Of special interest is a large collection of artist Mary Beth Edelson’s working files, an archive related to her lifetime correspondence and work, and a group of letters and important large photographs from Fanny Stevenson, sent home to her family while she was living with Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa in 1892.
Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen Feature in Swann's Focus on Women
Swann Galleries
Left: Louisa May Alcott, autograph script for a performance of Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks. Right: Elizabeth Blackwell, The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls
Swann’s Focus on Women auction, scheduled for June 1, brings together an eclectic set of material representing women’s contributions to art, life, and society. From Louisa May Alcott to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Catherine the Great to Susan B. Anthony, and Jane Austen to Amelia Earhart, the works of many famous women are included. It also emphasizes the everyday lives of women and their unsung accomplishments and triumphs.
Highlights include:
* Lot 123: Sojourner Truth, Narrative of Sojourner Truth, by a Northern Slave, first edition, Boston, 1850. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
* Lot 156: Women Army Airfare Training Detachment, 318th, World War II, Yearbook: 318th A.A.F.F.T.D. Class of 43-W4 and 43-W5, Sweetwater, Texas, 1943. Estimate $700 to $900
* Lot 3: Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice, London, 1817. Estimate $6,000 to $8,000.
* Lot 31: Louisa May Alcott, autograph script for a performance of Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks, Massachusetts, circa 1867-79. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000
* Lot 158: Elizabeth Blackwell, The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls, first edition, New York, 1852. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000.
* Lot 45: Fanny Stevenson, archive of photographs & letters, circa 1868-1900. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
