Color Sells

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Condé Nast Publications Ltd (photographers)

A bound magazine showing examples of colour photography by Bruehl-Bourges dated 1935. Published by The Conde Nast Publications Inc. 420 Lexington Ave, New York, New York. It measures approx. 12" x 15" and is over 60 (unnumbered) pages of large, all colour photographs by Anton Bruehl made using the Bruehl-Bourges process.

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Categories	The Royal Photographic Society Photographs Advertising
Object type	Photograph
Title	Color Sells (published title)
Materials and techniques	Printed magazine with photo engravings made from transparencies made using the Bruehl-Bourges three-colour process Paper Photography Three-Colour Process
Brief description	Photographic magazine of photo engravings by Anton Bruehl, 'Color Sells', showing examples of Bruehl-Bourges photographs used for editorial and advertising images by Conde Nast Publications from transparencies made using the Bruehl-Bourges process, 1935
Physical description	A bound magazine showing examples of colour photography by Bruehl-Bourges dated 1935. Published by The Conde Nast Publications Inc. 420 Lexington Ave, New York, New York. It measures approx. 12" x 15" and is over 60 (unnumbered) pages of large, all colour photographs by Anton Bruehl made using the Bruehl-Bourges process.
Dimensions	Cover height: 39cm Cover width: 31.5cm
Credit line	The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history	Acquired early 1960s.
Subjects depicted	Magazines Advertisements
Other numbers	B23 - RPS identifier - box number 2003-5001-2-23771 - Science Museum Group Accession number
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.975-2023

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Record created	May 18, 2023
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1755042/color-sells-photograph-condé-nast-publications/

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