Sale 2489 - Artists & Amateurs: Photographs & Photobooks, October 18, 2018

364 c   (WINDOW DISPLAYS) Group of 235 photographs of window displays by the distinguished design and window display artist Ray Hardy Wills, including displays at I. Magnin and Macy’s West. Wills’ early displays from the 1960s, which are rendered in black-and-white, are spare and stylish; key lighting is an important element in creating visual drama. His later displays include a host of well-dressed mannequins with Asian, Black, or Caucasian features; tag lines like “The well bred wardrobe” or “The splendor begins” appear as signage. Silver (220) and chromogenic (18) prints, the images measuring 9 3 / 4 x7 3 / 4 inches (24.8x19.7 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, with the photographers’ hand stamps on verso. 1960s-70s. AND—Archive of materials relating to Wills’ career, including tear sheets from photo albums, and memorabilia.   [2,000/3,000] 364 365 c   (WINDOW DISPLAYS) Pair of binders with a total of 63 photographs of chic mannequins dressed in seasonal women’s wear. With department window displays featuring circle skirts, dress suits, cocktail gowns, bridal gowns, mink stoles and jackets, coats, buttons, hats, footwear, and lingerie, photographed by Hess for Norvell’s. Ferrotyped silver prints, the images measuring 9 3 / 8 x7 1 / 2 inches (23.9x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, the sheets slightly larger, several with the credit Hess and an inventory number in the negative. 1950s [1,200/1,800] 365