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Margaret Bourke-White
Pierce-Arrow automobile
1931 (taken) 1970s-1980s (print)
Gelatin silver print
25,2 x 20,3 cm
Bassenge Photography Auctions
19th - 21st Century Photography, 5 June 2019, Lot: 4097
LL/91358
This Pierce-Arrow Convertible Victoria automobile was displayed at the New York Auto Show in 1931 at the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The Model 41 was the grandest model built by Pierce-Arrow that year, and very few remain today. At the time Margaret Bourke White was hired to produce a photo journal for Pierce-Arrow. She was the first woman photographer hired by a major automotive manufacturer.
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