Sale 2466 - Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, February 15, 2018

membership consisted of politically active photographers, film- makers and photo professionals, knew of Hine and his work. After Hine’s death, the League honored him by creating the Hine Memorial Fund. The prints offered here were collected over time by Isador Sy Seidman, also a photographer, who owned the Se- idman Photo Service. Though neither were members, both Hine and Seidman frequented the Photo League, New York’s go-to destination for photography-related events. It is not surprising that Hine’s work attracted the attention of Seidman, who enjoyed a lifelong passion for collecting photographs of New York City. If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.