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GREAT DEALS ON QUALITY AUTOGRAPH MERCHANDISE
Enjoy some savings and help a worthy cause! A percentage of all profits in this section will be given to national charities. This is an opportunity for us to move merchandise and, at the same time, give back to those in need. Thank you for your generosity and congratulations on some great bargains.
ARGENTO, Dominick - Considered one of America’s pre-eminent composers of lyric opera. Received his Ph.D. from The Eastman School of Music where he studied with Hovhaness and Hanson. In 1958, he joined the faculty, Department of Music, University of Minnesota where he taught until 1997. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1975 for his song cycle From the Diary of Virginia Woolf. AMusQS, one page, October 31, 1986, being a handwritten excerpt From the Diary of Virginia Woolf (1975), one of Argento’s major song cycles. Reads: “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, for Gil Moody with all best wishes, Dominick Argento, Oct. 31, 1986.” In fine condition. This is a passage of several bars with the notation Mosso a pensieroso. $235 SALE PRICE $ 165 BAKER, Josephine - (1906-75) African-American-born dancer and singer who, in the 1920s became the “toast of Paris” for her exotic style of dancing. Beyond her sizeable accomplishments in the performing arts, Baker was a great humanitarian who served in the French resistance and adopted countless children at great personal expense. Over 20,000 people attended her funeral which was broadcast on Paris television. Magnificent 3”x5” black and white, litho print glossy photo-postcard of Baker which has been very boldly signed in black fountain pen and dated 1929. Although there is slight feathering to the signature, the photographic image and signature are near perfect. Professionally double-matted with another photo-postcard of Baker on top hat and tails, under TruVue museum conservation glass, and a high-end frame. Le must for any serious collector. $1,400 SALE $1,000
DUARTE de PERON, Maria Eva (Evita) - First Lady of Argentina. Died of uterine cancer at the age of 33. Wife of Juan Peron whom Evita met in 1944 at a fundraiser. Despite some claims that Evita Peron resorted to ruthless tactics in silencing her opponents and those of her dictator-husband, contemporary historians are reevaluating her life in light of her great work for the underprivileged and, in particular, women. T.Ms.S., being a one-page, small engraved card dated May 4, 1949, in which Eva Peron appoints Maria Fedriani de Gallegos to be a professor of Spanish in the Department of Education. Very boldly signed and in excellent condition. Professionally double-matted with two, vintage, photo-postcards of Peron from that period. Encased in TruVue museum conservation glass and a high-end gilt wooden frame. Please note: signed documents run upwards of $2,500 and official signed portraits as much as $5,000. This is a very affordable yet desirable alternative. $1,475 SALE PRICE $1,100
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. - Thirty-second President of the United States; former Governor of New York and a former Secretary of the Navy. Longtime husband of Eleanor Roosevelt. Vintage signature on an album leaf, (circa 1930-32) boldly accomplished in blue fountain pen ink. No foxing or fading. Quite brilliant. Professionally matted and framed along with two complementary images of the great president. A handsome display piece. $700 SALE PRICE $ 575
JACKSON, Reverend Jesse (1941- ) – American Baptist minister, politician, Civil Rights leader, radio commentator; founder of the Rainbow Coalition. Signed Photograph; 8”x10” black and white glossy, boldly signed in silver marker pen “Keep Hope Alive! Jesse Jackson, 12/95”. Professionally matted in a burnished silver, acid-free board. Encased in shrink-wrap. SALE PRICE $ 45 SOPHIE TUCKER ARCHIVE - Celebrated American vaudevillian, singer, star of stage, author. Popularly billed as the “Last of the Red Hot Mama’s.” A wonderful archive of autograph letters and notes; smaller autographed notes; a typewritten letter signed. Nearly 15 items total. All written to Judge and Mrs. Jerry Saperston of upstate New York between 1954 and 1964. Most are thank you notes for donations to the United Jewish Appeal “Sophie Tucker Youth Center”. Charming notes written on hotel stationery from the Carlton, Johannesburg; El San Juan, Puerto Rico; Sahara. These items bear the usual folds with some toning but, overall, the archive is in very good condition. A must for any devotee of the great Sophie Tucker. $450 SALE PRICE $ 325
