Sale 2276 Lot 240

SIGNED BY DR. AND MRS. EINSTEIN EINSTEIN, ALBERT; AND ELSA. Photograph Signed, by both, and dated by Albert, full-length standing portrait, showing them standing together on the deck of ship. Signed in the image, at lower edge. 5x3 1/4 inches; beginning of "E" in Elsa's signature truncated, left edge inexpertly trimmed, minor crease at upper left edge. Np, 1931
Estimate $4,000-6,000

In early 1931, Einstein and his wife visited the U.S., stopping at the Grand Canyon on the first of March, where a group of Hopis made Einstein an honorary chief (as they did all visiting dignitaries). Two weeks later, Elsa and Albert returned to Europe aboard the liner Deutschland.
with--two contemporary photographs, unsigned: one depicting Elsa standing with Albert, who wore a chief's headdress, among a group of Hopis in traditional dress; the other showing a group of people including Professor and Frau Einstein with the Grand Canyon in the background. Each 8x10 inches; one with Fred Harvey ink stamp verso.