
Appraisal: 1931 Margaret Bourke-White Photo
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Appraisal: 1931 Margaret Bourke-White USS Airship Akron Photo
Watch Vanessa Hallett’s appraisal of a 1931 Margaret Bourke-White USS Airship Akron Photo in Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: 1931 Margaret Bourke-White Photo
Clip: Season 28 Episode 14 | 1m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch Vanessa Hallett’s appraisal of a 1931 Margaret Bourke-White USS Airship Akron Photo in Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This is a,a family picture that we've had for two generations now.
And it was given to my dad's dad at the christening of the Akron airship in August of 1931 at the air dock here in Akron.
My grandfather was an en, an executive at Goodyear.
That's why he was given this, to commemorate that.
APPRAISER: So this is a photograph by Margaret Bourke-White.
Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneer in industrial photography.
She was born in New York, went to Cornell, and then moved to Cleveland to be closer to her mother.
GUEST: Mm.
APPRAISER: And it was in Cleveland that she opened her first studio and it inspired her to be an industrial photographer.
This Margaret Bourke-White's iconic photograph of the U.S.S.
Akron in its original presentation frame.
It's made of duralumin, which was the same lightweight aluminum alloy that was used to build the airship that was built by the Goodyear Zeppelin Company for the U.S. Navy.
It was lightweight and strong and perfect for the armature of the zeppelin.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: And these works were given as gifts to employees of the zeppelin company.
One of the many strengths of Margaret Bourke-White was to take these large industrial objects and humanize them to create fine art.
And this is a perfect example of that.
We don't know how many are out there and we don't know how many they gifted.
Having said that, we do see them from time to time.
But what's really difficult is to find prints in excellent condition.
Yours has a few minor condition issues.
Most notably, in the front lower region, you'll see some type of-almost looks like a repaired tear, but overall, it's in very good condition.
I would price this for auction at $4,000 to $6,000.
GUEST: (sighing) Oh, wow.
(inhales) (chuckling) That's wonderful, that's remarkable.
Thank you.
APPRAISER: Other examples of this print that are in excellent condition have sold up to $15,000.
Appraisal: 1848 Connecticut Storrs Family Wedding Quilt
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 36s | Appraisal: 1848 Connecticut Storrs Family Wedding Quilt (3m 36s)
Appraisal: 1906 Stratford Shoal Race Trophy
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: 1906 Stratford Shoal Race Trophy (1m 3s)
Appraisal: 1911 Philadelphia Athletics Trophy, Card & Pin
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 4m 39s | Appraisal: 1910 - 1911 Philadelphia Athletics Trophy, Card & Pin (4m 39s)
Appraisal: 1980 Ed Ruscha ‘Two Similar Cities’ Print
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 2m 35s | Appraisal: 1980 Ed Ruscha "Two Similar Cities" Print (2m 35s)
Appraisal: Chinese Fahua Baluster Jar, ca. 1500
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 25s | Appraisal: Chinese Fahua Baluster Jar, ca. 1500 (3m 25s)
Appraisal: Diamond & Platinum Ring, ca. 1960
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 20s | Appraisal: Diamond & Platinum Ring, ca. 1960 (3m 20s)
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Taylor Smith Taylor Dinner Service
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 1m 28s | Appraisal: Early 20th C. Taylor Smith Taylor Dinner Service (1m 28s)
Appraisal: Imperial German Engraved S98 Bayonet, ca. 1910
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 40s | Appraisal: Imperial German Engraved S98 Bayonet, ca. 1910 (3m 40s)
Appraisal: Mr. John Deb-teen Straw Hat, ca. 1960
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 1m 7s | Appraisal: Mr. John Deb-teen Straw Hat, ca. 1960 (1m 7s)
Appraisal: Navajo Pictorial Masons Weaving, ca. 1930
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 28s | Appraisal: Navajo Pictorial Masons Weaving, ca. 1930 (3m 28s)
Appraisal: Robert Crumb Doodles, ca. 1965
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: Robert Crumb Doodles, ca. 1965 (3m 16s)
Appraisal: ‘Saturday Visiter’ Newspaper Collection, ca. 1850
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 18s | Appraisal: "Saturday Visiter" Newspaper Collection, ca. 1850 (3m 18s)
Appraisal: S. L. Jones Carvings & Drawings
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 4m 24s | Appraisal: S. L. Jones Carvings & Drawings (4m 24s)
Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Silver Pitcher, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep14 | 3m 58s | Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Silver Pitcher, ca. 1880 (3m 58s)
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