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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Endorsement Signed "FDR" on Typed Letter Signed from Sumner Welles....
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Autograph Endorsement Signed "FDR" on Typed Letter Signed from Sumner Welles. October 16, 1941. Washington, D.C. One page. 8" x 10.5". State Department letterhead. To Franklin D. Roosevelt. This letter to FDR from Sumner Welles includes the latter's recommendations of Museum of Modern Art Executive Vice President John E. Abbott and Painter and Sculptor George Biddle to serve on the federal Art Committee "during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942." In the top margin, Roosevelt wrote in black ink (in full) "S W / OK / FDR". The letter has been beautifully double-matted and framed, with an 8" x 10" color reproduction of a noted painting of FDR, to an overall size of 25" x 21.5". Original folds, else very fine. This lot requires 3rd party shipping.Auction Info
2009 November Grand Format Americana Auction #6032 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2009
17th-18th
Tuesday-Wednesday
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