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James Dean Motorcycle Sketch

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD
James Dean Motorcycle Sketch
<B>James Dean Motorcycle Sketch.</B></I> A motorcycle enthusiast like his idol Marlon Brando, James Dean went so far as to by a Triumph 500cc TR5 Trophy model bike after seeing Brando ride a similar model in <I>The Wild One</B></I> (the bike featured in a famous series of photographs of Dean by Phil Stern). Featured is a stylized pencil sketch paper of an Indian brand motorbike drawn on notebook and signed by a 17-year-old Dean in 1948 -- around the time he knocked out his two front teeth in a bike accident. The sketch is in Very Fine condition with moderate tanning and some tearing along the top from being torn from a pad. It also features one of the earliest known "James Dean" signatures. Up until this point he had signed his name as "Jimmie Dean" or "Jim Dean." A unique piece of artwork. <I>From the James Dean Museum archive. Accompanied by LOA from PSA/DNA.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Important notice: