Auction Date:2013 Mar 21 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
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
Renowned American artist (1889–1975) whose distinctive ‘regionalist’ style made him one of the most influential figures in American art during the 1930s and 1940s. ALS signed “Tom,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, April 17, 1964. Letter to critic Lewis Mumford. In part: “I deeply appreciated your greeting for my 75th birthday. It came right in the middle of a great party and was read…along with some others from old friends including even L. B. J. The world is treating me well as the road narrows—better perhaps than I deserve figuring how wide I’ve opened my mouth along that road in the past.” At the bottom, Mumford’s wife added a note that the letter was just a month before Benton attacked Mumford for his speech on Vietnam, which would cause serious strain in their relationship. In fine condition. Accompanied by an unsigned postcard photo of Benton.
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