NELSON, LUSHA. Rabbinical Scholars.

AUCTION 79 | Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 1:00 PM

The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 213

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NELSON, LUSHA. Rabbinical Scholars.

Gelatin silver print. Signed on the mat. Approx. 7 x 7 inches. Framed.

(New York, 1934):

Est: $600 - $800

Latvian-born Lusha Nelson (1907-38) was a protégé of Edward Steichen, and working for Conde Nast’s Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines he was known for his captivating and iconic images of celebrities. In 1934 he was hired, along with Steichen, by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies for whom he took the present photograph. See Philbrook Museum of Art Catalogue, Lusha Nelson Photographs (2017).