ART HODES / PEE WEE RUSSELL - RARE COLOR SLIDE - MARCH 1949 - JAZZ - READ

Description

Just a wonderful item for the collector of jazz photography!
This is a color “slide” that was owned by Nat Singerman, co-owner of the Character Arts photography studio in Cleveland in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
Singerman and his co-workers produced these beautiful images and then would share them with many of their subjects.
Here is an example with Art Hodes, the famed jazz pianist, looking at some of these slides through a viewer:
The slides are approximately 4” long by 1 5/8” in width and consist of two pieces of color film placed between glass slides.
The result is a wonderful 3D-like view of these jazz legends.
We recently acquired a large number of these largely unpublished images at auction and are now able to pass them along to the marketplace.
The slides have been left “as found” and may have some dust / dirt / scratches to the glass, etc…
The images are striking and very rare to find in bold color like this.
For each slide, you will be able to see a close-up of the film image and a photo of the front and back the actual slide being purchased.
These slides come from Nat Singerman’s personal collection and have been referenced in a NY Times Magazine piece back in 2013 and then again on Antiques Roadshow – PBS Episode #2005 – Little Rock – 2015.
So, now to the item up for bid here…  This is an image of jazz pianist, Art Hodes and jazz clarinetist, Pee Wee Russell performing in March of 1949 - venue unknown.  Wonderful image!  Image is not as dark as picture shows.  Please see all photos.  Don’t let this rare piece get away!  Enjoy!  Please note:  All slides will be expertly packed for delivery via USPS Mail.  This auction does NOT include the 1st Art Hodes slide seen above.  The word celluloidmemories will not appear on the actual slide.  No copyrights or other rights of reproduction are being transferred or inferred in this auction.  This item is being sold strictly as a collector’s item.