CRUIKSHANK, George - His collaboration with Charles Dickens brought him considerable fame. Choice SIG boldly penned on a small card headed “autograph.” He has included his home address and dated it 1875, three years before his death. Professionally matted along with an original, vintage steel engraving of Cruikshank (over 100 years old). $200 SALE PRICE $ 150
HAUSNER, Rudolf - Eminent Austrian artist. Along with Ernst Fuchs, Wolfgang Hutter, Arik Brauer and Anton Lehmden he was founder and main representative of the Austrian Surrealism, the “ Wiener Schule des Phantastischen Realismus “.Between 1948 – 56 Professor Haunsner created the topics "Adam", "Anima" and " Fool’s Hat " This is an authentic autograph on a postcard after a painting titled “ Fool’s Hat – Narrenhut ” from 1955. In very good condition. Mounted with Mylar hinges to a larger, acid-free, matboard in a rich brown hue. Affordably priced. $145 SALE PRICE $ 100
FIELDS, W. C. - Celebrated film actor and screenwriter. Fields' popularity has survived his demise, and he remains one of the archetypal American comedians. Vintage signature on small card. Professionally double-matted along with a 3"x5" black and white lithoprint photo-postcard of Fields in character from "David Copperfield". Accompanied by a plate of commemorative stamps. Encased in museum conservation glass and a high end wooden frame. $ 825.00 SALE PRICE $700 (Nominal additional amount for shipping due to weight and dimensions.)
WYNN, Ed (1886-1966) Great Vaudevillian Clown; film and TV star; hailed as the “perfect fool.” Dedicated and signed “To Mother, from Sonny Ed” 1934 Ed Wynn began his showbiz career at age 13 by joining a traveling medicine show. He went on to achieve considerable fame in vaudeville. His father, who disapproved of his son’s choice of a profession, urged him to change his name lest he bring shame on the family. Appeared in 25 films and nearly 50 TV episodes. Host of “The Ed Wynn Show” (1949). Acclaimed as the “perfect fool” for his fluttery voice, vulnerable, bumbling, prattle and manner. He achieved special notoriety in the early days of television as the Texaco Sky Chief. More of a clown than comedian, Wynn brought vaudeville to television in its waning days. Oscar nominee. Rare 14”x11” sepia-tone, matte-finish Vandamm studio portrait of the clown, inscribed, signed and dated 1934. “To Mother, from Sonny Ed, Ed Wynn, 1934.” In excellent condition. Bears the studio blind stamp in the lower right corner and their mark on the reverse. Vandamm Studio was the leading theatrical photographic studio in New York City from the 1930s through the 1950s. Founded in the 1920s by Florence Vandamm and her husband, George Robert Thomas, the studio eventually overshadowed White Studio photographing approximately 75% of the productions that reached the Broadway stage." (New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 1995). When this amazing photograph came to our attention we did not hesitate to acquire it. Other than a barely perceptible crease in the upper left hand corner, this studio photograph is in beautiful condition. The discerning collector of vintage Hollywood will cherish this image. $425 Sale Price $300 (Payment Options)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) Renowned American novelist, short story writer and journalist. Vintage signature accomplished in peacock blue fountain pen ink on a small slip of paper. In very good condition as it was placed within a book for over 50 years. Professionally matted with handsome print from an original pen and ink drawing showing the great writer at work. Accompanied by a plate of mint, US commemorative stamps. Encased in museum conservation glass and a handsome, dark, wood frame. $1,475 Sale Price $1,200
NUREYEV, Rudolf (1938-93) Legendary Russian ballet dancer. Made his debut at Covent Garden (1962). His virtuosity and expressiveness made him one of the reatest male dancers of the 1960s, in both classical and modern ballet. Signed small program card for a performance in Binghamton, New York. Professionally matted along with a striking 11”x14” black and white litho print photograph of Nureyev in character. $ 175 Sale Price $145
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