Chimpanzee artists Works of Art By An Ape Are Auctioned, 1967
Silver-gelatin photograph
9.84 x 7.87 in.
Edition unknown / unsigned and unnumbered
Keystone Press Agency, Inc
Photograph of an outdoor auction of the paintings of Cindy Lou, a chimpanzee painter, featuring Cindy Lou, her paintings, and the crowd. «Fifteen of the paintings by a five-year-old ape, Cindy Lou, who has been painting multi-coloured splodges for a year at the Dudley Zoo, Worcester, were sold at an auction. The auction was conducted by Birmingham auctioneer, Mr. Brian Davies. None of the first 10 lots reached the £2 mark. But then, when Lot II was shown, Mr. David Earle, a 30 year old surveyor from Henley-in-Arden, Warwicks, paid £15. 10s. after a brisk bout of bidding. Altogether the auction raised £39. 8s. 6d. for the World Wildlife Fund.» --from text on verso.
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