(Artist Unknown). A View of Monsr. Garnerin’s Balloon and Parachute. Hand-Colored Engraving, c. 1802. Lot 313Yesterday’s drama involving an escaped, untethered balloon and the possibility that a child may have been aboard reminds us of the challenges and dangers of balloon flight and the role of ballooning in the history of aeronautics.On Wednesday October 28, 2009, Doyles - New York will be auctioning the aeronautical collection of William G. Gerhard (1905-1975), who spent sixty years assembling a remarkable collection of material relating to early aviation, including stunning engravings.Below, a few highlights.W. Gauci, Representation of the Balloon Immediately Proceeding its Ascension...
Norman Mailer By Norman Mailer And Other Author Self-Portraits
One night in the mid-1960s, while working as a bartender at the Village Vanguard, the storied New York City jazz club, Burt Britton found himself all alone with Norman Mailer at last call.“What do you want from me, Kid,” Mailer inquired. Screwing up his courage, Britton blurted out, “draw me your self-portrait.” MailerNow, over forty years later, that self-portrait by Mailer is one of 213 self-portraits of writers, photographers, musicians, and athletes that Britton solicited. His collection is now being offered at auction byBloomsbury – New York on September 24, 2009: Arthur MillerPortrait of the Artist: The Burt Britton CollectionBritton...
Photography Books at Christie’s
from Nakaji Yasui and Tampei Photography Club. Lot 42On May 19 Christie's will be holding an auction of Photobooks. The 191 lot event features many of the 20th/21st century's leading photographers.About the auction Sven Becker, the photography specialist at Christie's, tells Book Patrol:The selection is representative of the broad trends in photobooks from about 1900 to the present: from Henry Emerson's Marsh Leaves (1895) right up to Christieen Meindertsma's Pig 05049 (2007). The auction includes fantastic copies of great rarities: like Bellmer's Les Jeux de la Poupee (lot 55) or Jack Smith's The Beautiful Book (lot 75). But it also...