ID 1177207
Lot 8 | ARTHUR MOLE (1889-1983) & JOHN THOMAS (B. 1947)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
Nine works, 1918-1919
seven gelatin silver prints, one mounted and one printed later, two halftone newsprints
each titled, seven with photographer's copyright credit in the image (recto); one stamped Library of Congress reproduction in ink (verso)
image sizes range from 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm.) to 191/2 x 145/8 in. (49.5 x 37.1 cm.)
sheet sizes range from: 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 27.9 cm.) to 211/4 x 143/4 in. (53.9 x 37.4 cm.)
Photographers Arthur Mole and John Thomas were hired by the U.S. Military to create patriotic images. Mole first began using this technique in a religious context, photographing church members, but turned his attention towards the military with the outbreak of WWI. The photographers would arrange thousands of soldiers to create patterns and patriotic images. The resulting images were called, ‘Living Photographs’.
| Artist: | Arthur Samuel Mole (1889 - 1983) John Thomas (? - 1947) |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Artist: | Arthur Samuel Mole (1889 - 1983) John Thomas (? - 1947) |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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