RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring John F. Kennedy

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With a featured section honoring the birthday of President John F. Kennedy, RR Auction's May Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts nearly 750 diverse lots. Top JFK items include an original portrait study by Aaron Shikler, Jacqueline Kennedy's personally-worn maternity dress, windows from the Texas School Book Depository, and a rosary used by a priest at Parkland Hospital, as well as assorted autographs and other personal effects. Additional highlights in the sale are rare signatures of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky, Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics for "The Times They Are-a-Changin'," a near-mint trio of the first Playboy issues, and a cigar box signed by Fidel Castro. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in May 2019.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Edgar Degas421 - Edgar Degas
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Important French painter and sculptor (1834–1917) regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. Scarce ALS in French, signed “Degas,” one page, 4
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Lucian Freud422 - Lucian Freud
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British painter (1922-2011) known for his psychologically intense, thickly impastoed portrait and figure paintings. Very rare ALS in pencil, one page
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Alexander Gardner423 - Alexander Gardner
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Washington-based photographer (1821-1882) who learned the craft while managing Mathew Brady's studio and achieved fame for his images of the Civ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gale Halderman424 - Gale Halderman
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Original designer of the first Ford Mustang, who then shepherded his design into production. Three glossy 10 x 8 photos signed in black felt tip by Ga
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Keith Haring425 - Keith Haring
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Superb original felt tip sketch of a dolphin rider and 'X' man together accomplished by Haring on an off-white 6.25 x 3.25 sheet, signed and...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Joan Miro426 - Joan Miro
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ALS in French, signed “Miro,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, Gladstone letterhead, April 6, 1959. Letter to Nelson Fuqua in Chicago, in part (translated): &...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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David Hockney427 - David Hockney
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Red-and-green ink signature, "David Hockney,” on an off-white 5.5 x 4.25 album page, with a collector's notation indicating that it was sig...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Painters428 - Painters
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Three ALSs by notable 19th century painters, including: Jean-Paul Laurens, Alfred Edward Chalon, and Edwin Henry Landseer. In overall fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso429 - Pablo Picasso
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Uncommon signed book: Petite Collection Balzac: La Comedie du Diable, Aventures Administratives, Le Message. Geneva: Editions Albert Skira, 1948. Soft
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir430 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Wonderful matte-finish 6 x 10.75 photographic print of an unidentified painting by Renoir showing two figures in a field, signed in the lower border b
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell431 - Norman Rockwell
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Attractive limited edition color 20.75 x 26.5 lithograph of a 1946 Norman Rockwell painting entitled 'Charwomen in Theater,' numbered 70/200...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell432 - Norman Rockwell
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Felt tip signature, "Sincerely, Norman Rockwell,” on an off-white 5.5 x 3.25 bookplate. In fine condition. A bold and well-centered example. En...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell433 - Norman Rockwell
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Personal check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Norman Rockwell, payable to acclaimed photojournalist and art photographer Clemens Kalischer for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin434 - Auguste Rodin
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Striking vintage matte-finish 6.25 x 9 photo of Pierre Curillon's 1908 sculpture ' The Filial Piety,' showing an elderly father supporte...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol435 - Andy Warhol
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Signed book: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). First edition. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Hardcover with dust j...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol436 - Andy Warhol
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Uncommon glossy 8 x 10 photo of Warhol by Richard L. Schulman, vertically signed in the left margin in thick black felt tip. In very good condition, w
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol437 - Andy Warhol
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Uncommon 4 x 9 cardstock photo of Warhol with his eyes closed taken by Pat Hackett, signed in the lower border in orange pencil. In fine condition, wi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol438 - Andy Warhol
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Vintage fountain pen signature, "Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. Notation on the reverse dates the signature to September 1968. In ve...
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Stanford White439 - Stanford White
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Distinguished American architect (1853–1906) who was a leading figure of the ‘Beaux Arts’ movement, best known for his opulent mansions and for the se
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Walt Disney440 - Walt Disney
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Incredibly rare sketch of a smiling Mickey Mouse, accomplished in pencil on an off-white 4.25 x 6.75 album page by Walt Disney, who has signed and ins
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 30,000.00
 
 
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