John Lennon's Drawings And Manuscripts For Books To Be Auctioned
An important collection of Beatle
John Lennon's autograph drawings and manuscripts produced by the artist
for his critically acclaimed books: In His Own Write (1964) and A
Spaniard in the Works (1965) will be held at Sotheby's in New York 4
June. The exhibition will tour, opening in Austin Texas for SXSW and
London before finishing in NYC. Including 89 lots ranging from $500 to
$70,000, this is the largest private collection of John Lennon’s work
ever to come to market. The sale coincides with two important landmarks
for Lennon: the 50th anniversary of the publication of In His Own Write;
and the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ landmark first appearance in
America on the Ed Sullivan show, which launched them into the pop
stratosphere.
These remarkable drawings and manuscripts
come from the collection of legendary publisher Tom Maschler, who as
Literary Director of Jonathan Cape in the 1960s, was responsible for
bringing both In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works to fruition.
This outstanding collection of works from Lennon’s own hand, often
complete with deletions and amendments, represents the raw material from
which Tom Maschler honed the two critically-acclaimed Lennon books.
Given to Maschler by the artist himself, this material has been
treasured by Lennon’s publisher for the last 50 years.
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