Portrait of James Dean 1950s: Beautiful Dbl. Weight Gelatin Silver Fiber Print

Description

Portrait of James Dean
Taken in the mid 1950s
James Byron Dean (1931-1955): His most famous film “Rebel Without a Cause” released in 1955 made him a cultural icon. He is also well remembered for his role in “East of Eden” in 1955 and in “Giant” in 1956.  He died in a car crash in 1955 in Coloma, CA.  He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Details:
This wonderful example of of Dean photograph was taken at the height of his short career. After an exhaustive search online, we were unable to identify the photographer.
Printed on double weight, soft gloss gelatin silver fiber paper, this print has great tone and clarity. Due to remnants of tape on the reverse, this print was used for publishing, but lacking any inscriptions or verso labels, it's exact provenance is unknown. What is known, this print came from a publisher's photo archive in Tokyo.
- Photograph date: 1950-1955
- Print date: 1980s.
Size:
8 x 10 inches (202 mm x 254 mm).
Condition:
This pint is in good condition. The only minor condition flaws are tape remnants on the reverse and small portions of the surface paper being lifted off when that tape was removed. Please refer to the scans.
Terms:
Payment:
Due within three days of auction ending.
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Copyright:
Purchase of this print is for collecting purposes only and does not permit copyright usage in any form.
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Please check out our other auctions. We have a number of photojournalism images by W. Eugene Smith, plus W. Eugene Smith Grant winner Gilles Peress. Also David Douglas Duncan images of the Korean War and Pablo Picasso; Pulitzer Prize winner Kyoichi Sawada's Vietnam War images; LIFE Magazine photographers Margaret Bourke-White and Sam Shaw; surrealist views by Martin Munkacsi; famed artist portraits by Arnold Newman; fashion photos by Sarah Moon; documentary views of Paris by Edouard Boubat and Brassai; movie star and celebrity images of Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, John Huston, Lawrence Olivier, Joe DiMaggio, Paul Newman, and Robert Mitchum. Lastly we have art photos by Alfred Stieglitz.
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