Friday, December 24th, 2010

Trove of John F. Kennedy Photos Sold for Over $150,000 at Auction in New York City

December 11, 2010 by All Art News  
Filed under Photography

NEW YORK (AP).- A trove of John F. Kennedy pictures by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton (STOW’-tuhn) fetched over $150,000 at a New York City auction. It included a rare image of Marilyn Monroe with the president and Robert Kennedy at a Democratic fundraiser. The collection of 12,000 photographs was estimated to bring in $200,000. It was offered by Stoughton’s estate at Bonhams auction house Thursday. The Monroe image, contained in an envelope labeled “Sensitive Material — May 19, 1962,” [...]