Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
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Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States
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Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.
The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.
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LOT 241:
Collection of Ledoux's Photos From Europe
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Sold for: $100
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Estimated price :
$200 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Collection of Ledoux's Photos From Europe
A collection of 35mm colored slides, negatives and contact sheets of Ledoux's travels throughout Europe. Subject matter is of Austria, Italy, Greece, Holland and Germany. Circa 1930-1950 and 1970.
