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Lot #201
Winston Churchill

Uplifting wartime-signed Steichen portrait

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Uplifting wartime-signed Steichen portrait

Vintage 4.5 x 6 gelatin print photo of Churchill with his hand in his jacket pocket, originally taken by Edward Steichen, affixed to its original 5.25 x 7.5 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, “Winston Churchill, 1941.” Mount also bears photographer’s pencil notation, “Copy by Harrods.” Mount is affixed to a slightly smaller black sheet. A few light surface bends, pencil line through date, adhesive remnants to edges, and show-through from mounting on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Photo was originally taken by Steichen in 1932 for Vanity Fair, and it was also used as the jacket image for While England Slept. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #414 - Ended September 18, 2013





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