Group of six black-and-white photographs of elderly Jews from the "Sabbath Studies" series (WPA Federal Arts Project).
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 63
(PHOTOGRAPHY). EAGLE, ARNOLD
Group of six black-and-white photographs of elderly Jews from the "Sabbath Studies" series (WPA Federal Arts Project).
New York, 1937:
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $2,250
Hungarian born Arnold Eagle (1909-1992) immigrated to New York City with his family in 1929. In 1935 he began working for the Works Progress Administration and two years later commenced the present series for the Federal Art Project depicting the customs of Orthodox Jewish life on the Lower East Side of New York.