ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 10.25, December 14, 1927. Letter to a gentleman. In part: “The original of the cover you write me about is a life-size oil portrait of my wife and I think I’d like to keep it. Any editors that auctioned off my originals—which are always my property—would get a good sock in the jaw!…Most magazines can’t use good covers from an artistic viewpoint—they are a commercial thing in essence—a formula mostly—but sometimes an editor goes berserk & buys a cover just because he likes it—and he stands a chance of getting sacked in so doing. I told my wife about your wanting to buy the original…and she wondered what you would do with it up in the woods—she knowing how big the original was.” Below, Flagg adds a humorous sketch of a hiker in the woods carrying an enormous painting on his back. In fine condition. The painting mentioned must have been of Dorothy Virginia Wadman, one of his models whom he had married in 1924—later, Flagg would call this marriage the worst mistake of his life. A fantastic letter with content of the utmost desirability, as Flagg draws an original sketch and discusses his artistic career and the magazine industry. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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