ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON Library of Congress, Ziegfeld, Broadway, Hollywood Photos

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ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON Library of Congress, Ziegfeld, Broadway, Hollywood Photos:
$24.95

THIS sale IS FOR A CD-ROM OF THE COMPLETE ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS- 245 photo prints personally selected by the photographer in 1960 as his gift to America. All of these portraits were taken with an 11\"x14\" view camera

Now for the first time you can see how Alfred Cheney Johnston viewed his own artwork- what images he felt were the most beautiful and significant. And now, with this CD, you can order his prints from the Library of Congress!!!! Purchase stunning Alfred Cheney Johnston images from original copy negatives, far better than those you can get from online sales. Buried in the Library\'s vaults for over 35 years, now you can finally see these 245 amazing ACJ images, many of which you may have never seen before. Here is A TREASURE TROVE OF BEAUTY by a master photographer who was barred from the Museum of Modern Art by Edward Steichen. It was Steichen who prevented Johnston from getting the credit he deserved in the photographic history books. Now you are no longer barred from seeing this entire collection. Now you no longer have to travel to Washington D.C. to have the opportunity only researchers have had in the past.

HERE\'S WHAT YOU GET ON THE CD-

-245 JPEG B & W COPY IMAGES OF ACJ\'s MAGNIFICENT PHOTOGRAPHS along with commentary about the significance of the collection by Robert Hudovernik, author of \"JAZZ AGE BEAUTIES- The Lost Collection of Ziegfeld Photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston.\"

- IMAGES LOST or MISSING FROM THE COLLECTION. About 4-5 ACJ images in the collection were lost or stolen from the collection over the years. Here, based on data available from a close family friend of ACJ\'s are copies of those images which were part of the original gift of 250 photographs.

- INVENTORY LIST OF THE COLLECTION (original and transcribed)

- Variations of prints in the collection for comparision and analysis.

-THE STORY OF ACJ\'s GIFT TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Included are details from conversations with ACJ family friend Wayne HItchcock, the original card catalog description, acceptance press release from The Journal of the Libary of Congress and copy of the Washington Post article announcing the collection with Johnston commentary.

-HOW TO ORDER PRINTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS with step-by-step instructions on how to order prints for framing or your collection. View the prints on the CD, print out the ones you want to purchase with data on collection number and image number, and send payment to the Library of Congress, etc.

-WHO\'S IN THE ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON COLLECTION- Stunning Jazz Age portraits of Ziegfeld and silent film stars, semi-nudes, nudes and advertising photos. Includes names such as: Martha Mansfield, Dorothy Knapp, Claudia Dell, Helen Brown, Jean Ackerman, Naomi Johnson (one of Johnston\'s favorite models), Myrna Darby, Gilda Gray, Carol Bergman, Hazel Forbes, Irene Delroy, Helen Morgan, Virginia offerdle, Mary Coyle, Polly Walker, Vivian Porter, Mary Eaton, Norma Terris, Caja Erik, Dorothy Wegman, Dorothy Flood, Kay English, Ruby de Remer, Ruby Keeler, Flo Ziegfeld, Charles Dana Gibson, Irene Langhorne Gibson- The Gibson Girl, Billie Dove, Susan Fleming, Laura Foster, Helen Lee Worthing, Mary Lang, Drucilla Strain, Katherine Burke, Barbara Newberry, Dorothy Dixon, Marjorie Mulhall (another favorite ACJ model), Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Jackie Logan, Corrine Griffith, Mary Miles Minter, Mary Astor, Tyrone Power, Betty Blythe, Anita Paige, Mary Pickford, Marion Davies, Peggy Shannon, Madge Bellamy, Dolores Costello, Helen Costello, Carmel Meyers, Adrienne Ames, Billie Bitzer (D.W. Griffith cameraman), Bebe Daniels, Mildred Davies- Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Kitty Banks (semi-nude), Margaret Horan, Benay Farley, Louis Gravre, Mona Moray, Princess Matchibelli, Franklin Booth, Florence La Badie, and many more!!! Images include portraits, nudes, draped nudes and advertising photographs from 1918-1932. THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF WOMEN OF THE JAZZ AGE BY ONE PHOTOGRAPHER THAT YOU WILL EVER FIND IN A PHOTOGRAPHER\'S PERSONAL COLLECTION!!!

NOW YOU CAN EASILY ORDER HIGH QUALITY B & W PRINTS BY FAMED ZIEGFELD PHOTOGRAPHER ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON DIRECT FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS!!!! Easy to order instructions on how to order from the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Buy ACJ prints direct from America\'s premier institution!

A PERFECT GIFT for the photographic collector, researcher or lover of Johnston\'s photography, the Ziegfeld Follies (2007 marked the 100th Anniversary of the Ziegfeld Follies) or the Art Deco era. Learn more about ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON\'S CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICA from the institution he donated his collection to. See if you agree with Johnston\'s personal choices of which images he thought were his best. See if you agree with Steichen. Is Johnston a master photographer? Why wasn\'t he recognized by other historians and critics? Why was he lost to history?

US Postage is $3.50. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER sales FOR MORE ITEMS ON ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON.

This CD-ROM is compatible with both MAC and PC.

SEE MY OTHER sales FOR \"A COLLECTORS GUIDE TO ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON\" and \"JAZZ AGE BEAUTIES-THE LOST COLLECTION OF ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON.\" Purchase more than one CD and save on shipping.

NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. This ACJ LOC CD is only available on this sale.