JAMES DEAN [ca. 1953-55] Archive of oversized photos

[Los Angeles: Np, ca. 1953-1955]. Set of six vintage original approximately 11 x 16 3/8″ (28 x 42 cm) black-and-white photos. Light scattered creasing and occasional slight curling at extreme edges, overall near fine.

A set of seldom seen candid images of James Dean in an unusual format, larger than the already oversized format of 11 x 14″ (28 x 36 cm).

Photos show:

• A portrait of Dean.
• Dean asleep on an airplane.
• Dean visiting an actress in what appears to be her dressing room.
• A barefoot Dean in a bongo drum class with Sammy Davis Jr. instructing him.
• Eartha Kitt in foreground, with a barefoot Dean behind her, in a dance class.
• A pensive Dean in his rather cluttered bedroom, with shelves of books on the wall.