Movie Star News: The Story of a New York City Icon
The origins of Movie Star News and its collection of Hollywood photographs In the 20th century, before the internet and social media, fans of Hollywood stars relied on printed images to satisfy their fascination with their favourite celebrities. Movie stills and promotional photographs were widely distributed to promote films and were often purchased by fans and collectors. In 1938, Irving Klaw and his sister Paula Klaw founded Movie Star News, a shop that specialized in selling these types o...
Movie Star News: The Story of a New York City Icon
The origins of Movie Star News and its collection of Hollywood photographs In the 20th century, before the internet and social media, fans of Hollywood stars relied on printed images to satisfy their fascination with their favourite celebrities. Movie stills and promotional photographs were widely distributed to promote films and were often purchased by fans and collectors. In 1938, Irving Klaw and his sister Paula Klaw founded Movie Star News, a shop that specialized in selling these types o...
Vintage photography: history and opportunities
A brief history of vintage photography from its invention in 1826, pictorialism in the early 19th century to its commercial use until 1990s The first use of photography was in the early 19th century, shortly after the invention of the camera by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. The first photograph ever taken was a crude image of the view from Niépce's window, captured using a process called heliography. The early uses of photography were primarily scientific and documentary. In the mid-1...
Vintage photography: history and opportunities
A brief history of vintage photography from its invention in 1826, pictorialism in the early 19th century to its commercial use until 1990s The first use of photography was in the early 19th century, shortly after the invention of the camera by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. The first photograph ever taken was a crude image of the view from Niépce's window, captured using a process called heliography. The early uses of photography were primarily scientific and documentary. In the mid-1...
Photo NFTs the new era of photography?
Photography has entered its new commercial era and we’re just in the early days… NFT technology and decentralisation have shown promising numbers and optimistic trends bringing a fresh air in the art photography world. Art photography prices have always been regulated and capped by galleries and art dealers, failing to ever getting close to contemporary art prices. Out of the 30 most expensive historic sales in art photography, 28 have been sold in major auction houses at mainly market leader...
Photo NFTs the new era of photography?
Photography has entered its new commercial era and we’re just in the early days… NFT technology and decentralisation have shown promising numbers and optimistic trends bringing a fresh air in the art photography world. Art photography prices have always been regulated and capped by galleries and art dealers, failing to ever getting close to contemporary art prices. Out of the 30 most expensive historic sales in art photography, 28 have been sold in major auction houses at mainly market leader...
