Two more t206 questions. As if there aren't enough already.

[bbcard1]

Not a lithograph, but I have this Shag photo from a composite of a photographer named Davis. The Ryan pose is also on there.

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

Not a lithograph, but I have this Shag photo from a composite of a photographer named Davis. The Ryan pose is also on there.

The Shaughnessy and Ryan portraits were taken by photographer James H. Kidd.

[Bridwell]

Great questions, Steven. After 40 years of collecting I haven't heard anyone answer either of them. They are certainly some of the mysteries of the T206 set.

The drawings/paintings seem to be copies of photographs, so as artwork perhaps they were thought of as non-original art and not marketable at the time. Perhaps they were originally traced from photos, then colored. Surprising that none seem to have survived. I wonder who the artist or artists were who did the work. They did a great job, obviously, for us to be discussing them 100 years later.

[sbfinley]

Yeah, it just baffles me that as popular as the set was even then that some sort of original templates do not remain. I was under the assumption that the lithos were original recreations of actual photos. Is it that the photos were the base and then colorized?