Publicity photograph
Height 11.25 in / 28.6 cm
Width 11 in / 27.9 cm
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, NM
This 1940s publicity photograph depicts Helene Fischer, with a reverse stamp crediting her at the Gotham Hotel, 35th Street and 5th Avenue, New York. The sitter is shown wearing Native-style jewelry and a dark garment, but no specific tribal or cultural identification is provided in the available information. The listing should therefore describe the image as a publicity portrait rather than as a Native American portrait.
The photograph has a strong studio-publicity character, with dramatic lighting, a close composition, and attention to jewelry and pose. The reverse stamp gives the object useful historical context, connecting it to professional promotion and New York theatrical or publicity circulation. Its provenance from Larry Frank, Taos, NM, adds collecting context without changing the cultural attribution of the image.
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Publicity photograph
Height 11.25 in / 28.6 cm
Width 11 in / 27.9 cm
Provenance: Larry Frank, Taos, NM
This 1940s publicity photograph depicts Helene Fischer, with a reverse stamp crediting her at the Gotham Hotel, 35th Street and 5th Avenue, New York. The sitter is shown wearing Native-style jewelry and a dark garment, but no specific tribal or cultural identification is provided in the available information. The listing should therefore describe the image as a publicity portrait rather than as a Native American portrait.
The photograph has a strong studio-publicity character, with dramatic lighting, a close composition, and attention to jewelry and pose. The reverse stamp gives the object useful historical context, connecting it to professional promotion and New York theatrical or publicity circulation. Its provenance from Larry Frank, Taos, NM, adds collecting context without changing the cultural attribution of the image.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
