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Ayn Rand's TF Clippings Folder
$2500Attention fans of The Fountainhead and serious collectors alike: for the first time in 26 years, you can bid on and own this original Ayn Rand memorabilia.
Culled from her papers and first auctioned by ARI in 1993, on offer is a clippings folder labeled "Clippings - 'The Fountainhead' (since our return to N.Y. - 1951)" in Ayn Rand's penciled handwriting. Inside are 21 varied newspaper clippings and one piece of publishing ephemera. Many of these clippings contain her writing, such as the date or the name of the newspaper. She combined mentions of both the movie and the book in the same folder.
Notable highlights include TV Guide pages carefully saved and stapled together--with The Fountainhead movie airings highlighted; a humorous bit in an NYT column by David Dempsey about how to calculate the cost of a reprint; and a column called "What London Is Reading," by Wallace Reyburn. Reyburn's analysis of the most in-demand books at London's public libraries includes a highly favorable review of the book he's checked out the most. Spoiler alert: it's The Fountainhead.
Each separate piece has been housed in an archival Mylar L-Sleeve (and backed with acid-free paper where appropriate) for safe storage and handling. Includes a letter of provenance signed by Leonard Peikoff.
Many more photographs of the clippings are available, please contact archives@aynrand.org to request additional photographs.
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
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AR & Her Cats: 3 Items
Live ItemThis unique group of items is united by one overarching theme: Ayn Rand's love of cats.
The first item is a sterling silver winking cat pin owned by Ayn Rand. The item donor saw Ayn Rand wear this pin while attending her nonfiction writing course. The pin's diameter is approximately 2". The back is imprinted:
JoPoL
STERLING
GEORG JENSEN INC.
U.S.A.
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JoPol is for Joan Polsdorfer, the first American jewelry designer to work for Georg Jensen. Georg Jensen is a Danish company founded in 1904, known for its craftsmanship and elegant Scandinavian design. The pin's patina has not been removed. A small black velvet display case included.
The second item is a kitten handkerchief measuring 11" square. The handkerchief has been carefully stitched onto a black velvet background and framed for display. Framed with a minimalist black and silver frame using archival materials. The overall dimensions of this deluxe framed piece are approximately 18" by 18".
The third and last item is an original Julius Shulman photographic print. This print was obtained directly from his studio and bears a Shulman-inscribed catalog number. Since Shulman's death in 2009, his photo archive has been relocated to the Getty Research Institute.
The photograph of Ayn Rand and Frank O'Connor was taken in 1947. They are standing on a patio of the Richard Neutra-designed von Sternberg house, built in 1934 in Chatsworth, California. Ayn can be seen holding one of her beloved cats. This print is also framed with a black velvet mat and minimalist black and silver frame (using archival materials). The overall dimensions of this deluxe framed piece are 16 1/2" by 14 1/2".
Includes a letter of provenance for the pin and the handkerchief, signed by Leonard Peikoff.
If you cannot attend the gala's live auction, proxy bidding is easily arranged. Please contact archives@aynrand.org to arrange a bidding proxy.
The donor has requested that the winning bidder consider donating these items to the Ayn Rand Archives at some future date.
RESERVE PRICE SET AT $7,000
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
Pin and handkerchief donated by Anne Bussey.
Photograph donated by Larry Salzman.
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Bokor's "The City"
Live ItemThis original oil painting by Sylvia Bokor was completed in 1984. Titled The City, it is oil on illustration board.
It was professionally cleaned and re-varnished in 2019. Framed in an eye-catching metallic blue-green and lustrous silver with mitered corners, using archival quality materials.
The overall dimensions of this deluxe framed piece are approximately 28" by 20".
If you cannot attend the gala's live auction, proxy bidding is easily arranged. Please contact archives@aynrand.org to arrange a bidding proxy.
RESERVE PRICE SET AT $4,000
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
Auction of artworks: with the exception of Ayn Rand's fiction, ARI's placing of artworks for auction does not constitute endorsement of the artist or of the work of art.
