| Margaret Bourke-White Rims Stacked for Drying and Machining 1934 Gelatin silver print 9 x 11 3/4 in (22.9 x 29.8 cm) Swann Galleries - New York Sale 2208 Lot 88 LL/35604 With 2 Fortune hand stamps, a label with the typed title, and notations, including Bourke-White's credit, in pencil, in an unknown hand, on verso.
Bourke-White was assigned to the shoot the Steinway & Sons factory for Fortune magazine's December 1934 issue. The company, which was founded in March of 1853, will be celebrating its 157th birthday this year. Each masterfully crafted piano takes from 9 months to a year to complete.
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