This is just a great original piece. I had not been aware of the important dance and theater photograph Max Waldman until I came across this photograph from a small collection of his work I acquired. He is one of the most important photographers of the 20th Century of this subject. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This is really a wonderful original photograph by Waldman. An outstanding view of Henry Smith dancing from this Act without Words. Original silver photograph measuring 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches on sheet measuring 14 x 11 inches. Signed and numbered 8/50 in white ink below the image in the black margin. Photograph is mounted by the artist to a backing. Overall, very good condition. Strong crisp image. Some minor scuffs and a small nick/tear to the photograph just below the dancer's right elbow. Otherwise an excellent example of this scarce and important photograph. Original silver frame is complimentary and ready to hang. On the back of the frame is everything you could ask for with regards to provenance. Original artist's label stating who it was sold to in 1973, original label of the title of the photograph with date image taken, and then 2 original stamps by the artist about his copyright and his printing. Truly an outstanding example of the artist's work. Frame measures 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches. IF you collect Waldman's photographs, make sure you check my store for the other one I am offering. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES!
For those not familiar with the artist, his biography from the Masters of Photography reads: "Waldman's black-and-white photographs of theater and dance performances were simply composed, yet dramatic in their ability to emphasize the performers' movement or emotion with clarity and sympathy. Born in Manhattan to Austrian immigrant parents, Waldman worked for the government-sponsored Civilian Conservation Corps, where he started photographing. He later went to Buffalo State Teachers College and the Albright Art School (1939-1943). In 1944 he returned to New York City and studied sculpting at the Art Students League. He became a successful commercial photographer from 1949 to 1965, specializing in fashion, industrial, and advertising photography. In the latter year he established his 17th Street studio, where he started his quest "to photograph only what I wanted." Among his first subjects were his friends the actors Zero Mostel and Morris Carnovsky, and the mime Marcel Marceau. His first published book of photographs, Zero by Mostel appeared in 1965.
With the publication of Waldman on Theater (1971), his reputation was established. He was awarded two Creative Artists Public Service grants (1971 and 1976) and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1972. In 1970 Life magazine assigned Waldman to photograph Natalia Makarova, prima ballerina of the Kirov Ballet. The assignment sparked his longtime interest in the dance world. His photographs were widely published in photography and general interest magazines and in Waldman on Dance (1977). His dance photographs were his most successful financially. He exhibited his photographs in numerous group and one man shows at such venues as the New York Public Library, the La Jolla Museum of Art, and the Rose Museum of Brandeis University. His work is held by major private and public collections, including those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the George Eastman House. "
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