Gordon Converse

Photography

Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Miyajima Island, off Hiroshima, Japan, 1970Gelatin silver9-7/8 x 12-7/8 inche...

Auction amount: $875.00

Sold: May 19, 2017

Gordon Converse

Photography

Nationality: American

Biography:
Converse’s photographs began appearing in the Christian Science Monitor during World War II while he was serving as a combat photographer in the southwest Pacific with the US Navy. He joined the Monitor’s staff the day he left the Navy and spent the next 40 years traveling across the U.S. and to over 120 countries on assignment. He would become the newspaper’s chief photographer and photo editor. Converse was a pioneer in the use of 35mm cameras and natural light for newspaper photography. Among the more than 50 awards he received, he was named Newspaper-Magazine Photographer of the Year in 1959 by the National Press Photographers Association, and twice received the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews as well as numerous awards from the Boston Press Photographers Association. Two books have been published on his photographs: All Mankind: Photographers from The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor Publishing Society, 1983 Reflections in Light: Gordon N. Converse, The work of a photojournalist, The Christian Science Monitor Publishing Society, 1989

Gordon Converse Original Art Values Sold at Auction

Item		Realized
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Miyajima Island, off Hiroshima, Japan, 1970Gelatin silver9-7/8 x 12-7/8 inche...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Miyajima Island, off Hiroshima, Japan, 1970Gelatin silver9-7/8 x 12-7/8 inche... Lot 73097 Auction 5298 Friday, May 19, 2017	$875.00 Make Offer to Owner
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Statue of Liberty, New York City, 1954Gelatin silver12-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches (32...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Statue of Liberty, New York City, 1954Gelatin silver12-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches (32... Lot 73103 Auction 5298 Friday, May 19, 2017	$875.00 Make Offer to Owner
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Nepalese walk under huge tree in mountains, Pokhara, Nepal, 1964Gelatin silver...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Nepalese walk under huge tree in mountains, Pokhara, Nepal, 1964Gelatin silver... Lot 11029 Auction 191729 Wednesday, July 19, 2017	$875.00
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Portraits of Norman Rockwell in his studio, Stockbridge, MA (three photographs), ... (Total: 3 Items)	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Portraits of Norman Rockwell in his studio, Stockbridge, MA (three photographs), ... (Total: 3 Items) Lot 73102 Auction 5298 Friday, May 19, 2017	$750.00
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)China - Time of Change, 1980Gelatin silver10-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches (26.7 x 34.3...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)China - Time of Change, 1980Gelatin silver10-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches (26.7 x 34.3... Lot 73104 Auction 5298 Friday, May 19, 2017	$687.50 Make Offer to Owner

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Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Fog burns off the old Inca city, Machu Picchu, Peru, 1968Gelatin silver12-7/8...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Fog burns off the old Inca city, Machu Picchu, Peru, 1968Gelatin silver12-7/8... Lot 73359 Auction 5328 Wednesday, October 11, 2017	$350.00 Bid Now!
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Chongqing, Yangtze River, China, 1982Gelatin silver10 x 12-7/8 inches (25.4 x...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Chongqing, Yangtze River, China, 1982Gelatin silver10 x 12-7/8 inches (25.4 x... Lot 73360 Auction 5328 Wednesday, October 11, 2017	$350.00 Bid Now!
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Spain (street scene), 1960sGelatin silver9-3/4 x 12-7/8 inches (24.8 x 32.7 c...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Spain (street scene), 1960sGelatin silver9-3/4 x 12-7/8 inches (24.8 x 32.7 c... Lot 73361 Auction 5328 Wednesday, October 11, 2017	$350.00 Bid Now!
Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Indian women at world's highest capitol, La Paz, Bolivia, 1967Gelatin silver9...	Gordon Converse (American, 1921-1999)Indian women at world's highest capitol, La Paz, Bolivia, 1967Gelatin silver9... Lot 73362 Auction 5328 Wednesday, October 11, 2017	$350.00 Bid Now!

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