STEVE SCHAPIRO PHOTOGRAPH OF TRUMAN CAPOTE AT THE WHEAT LANDS MOTEL (9 OF 12)
A photograph by Steve Schapiro of Truman Capote standing at dusk beneath the illuminated sign of the Wheat Lands Motel at Garden City, Kansas. He wears a peaked cap and a dark overcoat. 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. The reverse is clean and unmarked.
Approx. Dimensions: 16 " x 19 "
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: wheat lands motel, 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 Truman Capote standing at dusk beneath the illuminated sign of the Wheat Lands Motel at Garden City, Kansas. He wears a peaked cap and a dark overcoat. 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. The reverse is clean and unmarked.
Approx. Dimensions: 16 " x 19 "
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: wheat lands motel, 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
