Two items: a stunning, crystal-clear 3.5 x 5 cabinet portrait of Garfield in a bust-length pose, neatly signed in black ink, "J. A. Garfield," with a circular Harroun & Bierstadt blindstamp in the lower right; and a large ink signature as president, "James A. Garfield, April 16, 1881," on an off-white 4.5 x 2 card. Both are double-matted and framed to an overall size of 10.25 x 14.75. In overall fine condition.
While awaiting transport at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station on July 12, 1881, President Garfield was shot in the arm and back by Charles Guiteau, an embittered attorney who was rejected for a pair of consulships. The wounded president lay in the White House for weeks as many of the nation's greatest physicians and surgeons tended him. On September 6, Garfield was taken to the New Jersey seaside, where, for a few days, he appeared to be recuperating. The rally was short, however, and on September 19, 1881, he died from an infection and internal hemorrhaging. Because Garfield only actively served as president for less than four months, his presidential signatures are extremely rare. An exceptionally displayed pairing of crisply signed Garfield pieces.
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