MATERIAL: Acrylic
TYPE: Painting
DIMENSIONS: 12 x 16 inches
COMPONENTS: Acrylic on artist's board signed twice; letter of authenticity on State of Tennessee Prison stationery, signed by Ray.
CONDITION: letter with creases where folded.
ITEM ID: 497
James Earl Ray Painting
DATE
Year: 1986
Decade: 1980s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Original art by James Earl Ray, the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Titled “Escape from Brushy Mountain,” painted the Nashville: Station State Farm Prison, 1986. This was presented to a collector in Great Britain by James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ray painted this to illustrate his abortive attempt to escape from the Brushy Mountain prison. The letter of provenance, signed by Ray was typed at the bottom of a letter to Ray from the Tennessee State Prison Parole Board, denying one of his many appeals for parole. Ray maintained his innocence until the end of his life.
ARTISTS
Name: James Earl Ray
Type: Artist
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