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Issue #63  10/7/2003
 
Bonhams & Butterfields to Auction 143 Photographs October 22nd

Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers and Appraisers will be offering 143 photographs in its upcoming seasonal Fine Prints and Photographs Auction on October 22 starting at 10 am. Previews are scheduled at the San Francisco gallery for October 17-19 from 10 am to 5 pm.

Among the photographs are notable names such as Ansel Adams, Robert Mapplethrope, Edward Curtis, and Jock Sturges. Ansel Adams' photographs of the natural wonders of the West will be displayed with other travel photography, including a collection of 50 hand-colored photographs of Japan and set of 12 photographs of Burma made in 1855 by Captain Linnaeus Tripe. Other lots include Gisele Freund's photographs of Frida Kalho and a complete set of 12 hand-colored cabinet cards of well-known Indians by F. Jay Haynes, the chief photographer for Yellowstone National Park.

You can reach Bonhams & Butterfields for sale information and to view or order a catalog at 1-800-223-2854 or http://www.butterfields.com/areas/prints/7469k/7469k.htm . Bids may be placed at the live auction, by phone and through absentee bid forms. Judith Eurich, director of Fine Prints & Vintage Posters, can be reached at Judith.Eurich@bonhams.com , or by phone at 1-415-503-3259 to arrange for bids or condition reports.