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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) Tailor Carrying his Sewing Machine, Porbandar, India

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3248BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 10, 2019 10:00AM

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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950)

Tailor Carrying his Sewing Machine, Porbandar, India, 1983, printed later. Signed "Steve McCurry" in black ink l.r. Chromogenic print on paper, image size 15 1/4 x 23 1/8 in., framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame.

N.B. One the earliest influences leading McCurry to photography was a 1961 Life magazine article about the monsoons that was photographed by Brian Brake. (1) When McCurry went to shoot his monsoon subjects he was working for National Geographic and spent nearly six months in Southeast Asia and Australia to capture his images. Since this first series of images McCurry has captured monsoon subjects repeatedly in the course of more than 80 trips to Asia over three decades.

1. https://publicdelivery.org/steve-mccurry-monsoon/
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Brian Brake, Porbandar, Australia, India