C.M. Bell
Portrait of the Assassin Charles Guiteau, 1881
Albumen print
6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
With title and Bell's credit mount recto and Bell's copyright mount recto.
With title and Bell's credit mount recto and Bell's copyright mount recto.
Rare portrait of the eccentric assassin Charles Guiteau, who just wanted some free love and / or to be Ambassador to France. Shortly before going to the Lordy (glory Hallelujah!),...
Rare portrait of the eccentric assassin Charles Guiteau, who just wanted some free love and / or to be Ambassador to France. Shortly before going to the Lordy (glory Hallelujah!), Guiteau was photographed in prison by Charles M. Bell. This portrait session, including the present example, were recreated in the recent Netflix limited series "Death by Lightning."