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Lot #440
Ansel Adams Typed Letter Signed on Georgia O'Keeffe

"George O'Keeffe has been with us for two days...She is a mere 88 now—and spry!!"

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"George O'Keeffe has been with us for two days...She is a mere 88 now—and spry!!"

TLS signed “Ansel,” one page on a 6 x 4.25 depicting Yosemite's Nevada Fall, February 22, 1976. Letter to Olga Rodakiewicz, in full: "Thinking very much about you and hope all is going well & that the crucial problems are solved. Henwar remains very much with us: I do not believe in 'terminations'! George O'Keeffe has been with us for two days. She had great fondness and respect for Henwar and was saddened by his passing. She sends best to you. She is a mere 88 now—and spry!!" In very good to fine condition, with scattered light staining. Henwar Rodakiewicz was a documentary filmmaker known for Portrait of a Young Man (1932) and Georgia O’Keeffe (1947).

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Royalty
  • Dates: #659 - Ended March 08, 2023





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