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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
EDWARD GOREY (1925-2000) Smith College Alumnae fund invitation.
Original artwork commissioned by Smith College for a fundraising card. Together, two sheets. The illustration art measures 83x190 mm; 3 1/4x7 1/2 inches, on a 6x9-inch sheet; the card containing hand lettering measures 1 1/4x4 inches on a 5 1/2x6 3/4-inch sheet.
Gorey's droll wording reads: "If you wish they continue to live, Your kin and your kith, You will extravagantly give to the fund, Alumnae, at Smith FORTHWITH."
Provenance: The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust, consigned to support its mission of maintaining Gorey's artistic legacy and the animal welfare organizations he supported.
