TYPED LETTER SIGNED DATED 7/6/1929 TO HALL OF FAME ILLUSTRATOR JOHN LA GATTA
signed first edition
1929
by Swanson, H. N.
TYPED LETTER SIGNED DATED 7/6/1929 TO HALL OF FAME ILLUSTRATOR JOHN LA GATTA, about 385 words on College Humor stationery asking him to expedite one of his paintings he wishes to use for a story entitled "SUMMER GIRL" by his client F. Scott Fitzgerald; that he will pay $250 for it; that he would like to commission him to come up with a portrait of Joan Crawford for an upcoming picture if possible for $175; that Flagg (James Montgomery) did about 20 heads of different stars for him and did not charge him a cent; that he continues to search for a good story for him to illustrate; that if he doesn't know Pete Martin, he should get to know him as he is a swell young fellow 'this side of paradise', etc.Most suitable for framing. (Inventory #: 12977)