American Photography Archives Group: Benefit Auction 2024

The American Photography Archives Group (APAG) is proud to present our 2nd Annual Benefit Auction. This year's selection includes iconic photos of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, Jerry Garcia, and The Band - all taken by renowned photographers including Elliott Landy, Bob Gruen, Stephanie Berger, William Warren, Charlyn Zlotnik, David Lubarsky and Jerry Dantzic. In addition, we are offering works by Pete Souza (Obama on Rosa Park’s Bus), Imogen Cunningham (Two Callas), Sam Shaw (Marilyn Monroe), Ruth Orkin (Couple in MG), Tseng Kwong Chi (Keith Haring), and over seventy more photographers.

We invite you to explore the entire auction offerings, which include a diverse range of street scenes, nature photographs, and other celebrities and musicians. Each photo was generously donated, and the photographers have set the reserve price at an attractive level. By participating in this auction, you are not just acquiring a piece of art, but also contributing to APAG's crucial mission of preserving and promoting our members' photography archives. Visit APAG’s site to find out more: http://www.apag.us

Bidding will be open exclusively on Artsy and will begin to close at 12pm EDT on Wednesday, May 22.

See list of all photographers in auction below:

Barbara Alper, Mariette Pathy Allen, Alexander Artway, Ben Asen, Pam Barkentin, Gary Beeber, Stephanie Berger, Norm Borden, Saul Bromberger, Tseng Kwong Chi, Imogen Cunningham, Jerry Dantzic, Joel DeGrand, Melanie Einzig, Morris Engel, Alan Fisher, Frank Fournier, Jill Freedman, Terry Frishman, Hank Gans, Steve Giovinco, Beryl Goldberg, Audrey Gottlieb, Bob Gruen, Ken Hawkins, Karen I. Hirsch, Sandra Hoover, Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin, Erwan Illian, NJ Jaffee, Peter B. Kaplan, Elliott Landy, Arthur Leipzig, Lisa Levine, Seymour Licht, David Lubarsky, Stephen McCamman, Margaret McCarthy, Cynthia Mathews, Ruth Orkin, Bill Owens, Stephen Perloff, Heather Pillar, Ave Pildas, Michael Putnam, Larry Racioppo, Ron Rakow, Arthur Rothstein, Jurgen Schadeberg, Sam Shaw, Larry Siegel, Peter Angelo Simon, Joel Simpson, Neal Slavin, Pete Souza, Harvey Stein, Vicky Stromee, Susan May Tell, Charles Traub, Catherine Ursillo, Melissa Wanamaker, William Warren, Todd Webb and Dan Weiner.

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