Lot 1041
A Harper Goff album of original illustrations and photographs, 1920s-1980s
21 November 2017, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$1,500 - US$2,000
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A Harper Goff album of original illustrations and photographs, 1920s-1980s
Comprising 51 black and white and 40 color photographs, gelatin silver prints; with original sketches by Herbert Paus, McClelland Barclay, Clayton Knight, R.B. Fuller, and Russell Patterson, various media, all signed, most inscribed to Goff, some with accompanying letters and transmittal envelope; a typed letter signed ("N. McMein") and signed photograph to Goff from Neysa McMein; a letter from Goff to his mother on Red, White, and Blue: An American Revue stationery, typed letter signed ("Harper"), 1 p, March 1, 1950; 48 pp, housed in a white photograph album. In this scrapbook, Goff compiles many photographs with a series of original sketches he acquired as an aspiring illustrator in the late 1920s-early 1930s. Goff wrote to professional artists he admired for sketches and this album contains drawings he received from notables like Herbert Paus, McClelland Barclay, and Clayton Knight, most inscribed to Goff and with written responses to his fan letters. Goff also received a signed photograph and letter from illustrator Neysa McMein. (For a detailed description of the drawings and correspondence, please refer to the condition report.) The photographs in this album depict Goff in his Palm Springs studio, many images of miniature Middle Eastern buildings and unrelated factories, likely for EPCOT Center's World Pavilions, Florence Goff, Goff and others at dinner with Jack Webb, and many reference photos of buildings, ships, and cars, among other subjects.
2 x 12.5 x 16 in.
2 x 12.5 x 16 in.
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