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Lot 549

[PHOTOBOOK]. FUSCO, Paul (American, 1930-2020). RFK Funeral Train. Book and 3 Prints. 2000 (First Edition).

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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$500

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[PHOTOBOOK]. FUSCO, Paul (American, 1930-2020). RFK Funeral Train. New York: Magnum Photos and Umbridge Editions, 2000 (First Edition). Signed. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated. Oblong-format hardcover book with photo-illustrated boards and a matching dust jacket. Includes a tribute by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and essays by Norman Mailer and Evan Thomas. 

Accompanied by 3 Magnum Photos prints of photographs from the book, 1 signed by Fusco and 2 stamped by his estate. 

Book: 7 1/4 x 11 1/4". 

On June 8, 1968, following the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, a funeral train carried his coffin from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Fusco, then a staff photographer for Look magazine, was aboard the train and captured images of the mourners who lined the route to pay their respects to Kennedy. 

Condition

Book dust jacket slightly creased. Overall, good condition.

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