355 •RAY HAND (active 1940s) Archive of 260 Pictorialist prints by this Nyack, NY-based photographer, comprising 175 medium-and 85 large-format photographs. The larger images include "the most beautiful girl in Rockland County" and many studies of pretty women; the medium-format images depict fun images of kids, scenes of the Greenwich Village art show, and more. Silver prints, the images measuring 8x10 to 13x10 inches (20.3x25.4 to 33x25.4 cm.); 78 of the larger prints are on the original mounts measuring 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), 70 are signed and dated, in pencil, on mount recto, and many with handwritten notations, in pencil, on mount verso. 1942-49
AND--A binder entitled Pictorials with 85 photographs by an unidentified photographer. A range of images are presented including a photogram, scenes of New York City, a series of a burning building, and picturesque landscapes. Silver prints, 3½x4½ inches (8.9x11.4 cm.). 1940s.

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