Typed Letter Signed and Autograph Letter Signed, n.d., New York City
by DE KOONING, ELAINE
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About This Item
De Kooning writes about moving into new studios, finances and politics in two letters to her attorney. In the typed letter, she first writes about her physical health and discusses her financial situation referring to Willem de Kooning as Bill. "Bill and I are both moving into new studios this month and spending a lot of time fixing them up and are caught up with numerous debts...Bill's bank account is at rock bottom...For the rest, Bill and I have been working night and day for the past couple of weeks on [Adlai] Stevenson's campaign making posters for the sound trucks and this coming weekend we and a group of artists are going to decorate the ballroom at the Commodore where he will speak next Tuesday...we'll all be able to rest after Nov. 4 when our man gets in - I fervently hope...." She signs, "Elaine." In the autograph letter she writes, "Hope you can come to my opening, Tuesday 5-7...." Signed, "Elaine. De Kooning refers to Democratic presidential contender, Adlai Stevenson who was defeated twice by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. Autograph
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- Schulson Autographs (US)
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- 2175
- Title
- Typed Letter Signed and Autograph Letter Signed, n.d., New York City
- Author
- DE KOONING, ELAINE
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Autograph
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Fine and rare manuscript material and artworks have been offered by our company for forty years. Written descriptions accompany each piece, and we stand behind our items in perpetuity. Schulson Autographs is the continuation of David Schulson Autographs. Filled with art and history, Scrawl: An A-Z of Famous Doodles (Rizzoli 2019) is our coffee table book based on our family collection of illustrations in letters, written by Claudia, Caren and Todd Strauss-Schulson. Artworks from Scrawl were exhibited at the Grolier Club, Jan. through Feb, 2019, "Art in the Letter and Other Scrawls."
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