PETER STACKPOLE
Peter Stackpole captures an exotic specimen
Lot #18 |
2025-02-13 |
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers, Berkeley, CA, US
Category:
Photograph
Estimate:
USD 300 - 500 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Auction number: PVMD3MPTZZ
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Berkeley, CA, US
Start date: 2025-02-13
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Art
Department: Photography & Video
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Dimensions: 22.9x22.9 cm
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
22.9
Width In Centimeters:
22.9
Height In Inches:
9.016
Width In Inches:
9.016
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Catalog summary
Peter Stackpole Heading: (Pacific Biological Laboratories) Author: Stackpole, Peter Title: [Ed Ricketts holding jar of specimens at Pacific Biological Laboratories] Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: 1945; later print Description: Gelatin silver print. Image: 22.9x22.9 cm (9x9"); sheet: 35.6x27.8 cm (14x11").The ecologist at work as taxonomist, sorting specimens for further research and for sale to the trade. The nexus between the mid-century photographers of Carmel and Monterey and the writers and intellectuals surrounding Ed Ricketts' lab was a particularly vital one. John Steinbeck would work with many famous photographers including Robert Capa, Dorothea Lange, Sonya Noskowiak, and many others.