MARIAN ANDERSON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 2/15 - HFSID 24615

Anderson writes a thank you letter after a performance in Portland Autograph Letter Signed: "Marian Anderson," 1p, 7x10¼. Portland, Oregon, no year, February 15, 1 A.M. On Hotel Benson stationery. The contralto writes to unnamed recipients.

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Condition: Fine condition

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MARIAN ANDERSON
Anderson writes a thank you letter after a performance in Portland
Autograph Letter Signed: "Marian Anderson," 1p, 7x10¼. Portland, Oregon, no year, February 15, 1 A.M. On Hotel Benson stationery. The contralto writes to unnamed recipients. In full: "My sincere thanks to both of you for the beautiful flowers and your kind note. It pleases me to know that you enjoyed the concert." Marian Anderson (1897-1993), a contralto who sang both operas and spirituals, began her concert career in 1924 and debuted with the Philadelphia Philharmonic in 1925. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Anderson, a Black American, to perform in Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall. In response, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the D.A.R. and arranged for a concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Anderson, the first Black performer to debut with New York's Metropolitan Opera (1955), later became a permanent member of the company. The late conductor Arturo Toscanini commented of Anderson, "A voice like hers comes once in a century." In 2005, she was honored on a 37-cent postage stamp. Lightly toned. Corners creased and chipped. Creased. Otherwise, fine condition.

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