Lot 1280
Keller, Helen & Macy, Anne Sullivan and John. Beautiful, sepia-tone Photograph Signed by blind, deaf, mute author, Helen Keller, her famous teacher, Anne S(ullivan) Macy, and by John Macy, a Harvard professor who edited Helen's first book, The Story of My Life (published in 1903) and who married Anne Sullivan in 1905. The 8 x 10 inch photograph was taken in their home at Wrentham, Massachusetts, c. 1914, by Whitman, Malden, Mass. Helen sits in right profile, holding John's hand, while Anne looks over John's shoulder at a letter John holds in his hand; he looks straight into the camera. Helen signed in pencil; John and Anne signed in ink. The photograph is mounted on 12 x 13 inch light tan cardstock with an overlay; the three signatures are on the overlay, below the person who signed. Matted to an overall size of 13¾ x 14¼ inches. This is the most beautiful Helen Keller photograph we have seen.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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