A group of original photos and negatives of Mary Pickford taken by Russell Ball
Please note that shipping arrangements for purchases in this auction will not take place until after the New Year.
A group of original photos and negatives of Mary Pickford taken by Russell Ball
Comprising 50 folders, each containing a 5 x 7 in. vintage negative (AGFA nitrate, Hammer Safety, etc.), 35 of which are accompanied by 1 or 2 of the negative's corresponding positive 8 x 10 in. vintage print. Each file folder tab is inscribed in pencil, "Pickford–Ball," along with a still number, and on some occasions, the name of the magazine in which the photograph was published ("Ladies Home Journal," "M.P. [Motion Picture] Mag"). Most of the photos were taken between 1931 and 1934. Elmer Russell Ball was a still photographer for films in the 1920s and '30s, as well as a portrait photographer of most of Hollywood's legendary stars of that period. His portraits of Pickford are notable for a regal air that veers away from the girl in ringlets and emphasizes her position as "Queen of Pickfair."
10 x 12 x 2.75 in.
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Please note that shipping arrangements for purchases in this auction will not take place until after the New Year.
A group of original photos and negatives of Mary Pickford taken by Russell Ball
Comprising 50 folders, each containing a 5 x 7 in. vintage negative (AGFA nitrate, Hammer Safety, etc.), 35 of which are accompanied by 1 or 2 of the negative's corresponding positive 8 x 10 in. vintage print. Each file folder tab is inscribed in pencil, "Pickford–Ball," along with a still number, and on some occasions, the name of the magazine in which the photograph was published ("Ladies Home Journal," "M.P. [Motion Picture] Mag"). Most of the photos were taken between 1931 and 1934. Elmer Russell Ball was a still photographer for films in the 1920s and '30s, as well as a portrait photographer of most of Hollywood's legendary stars of that period. His portraits of Pickford are notable for a regal air that veers away from the girl in ringlets and emphasizes her position as "Queen of Pickfair."
10 x 12 x 2.75 in.
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