Vintage fountain pen signature and inscription, "Herrn Andor und Frau Lili Fordes, zur erinnerung under [in memory of] 7.V.1943, Albert Einstein,” on an off-white 3.5 x 1.75 slip, affixed to a fantastic semi-glossy 7.75 x 9.5 photograph of Einstein by photojournalist Al Fenn. Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition, with rippling to the portrait.
In his autobiography, the renowned Hungarian pianist Andor Földes describes his encounter with Einstein, himself an accomplished violinist. He visited Einstein at his home in Princeton in 1943 at Einstein's invitation. Einstein had expressed a desire to make music with Foldes, and that afternoon they played works by Vivaldi and Mozart, among others. Foldes writes: 'He possessed a nearly otherworldly aura, which I have only experienced in three other personalities—I think of Jan Sibelius, Bertrand Russell, and Béla Bartók.'
The photographer, Al Fenn (1913–1996), worked for Life magazine from 1941 to 1962, specializing in scientific and medical subjects. He captured Einstein's portrait in 1947.
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