Lot 284

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. BEDOU, Arthur P. (1882-1966). Autograph letter twice signed ("A.P. Bedou"), Matthew DOGAN (1863-1947), as President of HBCU Wiley College. New Orleans, 15 October 1940.

Sale 1118 - African Americana

Feb 28, 2023 10:00AM ET

Live / Cincinnati

Estimate

$300 - $400

Sold for $252

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. BEDOU, Arthur P. (1882-1966). Autograph letter twice signed ("A.P. Bedou"), Matthew DOGAN (1863-1947), as President of HBCU Wiley College. New Orleans, 15 October 1940.

3 pages, 4to, 8 3/8 x 11 in., on Arthur P. Bedou letterhead, toned, stapled to upper left, minor creasing.

Arthur Bedou was a well-regarded African American photographer who specialized in documenting campus life at historically Black colleges and universities including Xavier University of Louisiana and Tuskegee Institute, serving for a time as Booker T. Washington's personal photographer.

Here, Bedou writes to the president of HBCU Wiley College Matthew Dogan proposing photographing Wiley for its yearbook and also including an invoice from 1938.

[With:] DOGAN, Matthew. Typed letter to A.P. Bedou. [Marshall, TX?], 17 October 1940. 1 page, 4to, 8 1/2 x 11 in., heavily toned, minor chips at edges.

Dogan responds with partial payment and offers, "I shall be in New Orleans attending hte Louisiana Conference around November 6 and will be glad to talk with you about a visit to Wiley."

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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