RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts

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RR Auction celebrates Presidents’ Day in February 2018! Our featured section boasts autographs from every American president, including a variety of virtually unobtainable examples—an Abraham Lincoln land grant, a James A. Garfield autograph letter as president, and a Theodore Roosevelt speech are among the highlights. Other top items include: Olympic medals and torches; artistic autographs from the likes of Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir; literary letters by Proust, Kafka, Dickens, and Voltaire; and autographs of music icons such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Woody Guthrie. 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 February 2018.
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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James Lovell and Frank Borman406 - James Lovell and Frank Borman
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Stunning color semi-glossy 9.75 x 8 photo of the Earth glowing high above the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "A Grand Oasis in the Vastne...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Shuttle Crawler Plate407 - Shuttle Crawler Plate
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Metallic crawler engraved nameplate, 5 x 2.5, issued to “Neil F. Lampson, 1982,” and featuring the Lampson company logo. This nameplate was formerly a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Shuttle SRB System Tunnel and Payload Bay Blanket Piece408 - Shuttle SRB System Tunnel and Payload Bay Blanket Piece
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Available to US bidders only. Two items: a Shuttle TCS payload bay blanket, most likely flown, #V070-366505-016, measures 11 x 3.5, and is labeled “Sc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi409 - Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
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Manuscript DS in French, signed “A. Bartholdi,” one page, 6.75 x 9, June 20, 1877. Legal document granting power of attorney to Georges Glaenzer, Bart
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Alexander Calder410 - Alexander Calder
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Two items: an ALS, signed "Sandy Calder," one page, 8.5 x 11, December 26, 1954, addressed to "Dorothy," in full: "Balance ...
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner411 - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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German painter and printmaker (1880–1938) who was instrumental in creating the style that defined 'Expressionism' in 20th-century German art...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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August Macke412 - August Macke
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Painter and leading member of the German Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter (1887–1914) who was killed at the front in Champagne, France, in 1914. A
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,500.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse413 - Henri Matisse
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Signed book: Ulysses. Limited edition, numbered 529/1500. NY: Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12, 363 pages. Signed on the colophon in
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Rembrandt Peale414 - Rembrandt Peale
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Renowned American painter (1778–1860) regarded as one of the finest portrait artists of his day, most famous for his paintings of George Washington an
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Henri Matisse415 - Henri Matisse
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ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, no date. Fantastic letter boasting an outstanding original ballpoint sketch of a person wea
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso416 - Pablo Picasso
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Impressive thick yellow ink signature, "Picasso, 22.2.61,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2.75 envelope. In fine condition, with light toning along the...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Pablo Picasso417 - Pablo Picasso
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ALS in pencil, in Spanish, signed “Picasso,” one page on the reverse of a 12.5 x 9.25 menu, no date. Picasso writes to thank his friend for sending hi
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir418 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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ALS in French, signed "Renoir," one page both sides, 4.5 x 6, September 29, 1913. Renoir writes from Paris to a friend, requesting that he...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir419 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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ALS in French, signed “Renoir,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, January 27, 1910. Interesting letter to a friend, in full (translated): "No fruit, ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell420 - Norman Rockwell
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Large color semi-glossy 14.25 x 18.25 portrait of Rockwell in a seated half-length pose, signed and inscribed to his personal cook in black felt tip,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Auguste Rodin421 - Auguste Rodin
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ALS in French, signed "Votre vieil sculpteur [Your old sculptor], Rodin," one page, 4.5 x 7, August 17, 1891. Letter offering condolences ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Georges Rouault422 - Georges Rouault
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French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching (1871–1958). Crisply penned ALS in French, signed "G. Rouau...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Maurice de Vlaminck423 - Maurice de Vlaminck
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French artist (1876–1958) and a member of the Fauvists, whose work is typically marked by bold colors and eccentric brushwork. ALS in French, signed “
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler424 - James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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ALS, one page, 7 x 4.5, no date. In full: "My very dear little Nora—Your letter was most sweet and touching and I am most devoted to you—Always...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec425 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Autograph manuscript in French and Latin, signed at the conclusion three times, “Monfa,” two pages, both sides, 8 x 12, with the top of the second pag
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Estimate : 60,000.00 - 70,000.00
 
 
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Frank Lloyd Wright426 - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Remarkable original working drawing of the concrete work layout for the Pratt House, 35 x 24, signed on a red Taliesin square in the lower right in fo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Artists and Architects427 - Artists and Architects
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Fantastic collection of 10 FDCs, each signed in ink or felt tip by one or more artists or architects, including: Thomas Hart Benton; Giorgio de Chiric
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Rosa Bonheur428 - Rosa Bonheur
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French realist artist and sculptor (1822–1899) known for her paintings of animals. ALS in French, signed "R. Bonheur," one page, 4.25 x 6....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Pierre Bonnard429 - Pierre Bonnard
