JOHN RAWLINGS PHOTOGRAPH OF TRUMAN CAPOTE WITH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (2 OF 2)
A photograph by John Rawlings for Conde Nast, Truman Capote standing at the open door of a Jaguar E-Type with one hand raised to his head, the Brooklyn Bridge and the waterfront buildings behind him. The reverse carries the boxed copyright stamp of The Conde Nast Publications Inc. and the studio stamp of John Rawlings, Inc., 417 East 54th Street, New York 22, N.Y. The New York 22 postal zone was replaced by zip codes in 1963 and the Jaguar E-Type was introduced in 1961, which places the photograph between those two dates. From the same sitting as the companion photograph in this sale.
Condition: unmounted, with light handling creases and a small stain at one corner of the reverse. The image is clean with good contrast.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 " x 8 "
Artist or Maker: John Rawlings
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person or by requesting a condition report.
Appeal: john rawlings, rawlings photograph, brooklyn bridge, vogue photographer, fashion photographer, portrait photography, black and white portrait, gelatin silver print, american photography, 20th century photography, new york, literary portrait, truman capote
A photograph by John Rawlings for Conde Nast, Truman Capote standing at the open door of a Jaguar E-Type with one hand raised to his head, the Brooklyn Bridge and the waterfront buildings behind him. The reverse carries the boxed copyright stamp of The Conde Nast Publications Inc. and the studio stamp of John Rawlings, Inc., 417 East 54th Street, New York 22, N.Y. The New York 22 postal zone was replaced by zip codes in 1963 and the Jaguar E-Type was introduced in 1961, which places the photograph between those two dates. From the same sitting as the companion photograph in this sale.
Condition: unmounted, with light handling creases and a small stain at one corner of the reverse. The image is clean with good contrast.
Approx. Dimensions: 10 " x 8 "
Artist or Maker: John Rawlings
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person or by requesting a condition report.
Appeal: john rawlings, rawlings photograph, brooklyn bridge, vogue photographer, fashion photographer, portrait photography, black and white portrait, gelatin silver print, american photography, 20th century photography, new york, literary portrait, truman capote
