Two original photographs relating to James Dean and his death, 1955

N.p. N.p., Circa 1955. Two vintage borderless satin finish photographs, one showing actor James Dean leaning on an ottoman in 1955, the other showing Dean's mangled Porsche 550 Spyder after the road accident that claimed his life months later, on September 30, 1955. Both photographs with the stamp of photographer Sanford Roth on the versos, along with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil relating to publication.

Brooklyn-born photojournalist Sanford Roth was best known for his portrait photography, capturing now-iconic, intimate images of artists and actors throughout his decades-long career, including Marc Chagall, Joan Crawford, Albert Einstein, Henri Matisse, and Elizabeth Taylor, among many others.

Roth met James Dean in 1955, on the set of the 1956 film "Giant," and the two remained close friends for several years, until Dean's untimely death in 1955.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

One photograph 9.75 x 7.75 inches, the other 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine, one with faint discoloration on the margin. Photographs archivally matted together in an 8-ply white mat measuring 16 x 20 inches.

[Book #163068]