Kate Hat Deep Shadow
From the main story of ‘Cowboy Kate & Other Stories’ 1964. The legendary prop, Kate’s hat, was a suede hat that belonged to the model. She brought it to a shoot on her own initiative and that seeded the idea of a Western story which was conceived and developed by Sam and his wife Alida. Desmond Skirrow, the London based advertising executive and spy novel writer, later put it into words. The story is really brief, sexy girl gets into trouble through no fault of her own, gets herself out of trouble by escaping from jail and apprehending the real killer thereby restoring balance to her world….but around that fun little story a lot of photographic magic happened. It was the serious fun that both captured and helped to define the zeitgeist of the sixties.
SIZE: Media: 30.60cm x 40,40cm (12.04” × 15.90”), Image: 28.90cm 39.10cm (11.37” x 15.40”)
CONDITION: Very good condition. Double weight silver gelatin paper. Retouched posthumously.
RARITY: One of four later prints. There are also two vintage prints with a narrower crop. The image is from 1963 the print c.1980.
The book spread shown here is to show the print in context.
Please note that during the June 2025 Sale, all Cowboy Kate silver gelatin print buyers will also receive a free copy of the 1975 limited edition of Cowboy Kate & Other Stories. Online sellers are listing the book for between £80 and £800 depending on condition and signature. Our copies (there are a very few left) are pristine in the printers original orange tissue paper and bumper cartons. No online (or bricks and mortar) bookstores have pristine copies. The pages in this 1975 edition were from the original 1964 photo gravure printing - that were discovered in a warehouse a decade later - you can read more about the book on our site.
Silver Gelatin prints (both vintage and later) acquired directly from the estate are accompanied by a free estate print of the same image. These are identical to our standard size estate prints. To the best of our knowledge we are the only photographic estate in the world offering this generous flexible feature of owning a vintage work by Sam. These estate prints are produced to museum standards and appear on the secondary market with values up to USD $3,000. This second print has proved to be very popular, it provides flexibility of ownership and makes for a wonderful gift.
The image of the PIN (Print Identification Number) Stamp, is reproduced on our PIN Certificates.
If necessary, please contact the estate directly for assistance with all your collecting questions.
From the main story of ‘Cowboy Kate & Other Stories’ 1964. The legendary prop, Kate’s hat, was a suede hat that belonged to the model. She brought it to a shoot on her own initiative and that seeded the idea of a Western story which was conceived and developed by Sam and his wife Alida. Desmond Skirrow, the London based advertising executive and spy novel writer, later put it into words. The story is really brief, sexy girl gets into trouble through no fault of her own, gets herself out of trouble by escaping from jail and apprehending the real killer thereby restoring balance to her world….but around that fun little story a lot of photographic magic happened. It was the serious fun that both captured and helped to define the zeitgeist of the sixties.
SIZE: Media: 30.60cm x 40,40cm (12.04” × 15.90”), Image: 28.90cm 39.10cm (11.37” x 15.40”)
CONDITION: Very good condition. Double weight silver gelatin paper. Retouched posthumously.
RARITY: One of four later prints. There are also two vintage prints with a narrower crop. The image is from 1963 the print c.1980.
The book spread shown here is to show the print in context.
Please note that during the June 2025 Sale, all Cowboy Kate silver gelatin print buyers will also receive a free copy of the 1975 limited edition of Cowboy Kate & Other Stories. Online sellers are listing the book for between £80 and £800 depending on condition and signature. Our copies (there are a very few left) are pristine in the printers original orange tissue paper and bumper cartons. No online (or bricks and mortar) bookstores have pristine copies. The pages in this 1975 edition were from the original 1964 photo gravure printing - that were discovered in a warehouse a decade later - you can read more about the book on our site.
Silver Gelatin prints (both vintage and later) acquired directly from the estate are accompanied by a free estate print of the same image. These are identical to our standard size estate prints. To the best of our knowledge we are the only photographic estate in the world offering this generous flexible feature of owning a vintage work by Sam. These estate prints are produced to museum standards and appear on the secondary market with values up to USD $3,000. This second print has proved to be very popular, it provides flexibility of ownership and makes for a wonderful gift.
The image of the PIN (Print Identification Number) Stamp, is reproduced on our PIN Certificates.
If necessary, please contact the estate directly for assistance with all your collecting questions.
From the main story of ‘Cowboy Kate & Other Stories’ 1964. The legendary prop, Kate’s hat, was a suede hat that belonged to the model. She brought it to a shoot on her own initiative and that seeded the idea of a Western story which was conceived and developed by Sam and his wife Alida. Desmond Skirrow, the London based advertising executive and spy novel writer, later put it into words. The story is really brief, sexy girl gets into trouble through no fault of her own, gets herself out of trouble by escaping from jail and apprehending the real killer thereby restoring balance to her world….but around that fun little story a lot of photographic magic happened. It was the serious fun that both captured and helped to define the zeitgeist of the sixties.
SIZE: Media: 30.60cm x 40,40cm (12.04” × 15.90”), Image: 28.90cm 39.10cm (11.37” x 15.40”)
CONDITION: Very good condition. Double weight silver gelatin paper. Retouched posthumously.
RARITY: One of four later prints. There are also two vintage prints with a narrower crop. The image is from 1963 the print c.1980.
The book spread shown here is to show the print in context.
Please note that during the June 2025 Sale, all Cowboy Kate silver gelatin print buyers will also receive a free copy of the 1975 limited edition of Cowboy Kate & Other Stories. Online sellers are listing the book for between £80 and £800 depending on condition and signature. Our copies (there are a very few left) are pristine in the printers original orange tissue paper and bumper cartons. No online (or bricks and mortar) bookstores have pristine copies. The pages in this 1975 edition were from the original 1964 photo gravure printing - that were discovered in a warehouse a decade later - you can read more about the book on our site.
Silver Gelatin prints (both vintage and later) acquired directly from the estate are accompanied by a free estate print of the same image. These are identical to our standard size estate prints. To the best of our knowledge we are the only photographic estate in the world offering this generous flexible feature of owning a vintage work by Sam. These estate prints are produced to museum standards and appear on the secondary market with values up to USD $3,000. This second print has proved to be very popular, it provides flexibility of ownership and makes for a wonderful gift.
The image of the PIN (Print Identification Number) Stamp, is reproduced on our PIN Certificates.
If necessary, please contact the estate directly for assistance with all your collecting questions.
““Each generation has a different definition of what beauty is, through his work of the 1960’s Sam Haskins would help to redefine what it was to be a beautiful women.”.
Ivan Shaw of Condé Nast