A lot consisting of two early 20th-century silver gelatins by American photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston (1885-1971) featuring portraits of American artist Franklin Booth (1874-1948). Both are pasted on cardstock with full margins. While one is printed on expected DOP paper, the other is on tissue paper, inferring it was an experimental print. Both are signed in ink in their bottom right margin with further information written verso. 

Dimensions: both gelatins measure 13.5h x 10.5w inches

Alfred Cheney Johnston was a master American photographer of the early 20th-century, who rose to acclaim for his elegant portraits of Ziegfeld Follies' showgirls in New York City. He originally studied illustration and painting at the National Academy of Design in NYC, but found it difficult to make a living off portrait painting. After refocusing to photography, he was hired by Florenz Ziegfeld in 1917, who he worked with until Ziegfeld's death in 1932. The success of Johnston's showgirl portraits also opened opportunities to photograph a wide range of subjects from rising performers to the latest fashion magazines. Today his photography is remembered for its beauty and sophistication displaying the glitz & glamour of the 1920s and 1930s. 

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Fair to Good antique condition. Both portraits have silver mirroring around their edges. One of the portraits' mats has begun tearing along the right margin, however it has not affected the photograph. There is visible handling wear around all margins, as well. No further wear or restoration revealed under blacklight. Please see photos.