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Ayn Rand's Hazlitt
Live ItemOriginally won at an ARI auction in 1987, Ayn Rand's copy of Henry Hazlitt's The Great Idea was donated back to ARI and is now available again for the first time in more than 30 years.
This book contains more than four dozen pages of penciled comments in Ayn Rand's distinctive handwriting. Ayn Rand marginalia books rarely surface, and this one has an impeccable provenance.
Economics fans will be thrilled to see her outraged comments in the section discussing Marx's "unworkable dictum." In other places she blasts Hazlitt's equivocating language or takes umbrage at a depiction of "cupidity."
There is one small "page turning" tear at the middle bottom of pp. 319/320. Both the recto and verso of this leaf are heavily annotated, so it may have been torn by Ayn Rand, working in haste.
The poor condition original dust jacket has been protected with a Brodart cover for safe handling. Housed in a custom blue and white clamshell case that plays off the cover colors.
Many more photographs of the marginalia are available, and if you cannot attend the gala's live auction, proxy bidding is easily arranged. Please contact archives@aynrand.org to request additional photographs or arrange a bidding proxy.
RESERVE PRICE SET AT $8,500
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
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Ltd. Ed. Gaetano Giclee
Live ItemThis is a limited edition giclée on canvas of The Romantic Manifesto cover illustration by Nick Gaetano. It was reprinted in 2018 in anticipation of the book's upcoming 50th anniversary. This is number 15 out of 150.
The print has been framed using archival materials, with an inner frame chosen to reflect the sweeping curvature of both the wings and the clouds. The iridescent metal outer frame precisely matches the blue sky background when viewed at the correct angle.
Many versions of the paperback copy have faded over the years, but the Spanish hardcover nearly matches the depth of these beautiful colors.
The overall dimensions of this deluxe framed piece are 22" by 32".
If you cannot attend the gala's live auction, proxy bidding is easily arranged. Please contact archives@aynrand.org to arrange a bidding proxy.
RESERVE PRICE SET AT $1500
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
Auction of artworks: with the exception of Ayn Rand's fiction, ARI's placing of artworks for auction does not constitute endorsement of the artist or of the work of art.
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Ltd. Ed. C:TUI
Live ItemNew American Library, New York, 1966. Limited first edition, issued with a slipcase in lieu of a dust jacket. Signed by Ayn Rand, number 133 of 700 signed copies.
Near fine in a fair slipcase. The slipcase has done its job of protecting the book over the years, and displays visible toning and foxing. The book is in excellent condition. A minor manufacturing flaw at the bottom of page 161 has been professionally repaired.
This collection of 22 essays includes 16 by Ayn Rand. Additional contributions include three essays by Alan Greenspan, two by Nathaniel Branden, and one by Robert Hessen.
If you cannot attend the gala's live auction, proxy bidding is easily arranged. Please contact archives@aynrand.org to arrange a bidding proxy.
RESERVE PRICE SET AT $2000
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.
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Signed 1st Ed. Artist's Copy
$3100This first edition hardcover copy of The Romantic Manifesto (celebrating its 50th publication anniversary) is inscribed by Ayn Rand on the title page.
Autographed copies of this edition are comparatively rare, but what sets this volume apart are the extensive notes written by its owner, artist Sylvia Bokor.
There's no doubt that this work of nonfiction was of paramount importance to Ms. Bokor. Page after page is filled with her analyses on concepts such as "sense of life," or the definition of "romanticism."
Art lovers will relish the opportunity to see how a working artist and Objectivist explores the ideas set forth by the first working artist and Objectivist: Ayn Rand herself.
The still bright dust jacket remains in good condition, despite several chips and small tears. Protected with a Brodart cover and housed in a custom black clamshell case.
Many more photographs of the marginalia are available; please contact archives@aynrand.org to request additional photographs.
Payments from successful bidders will be tax-deductible contributions to ARI, to the extent of the excess dollar amount over ARI's good-faith estimate of the item's value. Please note: due to IRS regulations, ARI is not able to accept contributions from donor-advised funds or private foundations to satisfy winning auction bids.