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ORMANDY, EUGENE (1899-1985) Hugarian-born symphony conductor and violinist. A child prodigy on the violin, Ormandy came to the U.S. to perform in 1920, then took up conducting. He headed the Minneapolis Symphony (1931-35) before taking the podium of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1936 (for two years co-conductor with Leopold Stowkowski); he remained at that post until his retirement in 1980, maintaining the voluptuousness of sound for which the orchestra was both praised and criticized. Signed Photograph, 7"x5" black and white, matte-finish, portrait of Ormandy conducting. Dedicated and signed on the lower white mount and dated 1980 (the year of his retirement). Mounted with Mylar hinges at the corner to a larger acid-free board and further protected by Mylar wrap. Wonderful image in fine condition. $ 150
French Painter, Set Director, Designer
ALLIO, RENE (1924-95) French film and theatre director; member of the Society of Film Directors. His movies mainly portrayed antiheroes, ordinary people seeking to escape predetermined destinies. He is best known for his first full-length film, "The Shameless Old Lady" (1964), dapted from a story by Bertolt Brecht. The French actress Sylvie starred as an elderly widow who shocks her family and friends when she leaves her cloistered life to take advantage of a few simple pleasures in what little remains to her. Among his other movies and theater plays he directed include: Retour a Marseilla; Le bonne Ame de Setchouan, Le cercle de craie caucasien and Pierre et Paul. Mr. Allio helped design theaters in the Paris region and, with architects, helped to conceive the interior of the new zoology gallery in the Natural History Museum in Paris. In theatre, Mr. Allio worked at the Comedie Francais, the Paris Opera, the La Scala Opera in Milan and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in London. Autograph Letter Signed, one page, 1956, one full page, In French untranslated. $ 45 CADMUS, PAUL (1904-92) Renowned artist-illustrator best known for his drawings of the male physique. Cadmus combined elements of eroticism and social critique to create a style called magic realism. Signature on a 3"x5" card professionally matted with a color litho print of one of the artist's illustrations. The board is burnished copper metallic and measures 13"x16.5". The illustration is an interesting self-portrait of Cadmus gazing into a mirror. $ 150 FLAGSTAD, KIRSTIN (1895-1962) Norwegian operatic diva. One of the greatest Wagnerian operatic sopranos. Vintage fountain pen signature on a small card accompanied by a 8"x10" black and white glossy character still (operatic scene). $ 165
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HARD HITTING, HARD LIVING, BASEBALL LEGEND
MANTLE, MICKEY “THE MICK” (1931-1995) Autograph display piece consisting of a signed 8”x10” color glossy photo of Mantle in his batting stance at spring training, signed in blue felt tip pen. Photograph has been double-mated along with a MLB NY Yankees woolen logo as well as a Beckett graded 10 2006 Topp's baseball card. Ensemble has been further conserved under archival glass and a sleek, blue, wooden frame. Hand-applied striping completes the look. $ 925 American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Mantle played his entire 18-year major-league pro career for the New York Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing for 16 All-Star teams. He played on 12 pennant winners and 7 World Championship clubs. Mantle still holds the record for most World Series home runs, RBIs, runs, walks, extra-base hits and total bases. Mantle is legendary for a hard-hitting sports career and life. Plagued by business deals gone bad, failing health due to alcoholism, addiction to painkillers and years of physical punishment from playing the sport, Mantle was forced to retire from the sport. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Mantle is oft-remembered for quoting football legend Bobby Layne who remarked ‘if I’d known I was gonna live this long, I’d have taken a lot better care of myself.”
Collectors and dealers, alike, are concerned with the growing incidence of forgery among sports memorabilia and for good cause. We have gone the final inning to ensure that what we offer is unconditionally guaranteed. The photograph is in near mint condition and backed by the guarantee of R&R Enterprise Autograph Auctions. COA from R&R accompanies the photograph as well as an auction Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA. Finally, we commissioned our own authentication review by forensic handwriting expert, Richard Simon.
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL (1809-94) - Vintage signature professionally matted with a quality steel-engraving. Please inquire for price and additional details. HENZE, HANS WERNER (1926- ) German composer well known for his left-wing political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance toward his politics and sexuality. An avowed Marxist and member of the Italian Communist Party, Henze has produced compositions honoring Ho chi Minh and Che Guevara. The librettist of his requiem for Che Guevara, titled Das FloB der Medusa, was among several people arrested at the 1968 Hamburg premiere for placing a red flag on the stage. Henze spent a year teaching in Cuba, though he later became disillusioned with Castro. His music is extremely varied in style, having been influenced at various times by atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, and jazz. Autograph on small slip of paper, dated Rome 1969. $ 20 VAN VECHTEN, CARL VAN (1880-1964) American writer and photographer; patron of the Harlem Renaissance; literary executor of Gertrude Stein. Document Signed, one page, 1921, being an edited and signed copy of “Who’s Who in America” (Vol. 12 1922-23, several changes in his handwriting. Professionally matted along with a small black and white litho print portrait of Van Vechten with Langston Hughes in the background. Measure 12”x22.5”. $135 SIMIONATTO, GIULETTA (1910-2010) Italian operatic mezzo-soprano; considered one of the great post-war singers of the operatic stage. Signed Photograph; a color litho print portrait of the diva in a white fur holding a red rose. Signed very boldly on the lower mount in red marker pen. Stunning. $ 65 MERCER, JOHN HERNDON “JOHNNY” (1909-76) Popular American songwriter and singer. Best known as a lyricist but also composed. From the mid 1930's through the mid-50's, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. Recipient of 19 Academy Award nominations. Mercer also was a co-founder of Capitol Records. Document Signed - a legal size, four-page, American Guild of Authors & Composers contract, dated 1958, signed at the conclusion by both MERCER and composer AL HANSEN. Concerns royalties on their song "I Wish I Had Someone Like You." Signature portion of DS has been professionally matted along with a US Postal cacheted cover featuring a commemorative US stamp with image of Mercer and a 24K metallic stamp. $ 195
Journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (So Big, 1924). Authored two autobiographies. She was among the best-read novelists in the U.S. Critics of the 1920s and 30s did not hesitate to call her the greatest American woman novelist of her day. She is often compared with Dorothy Parker. Perhaps her greatest work was Show Boat (1926). Among her other works are Cimarron, Giant, and Ice Palace. Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1954, on her personal letterhead. Wonderful content evocative of Ferber’s brilliant wit. Reply to a young man stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. “Here is the picture you asked for and I am sorry that I am not more the pin-up girl type. I am happy to know that your interest in books causes you to want the photograph of a writer…” Professionally matted along with a plate of U.S. mint commemorative stamps honoring the novelist-playwright. Professionally double-matted, encased in glass and a complementary wooden frame. A desirable letter of this often-overlooked American writer. $ 525
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