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Lot #721
John Updike

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Description

Three items from the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike, including: a personal check, 6 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Updike, “John H. Updike,” payable to The New Yorker for $15, January 3, 1975,” matted and framed to an overall size of 13.25 x 16.25; a color 19.25 x 15.75 print of a golfing illustration by cartoonist Arnold Roth, who has signed and inscribed in pencil, “For John Updike that old duffer from that old cad, Arnold Roth,” framed to a slightly larger size; and a limited edition color 18 x 24 poster for an appearance by John Updike at the Kingswood-Oxford School on January 7, 2005, numbered 1/6, entitled ‘Reading the Sky,’ signed in the lower border by the artist, Sarah Rushford, matted and framed to an overall size of 26.5 x 32.25. In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Ft. Hollywood
  • Dates: #606 - Ended April 14, 2021