Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

Fine & Decorative Arts – Day Two

Sat, Oct 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2188

ANNA SANDHU RAY (VIRGINIA, XX / XXI) JAMES EARL RAY COURT ROOM SKETCH,

Estimate: $80 - $120
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ANNA SANDHU RAY (VIRGINIA, XX / XXI) JAMES EARL RAY COURT ROOM SKETCH, graphite on watermarked paper, depicting James Earl Ray talking with his brother Jerry Ray, signed and dated "© ANNA SANDHU / CBS NEWS / 1978". Housed in a modern frame. Dated 1978. 15" x 22" sheet; 20" x 26" OA.
Provenance: Property of a Shenandoah Valley of Virginia lady.
Catalogue Note: Anna Sandhu was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in 1946. She was a sketch artist for CBS News, first involved in the Snail Darter Trial, and later in the James Earl Ray Brushy Mountain Prison escape trial of 1978. She provided sketches of Ray for Steve Oglesby's documentary "Ray, the Man". Sandhu was married to Ray from 1978 to 1993.

Condition

Excellent condition. Not examined outside of frame.