Pictured in New York

©Frank Worth

Elizabeth Taylor, 1955, by Frank Worth

On Tuesday, January 29, the FT presents its first US photography auction in association with Christie’s, New York.

The sale marks the finale of the FT’s Seasonal Appeal 2012-13 in aid of The Global Fund for Children.

Iconic works on offer range from the 1950s to the present: “Ali versus The Beatles”, a signed limited-edition print by Chris Smith, which raised £12,000 ($19,300) at the FT Seasonal Appeal’s London launch in November 2012; Steve McCurry’s stunning “Boy in Mid-Flight, 2007”, which sold at Christie’s, New York, for £13,000 ($21,000); a signed limited edition of “Barack Obama III” by Nadav Kander, recently published on the cover of Time magazine, and many more.

Bidding is now open at www.ft.com/seasonal-appeal