Sam Wagstaff

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Robert Mapplethorpe 1986, Raab Galerie (Berlin), 50-page catalogue with a 14-page Mapplethorpe Interview and a remembrance page for Sam Wagstaff, 1987.

• Raab Galerie • Robert Mapplethorpe • Sam Wagstaff

$150

The Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), Exhibition of Photographs from the Collection of Sam J. Wagstaff Jr., cover image by Robert Mapplethorpe, folded card, February 3, 1978.

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$200

University Art Museum (Berkeley, California), Photographs from the Collection of Sam Wagstaff, press release and 6-page information sheet, October 5, 1978.

• Sam Wagstaff

$100

Portrait of Sam Wagstaff in his apartment in Detroit, photograph by Enrico Natali, with handwritten note on back, c. 1970.

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Speech by Pierre Apraxine read at Sam Wagstaff’s memorial, with letter to Anne MacDonald, March 16, 1987.

• Memorial (RIP) • Sam Wagstaff
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The Sam Wagstaff Collection of American Silver, sold by Robert Mapplethorpe, Christie’s, 135-Page catalogue, 1989.

• Christie's • Robert Mapplethorpe • Sam Wagstaff

$250

Note from Sam Wagstaff to Anne MacDonald, from when they first became acquainted at the Detroit Institute of Arts, October 1, 1971.

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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter to Anne MacDonald, January 7, 1975.

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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter to Anne MacDonald, concerning the Berkeley Art Museum reception, October 11, 1978.

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Sam Wagstaff, note to Anne MacDonald accepting an invitation, 1981; a Fotofolio postcard with an image from “The Collection of Sam Wagstaff.”

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Sam Wagstaff, note to Anne Walker (MacDonald) on back of postcard, 1981

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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter to Anne MacDonald, with references to Robert Mapplethorpe’s success, January 6, 1982.

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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter and card to Anne MacDonald, with candid comments about the photographer and photography curator Van Der Coke, January 23, 1984.

• Letters from Sam Wagstaff to Anne MacDonald • Sam Wagstaff • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter to Anne MacDonald, hinting at the possibility of selling his collection and making a donation to SF MoMA, February 7, 1984.

• Letters from Sam Wagstaff to Anne MacDonald • Sam Wagstaff • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Exhibition Review, “Photographs from the Sam Wagstaff Collection” at Photographers’ Gallery (London) by Bruce Bernard, London Spectator, December 14, 1985, includes handwritten note to Anne MacDonald.

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Sam Wagstaff, handwritten letter to Anne MacDonald, with suggestions for art purchases (“I love dreaming with your money”), June 7, 1986.

• Ansel Adams • Letters from Sam Wagstaff to Anne MacDonald • Sam Wagstaff • Tony Smith
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