25.40 CM.), FRAME: 18 1/4 X 16 1/8 IN. (46.36 X 40.96 CM.)MARSHA WINBORN, AMERICAN, 20TH/21ST CENTURY...
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER, AMERICAN1834-1903, THE MENPES CHILDREN, 1904, ETCHING, PRINTED IN SEPIA, PLATE: 2 5/8 X 3 7/8 IN. (6.7 X 9.8 CM.), FRAME: 10 3/8 X 11 1/2 IN. (26.4 X 29.2 CM.)JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL...
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THREE FRAMED PRINTS, TWO ETCHINGS BYDOROTHY LAKE GREGORY (AMERICAN, 1893 - 1970), "HAYMAKER" A YOUNG BOY IN A STRAW HAT SITS ATOP A BALE OF HAY, ED. 80/36; AND "THE STARFISH", TWO CHILDREN GAZE AT A STARFISH...
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TWO PRINTS, THE FIRST BY HOWARD BAER(AMERICAN, 1906 - 1986) "SCHOOL'S OUT" 1945, LITHOGRAPH, REF: WINDISCH 645. ED: 250 OR FEWER, A DOUBLE LINE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCHES OUT OF A SCHOOL HOUSE, AS PUBLISHED...
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AN ISAIAH WEST TABER (1830-1912) TRAVELPHOTOAlbum / Albumen Prints of the American West. The photo album is red leather with gold leaf and contains 46 photographs from San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Carmel,...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Paul Adam Wehr (American, 1914-1973)Halloween themes and illustrations of children pencil sketches and color print The Hoosier artist portrays '50's trick or treaters amused by a hapless hobo with a smashed...
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James Purdy (1914-2009) Letters ShortStories and Books When James Purdy died 13 March 2009 the New York Times referred to his work as ?wayward and unclassifiable.? Playwright poet author of short stories and...
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil", from Popshop III, screen print in colors, signed in pencil, dated and numbered "182/200", 13-1/2" x 16-1/2", from the portfolio...
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PORTRAIT OF THREE CHILDREN (AMERICANSCHOOL MID 19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. The oldest a girl in print dress holds out an apple to the youngest boy dressed in white the other boy in blue holds...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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9 vols. (8 wrappers) Children's Books- Early & Mid 19th-Century American Imprints: The Death and Burial of Cock Robin. New Haven: Sidney's Press, 1826. 48mo, orig. pictorial wrappers; ink annotations on front...
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3 vols. Children's Books - Early IllustratedAmerican Imprints: [Moore, Hannah.] The Search after Happiness: A Pastoral Drama. Philadelphia: [Lydia R. Bailey] for Johnson and Warner, 1811. 12mo, orig. salmon paper bds.;...
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PAIR OF CHILDREN'S PRINTS. Americanlate 19th century. Handcolored mezzotints of two children at morning and evening prayers. In reeded frames 10''h. 8 3/4''w....
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Lot. Autograph Material. Guthrie, Woody.Archive of Autograph Letters Signed, Autograph Manuscript & Typescript Short Stories, Signed Ephemera & other related material: Autograph Letters Signed, all to Charlotte...
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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5 vols. Books on Children's Books:Opie, Iona and Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Oxford, 1951. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. cloth, d/j. Plates. Shelf wear, minor staining to d/j. * Welch, D'Alte A....
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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7 vols. Books on American Children'sBooks: Heartman, Charles F. The New England Primer Issued Prior to 1830. N.p., 1922. 1/250, out-of-series copy. 4to, orig. bds., paper spine label, edges untrimmed; light...
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