STEVE SCHAPIRO PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GARDEN CITY COURTHOUSE (5 OF 12)
A photograph by Steve Schapiro of the courthouse at Garden City, Kansas, a long limestone front of regular windows set behind a lawn and young trees, the county name carved into the stone at the corner. A single small figure sits alone on the low wall in the foreground. This is the building in which Perry Smith and Richard Hickock were tried. From the set of twelve Schapiro photographs in this sale documenting Capote in Holcomb and Garden City during the research for In Cold Blood. Unmounted. The reverse carries no stamp, signature, edition number or caption.
Condition: unmounted, the sheet cockled and creased, with light surface marking and a small red mark at one edge. The reverse is otherwise clean and unmarked.
Approx. Dimensions: 19 " x 16 "
Artist or Maker: Steve Schapiro
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 during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: garden city courthouse, steve schapiro, schapiro photograph, in cold blood, clutter murders, holcomb kansas, garden city kansas, black and white photography, photojournalism, documentary photography, 1960s photography, gelatin silver print, american photography, literary memorabilia, truman capote
A photograph by Steve Schapiro of the courthouse at Garden City, Kansas, a long limestone front of regular windows set behind a lawn and young trees, the county name carved into the stone at the corner. A single small figure sits alone on the low wall in the foreground. This is the building in which Perry Smith and Richard Hickock were tried. From the set of twelve Schapiro photographs in this sale documenting Capote in Holcomb and Garden City during the research for In Cold Blood. Unmounted. The reverse carries no stamp, signature, edition number or caption.
Condition: unmounted, the sheet cockled and creased, with light surface marking and a small red mark at one edge. The reverse is otherwise clean and unmarked.
Approx. Dimensions: 19 " x 16 "
Artist or Maker: Steve Schapiro
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 during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: garden city courthouse, steve schapiro, schapiro photograph, in cold blood, clutter murders, holcomb kansas, garden city kansas, black and white photography, photojournalism, documentary photography, 1960s photography, gelatin silver print, american photography, literary memorabilia, truman capote
