Original SOL LIBSOHN GELATIN SILVER PHOTO Cars at Hatteras Is. Ferry WPA Artist
– Original Gelatin Silver Photograph – Cars Boarding Hatteras Island Ferry, 1945 By Sol Libsohn Title: Cars Boarding Hatteras Island Ferry, 1945 Creator: Sol Libsohn (American, 1914-2001) Description: «Cars board the ferry that will take them from the mainland across Oregon Inlet to Hatteras Island.» Date Original: 1945 Condition: Not examined out of frame but appears to be in excellent condition. Location: Mainland at Oregon Inlet toward Cape Hatteras, N.C. Dimensions: Visible image measures 7-1/4 x 7-1/4 inches; in metal frame measuring approx. 14-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches. Notes: Probable later re-print from the original negative from the Standard Oil Collection / University of Louisville Photographic Archives. With descriptive caption label on backing board dating the scene, 1945. Biography: Sol Libsohn (February 5, 1914 – January 21, 2001) was a self-taught, documentary photographer. Libsohn was born in New York and began photographing when a neighbor gave him a Kodak Brownie camera. After attending City College, he went to work for the Works Progress Administration as an artist’s model for muralists, but he was soon drafted to record images of New Yorkers coping with hard times. In 1936 his experiences in the W.P.A. led him and others to form the Photo League with Sid Grossman. Libsohn was an important teacher at the League as well as a member and leader of numerous production groups. During World War II Libsohn joined a team of photographers at Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to work on the documentary project, «There is a drop of oil in the life of everyone.» The team, led by Roy Stryker, included, apart from Mr. Libsohn, Gordon Parks, Esther Bubley, Russell Lee, John Vachon and Todd Webb and was given amazingly free rein by its corporate sponsor. Libsohn also made «The Trucking Story,» a series documenting truckers on their cross-country runs, as well as a series on life in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Beginning in the 1950s Libsohn’s work appeared in numerous periodicals and was included in several important exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art’s The Family of Man. He taught photography at Princeton University. His work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $400 USD to $2,750 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2002 the record price for this artist at auction is $2,750 USD for Untitled, sold at Christie’s New York in 2011. Sol Libsohn has been featured in articles for the ArtDaily and «The Art Newspaper. The most recent article is Photo Collector and Ophthalmologist William Tsiaras Gives 500 Works to Colby College Museum of Art in Maine written by Helen Stoilas for The Art Newspaper in January 2021. Exhibitions:The Family of Man, Jan 24–May 8, 1955, The Museum of Modern Art, New YorkImage of Freedom, Oct 29, 1941–Feb 1, 1942, The Museum of Modern Art, New York Collections:Museum of Modern ArtInternational Center for PhotographyHarvard Art MuseumsNew York Public Library Shipping @ $11.95 anywhere Mainland USA; expedited and insured shipping available. International bidders are welcome but please note that painting will be shipped without the frame to save postage costs. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check prior to bidding/buying concerning shipping charges as well as with your country’s customs office to determine what any additional costs will be.”