Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898-1995). V-J Day, Times Square, New York City, 1945. Gelatin silver, 1991. 17-3/4 x 11-...

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Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, 1898-1995)
V-J Day, Times Square, New York City, 1945
Gelatin silver, 1991
17-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches (45.1 x 29.8 cm)
Signed and editioned '160/250' in ink margin recto; titled and dated, with the Time Life copyright and print notations in pencil on verso.

LITERATURE:
A. Eisenstaedt, Arthur Goldsmith, The Eye of Eisenstaedt, New York, The Viking Press, 1969, p. 56, illus.;
Doris C. O'Neil (éd.), Eisenstaedt. Remembrances. Newly Expanded. 100th Anniversary Edition, Boston/ New York/ Londres, Prestel, 1999, p. 67, illus.;
A. Eisenstaedt, Witness To Our Time, The Viking Press, 1966, p. 117;
P. Adam, Eisenstaedt on Eisenstaedt: A Self-Portrait, Abbeville Press, New York, 1985, p. 75.


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