Lot 241
241 •(AMERICA'S CUP)
Group of 36 photographs associated with the yacht Resolute, which won the 1920 America's Cup, including 18 prints by Morris Rosenfeld, 15 by Edwin Levick, and 3 by an unidentified photographer.
The photographs include images of the Resolute's crew members, an exceptional view of starboard bow of the yacht with Bob Emmons (at right), Shamrock IV to weather of Resolute, Jack Parkinson at the wheel of the Resolute, multiple scenes of the second (postponed) race against the Shamrock IV, afterguards of the Resolute and Shamrock IV, J.P. Morgan's Corsair following the vessels, and more. Silver prints, the images measuring 4x3 to 7¼x9¼ inches (10.2x7.6 to 18.4x24.1 cm.), mounted recto/verso, with Rosenfeld's and Levick's embossed blind stamps on prints recto; includes a period handwritten list of Resolute's crew members mounted on one sheet; contents loose and overall very good (but with a gilt-lettered front cover, chips and edgewear); caption information on cards (in a later hand) laid in. 1920
[4,000/6,000]
The 1920 America's Cup competition was the first race after World War I. The photographs are annotated in a later handwriting and, apparently, represent the first photographs shot by Rosenfeld and possibly Levick too.
