Property from the Estate of Jack McDermott, a Former Life Magazine Executive

Description:

Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1985), Dr. Elias Avery Lowe, Silver Gelatin Print with Negative, 1947, with multiple Life magazine stamps on verso, including 'Nov 11 1947, Life Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt with further pencil inscription 'from Pix', and 'Used in Life Dec. 29 1947 pg. 55', 'Used in Life Jan 19 1947 International Edition pg. ..' Lowe was a Lithuanian-American paleographer (15 October 1879-8 August 1969). He was a lecturer and then reader at the University of Oxford from 1913-to 1936 and a professor at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study from 1936. Negative size: 5 in. x 3 5/8 in.

Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-born photographer, originally from West Prussia (Poland). He studied at Berlin University, graduating in 1916, and served in the army between 1916 and 1918. After World War I, Eisenstaedt made a living by working as a belt and button salesman in Berlin. In 1927, he worked as a photographer for the Berliner Tageblatt. In 1928, Eisenstaedt photographed Marlene Dietrich in Berlin while she was filming Der Blaue Engel. In 1935, Eisenstaedt moved to the United States, where he worked as a photojournalist for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and LIFE. Throughout his 60-year career, Eisenstaedt photographed celebrities, politicians, historical figures, and events.. His most known work is 'VJ Day, The Kiss, 1945', which captured the image of a sailor embracing a nurse as they celebrated the end of World War II. His photos were on the covers of 92 issues of LIFE magazine. Eisenstaedt’s work can be found in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Philadelphia College of Art, and the International Center of Photography in New York. (Artnet.com)

Measurements: Height: 13 1/4 in. x Width: 10 1/4 in.

Condition:

Vintage condition, ends slightly curled, crease marks to corners, some losses to upper left corner edge, some wear to other edges, spider lines visible on edges under raking light.