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Yesterday, the National Geographic Society announced that it will begin to release and sell some of its unseen photographs. Those pictures will come from a collection of work from the 20th century, ranging from people to animals to landscape designs.
One of the many photographs National Geographic has released. Photo from nytimes.com.
For right now, all the photographs being released will be black and white. After they’ve focused on those prints, they will begin to release color pictures as well.
William Bonner, the Society’s archivist, thinks it’s a shame that so many beautiful pictures have gone unseen by the public. Most were never published in National Geographic Magazine.
View the slideshow of some of the newly released photographs.
Unfortunately, for those of us who are counting the change in our pockets, most of the photographs’ prices will be anywhere between $3,000 and over $10,000.
Perhaps part of the reason for this is that many of the photographs the Society has are the originals — that means only one copy. Obviously, prints will be made for selling, but in the art world, there’s nothing like jacking up the price of a work of art.
The new photographs from the National Geographic Society will be put on display in the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea, NY. The artwork will premiere on September 17, 2009 and will feature 150 vintage prints.
Still want to find out more? Read the full New York Times article ‘Treasures from an Underground Trove.’
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