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French painter and lithographer (1867-1947). He trained at the Académie Julien, then joined the group called Les Nabis, which included Denis an...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Giorgio de Chirico430 - Giorgio de Chirico
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Italian artist and writer (1888–1978) who founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. ALS in French, one
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Christian Dior431 - Christian Dior
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French designer (1905–1957) who earned a place as one of most influential figures in 20th-century fashion. DS, signed “Tian Dior,” one page, 5 x 3.75,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Harold Edgerton432 - Harold Edgerton
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Dr. Harold Edgerton's circa 1940 Keystone F8 Aircraft Camera, measuring approximately 13.5 x 14 x 13.5, bearing a Keystone label on the side ide...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Max Ernst433 - Max Ernst
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German artist (1891-1976) who was one of the principal figures of the Surrealist and Dada movements. TLS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, February 12
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William Hogarth434 - William Hogarth
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English artist and social critic (1697–1764), who is best remembered as the father of satirical caricatures and moral paintings, a genre which would l
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Margaret Keane435 - Margaret Keane
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American artist (born 1927) who is famous for drawing paintings with big eyes, mainly of women, children and animals. Her paintings were originally at
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Don Maitz436 - Don Maitz
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American science fiction, fantasy, and commercial artist (born 1953) who is best known for his creation of the 'Captain' character of the Ca...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Hiram Powers437 - Hiram Powers
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American neoclassical sculptor (1805-1873). Vintage 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of a bust sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, signed in the lower borde
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell438 - Norman Rockwell
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Original color folder for the Norman Rockwell Exhibition held at New York's Bernard Danenberg Galleries from October 22 to November 9, 1968, 10....
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Norman Rockwell439 - Norman Rockwell
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Issue of Look Magazine from October 19, 1971, with the front cover featuring an image for Allen Drury's article 'Inside the White House, 197...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alberto Vargas440 - Alberto Vargas
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Peruvian-born American illustrator (1896–1982) best remembered for his colorful, sensuous renderings of pinup-style nudes. Color 9 x 11 Playboy magazi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol441 - Andy Warhol
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Desirable glossy 8 x 10 photo of Warhol in a handsome half-length pose, vertically signed in bold black felt tip. In fine condition, with two creases
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Andy Warhol442 - Andy Warhol
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Felt tip signature, "Andy Warhol,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card. In fine condition, with a crease to the lower left corner and a subtle central b...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Robert Crumb443 - Robert Crumb
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Original ink self-portrait sketch accomplished by Crumb on a light gray 2 x 3.25 card, signed at the top in bubble letters, "R. Crumb was here…...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Disney Promotional Artwork444 - Disney Promotional Artwork
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Original hand-painted promotional artwork, 19 x 20, featuring a family watching the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on a projection scr
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Ferdinand production cel from Ferdinand the Bull445 - Ferdinand production cel from Ferdinand the Bull
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(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) Original production cel featuring the young Ferdinand from Ferdinand the Bull, showing him sitting in a meadow as a butter
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Charles Schulz446 - Charles Schulz
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Signed book: Peanuts Jubilee. Second printing. NY: Ballantine Books, 1976. Softcover, 10.75 x 8, 223 pages. Prominently signed and inscribed on the ti
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Reginald Birch447 - Reginald Birch
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English-American artist and illustrator (1856–1943) best known for his depiction of the titular hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1886 novel Lit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Quentin Blake448 - Quentin Blake
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English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer (born 1932) who is best known for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl; he won the int...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mel Blanc449 - Mel Blanc
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American Guild of Variety Artists membership card, 3.5 x 2.25, signed in black ink by Mel Blanc. The card features Blanc's member number, dues r...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cartoonists450 - Cartoonists
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Group of four black felt tip sketches on individual cards ranging in size from 5 x 3 to 5.74 x 4, with each signed by the respective cartoonist, inclu
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Disney: Bob Gurr451 - Disney: Bob Gurr
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Three signed felt tip sketches by famed Disneyland amusement ride designer and Imagineer Bob Gurr, accomplished in felt tip on individual white 11 x 8
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Disney: Marty Sklar452 - Disney: Marty Sklar
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The creative leader of Walt Disney Imagineering (1934–2017) who brought Disney theme parks, resorts, and attractions to life around the world. Color 1
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Disney: Tyrus Wong453 - Disney: Tyrus Wong
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Chinese-born American artist (1910–2016) who, as a film production illustrator, worked for Disney and Warner Brothers, including as the lead artist on
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Will Elder454 - Will Elder
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Superb original Annie Fanny sketch accomplished in graphite, ink, and watercolor on a white 7.75 x 9.75 sheet, depicting the buxom blonde wearing a st
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Matt Groening455 - Matt Groening
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Original blue ink sketch of Binky from Life in Hell and Bart from The Simpsons on the reverse of an 8.5 x 11 promo sheet for the 42nd Annual Emmy Awar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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