AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE PHOTO REVIEW

Vintage and Contemporary Work by an International
Who’s Who of Photography Up for Bid

The Photo Review Benefit Auction Date Change

The Photo Review Benefit Auction has been rescheduled for November  21, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the University of the Arts, Dorrance-Hamilton  Building, Broad and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

LANGHORNE, PA--The Photo Review, a critical journal of photography, 
will hold its Annual Benefit Auction on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 
7 p.m. in the Dorrance-Hamilton Building at the University of the 
Arts in Philadelphia.

The event will feature an international slate of photographers as 
well as a host of Philadelphia artists. Beginning and experienced 
collectors alike will have the opportunity to bid on work by such 
historic masters as Édouard Baldus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward S. 
Curtis, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Leonard Misonne, Gordon Parks, Man Ray, 
Herb Ritts, W. Eugene Smith, Edward Steichen, Josef Sudek, and 
Clarence H. White. Among the contemporary photo stars whose work will 
go on the block are Michael Bishop, Marilyn Bridges, Carl Chiarenza, 
Lois Greenfield, Jefferson Hayman, Henry Horenstein, Michael Kenna, 
Mark Klett, Elaine Ling, Joe Mills, Jeffrey Milstein, Bill Owens, 
Catherine Steinmann, George Tice, Jonathan Torgovnik, Philip Trager, 
and Joel-Peter Witkin, while featured local luminaries include Andrea 
Baldeck, Paul Cava, Paula Chamlee, Susan Fenton, Larry Fink, Judy 
Gelles, David Graham, Nancy Hellebrand, Catherine Jansen, D. W. 
Mellor, Ray K. Metzker, Andrea Modica, Wendy Paton, Laurence 
Salzmann, Michael A. Smith, Sarah Stolfa, Ron Tarver, Daniel Traub, 
Stephen G. Williams, and Stanley Wulc. In addition, a broad range of 
19th-century photographs is up for bid. According to Photo Review 
editor Stephen Perloff, prices will range from $50 to $8,000.

A silent auction, concurrent with the live auction, will feature 
photography and computer equipment and software, film and paper, 
restaurant meals, museum memberships, theater tickets, books, etc.

A preview will be held at the Dorrance-Hamilton Building on Friday, 
November 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday, November 7 from 
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., just prior to the auction. Proceeds from the 
auction, a popular event since 1983, fund such activities as an 
annual juried competition for emerging photographers. Admission is 
free with purchase of the fully illustrated catalog, available 
through The Photo Review, 215-891-0214. Buyers may preview the 
auction on-line, and place bids at http://www.photoreview.org. The 
auction lots will be on-line in early October.

THE PHOTO REVIEW
Founded in 1976, The Photo Review is a critical journal of 
photography that covers events around the world and serves as a 
central resource for the Mid-Atlantic region. The quarterly journal 
contains reviews, portfolios, interviews, book reviews, and news, 
while the companion newsletter, issued eight times a year, contains 
the most complete exhibition listings from New York to Washington, 
and exhibition opportunities and news from around the world. 
Subscriptions are $45 a year.

PHOTO AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE PHOTO REVIEW

What: Annual Benefit Auction
In support of The Photo Review

When: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Auction admission with purchase of catalogue ($12).

Where: Dorrance-Hamilton Building
University of the Arts, Broad and Pine Streets, Philadelphia

Featuring: 260 photographs by an international slate of photographers
Including such masters as Eugène Atget, Edward S. Curtis, Lois 
Greenfield, Michael Kenna, Barbara Morgan, Duane Michals, and Joel-
Peter Witkin. Local luminaries include David Graham, D. W. Mellor, 
Andrea Modica, and George Tice.

Price range: $50 to $8,000

Preview: Friday, November 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, November 7, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (prior to auction)

Catalog: Fully illustrated catalog available for $12.

On-line: Preview or bid at www.photoreview.org.

Proceeds: Support activities of The Photo Review,
including the annual juried competition for emerging photographers.

Contact: Stephen Perloff  215-891-0214, (fax) 215-891-9358
info@photoreview.org, www.photoreview.org.

Images available upon request.

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