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INSCRIBED TO ONE OF HIS EDITORS CRANE, STEPHEN. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "To Mr Curtis Brown / With the regards of Stephen Crane / Hartwood, N.Y. January 27. '96," cabinet card bust portrait by Lundelius, showing the young author and journalist in a starched collar and tie. Inscribed on the verso at top. Photographer's imprint on mount at bottom. Approximately 5 1/2x3 3/4 inches (image), approximately 6 1/2x4 1/4 inches overall; faint paperclip stain through signature, some minor scratches to photograph. Hartwood, 27 January [18]96
Curtis Brown (1866-1945) was an editor at the New York Press between 1894 and 1898, where he shared responsibility for the publication of numerous stories by Crane. In 1899, he founded the literary agency Curtis Brown Ltd.
