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Lot 356
Charles Shaw, "The Prisoners of Perote" Illustrations
Estimate: $600 - $800
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Charles William Shaw (Texas, 1941-2005), illustrations for the book "The Prisoners of Perote" (pub. 1977) in ink, pencil, and gouache on card; 2 copies of the book "The Prisoners of Perote", along with painting depicting a broken leg being set (oil on canvas, not stretched or framed) with artist's note "size 50%" written on canvas
ink illustration sheets: 15 x 20 in.
canvas size: 17.5 x 26.5 in., painting sight: 15.5 x 23.5 in.
Book information: firsthand account, journal kept by Private William Preston Stapp who was captured by the Mexican army from 1842-'44; foreward by Joe B. Frantz and illustrations by Charles Shaw; pub. University of Texas Press, 226 pages.
Provenance: Property from a home in San Antonio, Texas
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