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THBMole and Thomas
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 20, 2023
With over 125 lots of photography including Diane Arbus, Ansel Adams, and many others; fine art including Fritz Bultman, Andy Warhol, the Gordon Onslow-Ford Collection, and Picasso ceramics; decor and furniture including Nakashima, Ruhlmann, Frank Gehry, contemporary art glass, plus much more. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(Chicago, Illinois, Arthur Samuel Mole 1889-1983, John D. Thomas d. 1947)
The Human American Eagle, studio stamp verso, printed title recto "The Human American Eagle, 12,500 officers, nurses, and men, Camp Gordon, Atlanta, GA., Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron Commanding", signed and dated 1918 in negative, lower right, vintage gelatin silver print, 10 x 14 in.; matted, 16 x 19-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Note: The unique qualities of a Mole and Thomas Living Photograph are only revealed upon close inspection. Shot from an eighty foot high vantage point, comprised of thousands of living service people, choreographed over a week's time, the photographs serve as a vintage precursor to twentieth century performance art.
Condition
toning and overall wear commensurate with age, upper and lower margins trimmed, slight surface crimp lower left, mounted to backing with archival corners; mat with some grime
- Provenance
Private Collection, North Carolina
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