Swann Auction Catalog. Photographs. April 24, 1989. Sale 1497. Aperture Magazine cementing his legacy as a

cementing his legacy as a vital re-inventor of the landscape tradition

The book traces the transformation of photography from a primitive chemical experiment into a massive professional industry

Aging and Wisdom: The dignity and reflection found in the later years of life

It explores his dedication to "straight photography"—using sharp focus

Swann Auction Catalog. Photographs. April 24, 1989. Sale 1497. Aperture Magazine cementing his legacy as aFine in wraps. 550 lots, mostly illustrated. Prices realized laid in. High lot, $38,800 for Alexander Gardners Sketchbook of the War. Other lots include 35 issues of Camera Work. Collectible Photographs and rare photobooks. Photographers: Alvin Langdon Coburn; Imogen Cunningham; Edward S. Curtis; Edouard Durandelle; Thomas Eakins; Peter Henry Emerson; Frederick H. Evans; Walker Evans; Roger Fenton; Alexander Gardner; Philippe Halsman; Lewis W. Hine;