BLACK VAUDEVILLE TEAM 1930’S BY SCURLOCK

VAUDEVILLEstump_2This Vaudeville team is “Stump and Stello.” The seated man, in prison garb, may be black although he seems to be in blackface or with a black mask. 10 x 8 gelatin silver print with the stamp verso for the Scurlock Studio in Washington. Addison Scurlock and his studio were the major photographers of the black community in Washington. This is a copy of the 1930’s photograph, by the Scurlock studio. It has markings on the recto and verso for reproduction, and other notations. An example of this photograph is in the Scurlock collection of the National Musuem of American History.

$400

Edythe Baker by Alfred Cheney Johnston

Edythe BakerEdythe Baker7 1/2″ x 10 3/8″ vintage gelatin silver print of Edythe Baker by Alfred Cheney Johnston.

Baker (1899-1971) moved to NYC in 1919 to create piano rolls, and star in Broadway shows. She is also known for her performances in Vaudeville Troupes, such as the Ziegfeld Follies.

Johnston was a photographer well known for his images of Ziegfeld Follies showgirls, actresses, and actors from both film and stage.

The verso has a handwritten caption and photographer stamp, as well as a partially visible stamp from the New York Tribune “Graphic Section”.

$200 – Postage paid within US, $10 to Canada