Just sold at auction this past fall by Lion Heart Autographs is a signed copy of The Prince of Wales and Other Famous Americans. The book, published in 1925, was inscribed in Spanish by author Miguel Covarrubias to photographer and soon-to-be U.S. Olympic fencer Nickolas Muray in the year following publication. The book includes an original caricature self-portrait of a bearded Covarrubias with an owlish eye.
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Note: Despite my apparent worldliness, I am unable to find a translation for matezón.
Attempted Bloggery is quietly building a virtual collection of signed, inscribed, and ideally drawn-in books by leading cartoonists and caricaturists such as the great Miguel Covarrubias. Let's see if anyone notices. I also seek scanned or photographed images of original works of art by Covarrubias as well as lesser-known published works hidden away in obscure periodicals.
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| The Prince of Wales and Other Famous Americans, 1925 Inscribed "Para Nickolas Murray [sic] de su amigo y matezón Miguel Covarrubias N.Y. May 10, 1926" with an apparent self-portrait |
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| Miguel Covarrubias eBay Listing Ended October 25, 2017 |
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| Miguel Covarrubias eBay Item Description |
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| Miguel Covarrubias eBay Bid History Two bidders duke it out in hundred-dollar bid increments. |
Note: Despite my apparent worldliness, I am unable to find a translation for matezón.
Attempted Bloggery is quietly building a virtual collection of signed, inscribed, and ideally drawn-in books by leading cartoonists and caricaturists such as the great Miguel Covarrubias. Let's see if anyone notices. I also seek scanned or photographed images of original works of art by Covarrubias as well as lesser-known published works hidden away in obscure periodicals.
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Miguel Covarrubias
Frida Kahlo
Caricature
Signed Books with Original Drawings
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