Harlem Studio Portrait Camera, 1955

Auction closed

Lot unsold

Bidding closed below the reserve of $6,000. Available for post-sale offers.

Black Grail Score

An intelligence layer on the object — not a price guide. Curatorial assessment only.

Rarity70

Cultural weight76

Condition index72

Condition noted as Very Good by the curatorial committee.

Description

Working studio camera from a long-running Harlem portrait studio.

Neighborhood studios produced the largest surviving archive of Black family life.